The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative
Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other
shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org.
November 5, 2020

Texas Sheriff, Indicted for Evidence Tampering in Javier Ambler's Killing, Loses Reelection
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

In Texas, Williamson County Sheriff Robert Chody has lost his reelection
bid to Democrat Mike Gleason, after Chody was indicted on felony charges
of evidence tampering related to the police killing of Javier Ambler.
Ambler, who was African American, was tasered to death during a traffic
stop in March of 2019 as he told officers, "I have congestive heart
failure," and "I can't breathe." Ambler's death was recorded by the
former reality TV show "Live PD," but the show's producers never
publicly released the footage and later said they had destroyed it at
Sheriff Chody's request.


.