Hung jury forces mistrial for Harris County deputy charged with brutality

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Hung jury forces mistrial for Harris County deputy charged with brutality

Sgt. Marco Carrizales faces a first-degree felony charge alleging he assaulted another man while Sgt. Carrizales was working an off-duty security job. The incident occurred two years ago in October 2015. In May, at the conclusion of an Internal Affairs investigation into the incident, Sgt. Carrizales was disciplined with a 10-day suspension and a 180-day probationary period during which he was prohibited from working extra-duty jobs. He is now on administrative leave pending further consideration of his employment status in light of the indictment. A Harris County Sheriff’s deputy on Friday was one vote away from being cleared of wrongdoing ...

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