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Williamson County sheriff charged with felony evidence tampering in Javier Ambler case
by Stacy Fernández, Texas TribuneA grand jury has indicted Williamson County Sheriff Robert Chody on a felony evidence tampering charge in the case of Javier Ambler, a Black man who died in 2019 after being stunned with a Taser multiple times by deputies.
The grand jury accused Chody of destroying or concealing video and audio recordings “with the intent to impair their ability as evidence in the investigation,” according to the indictment. Jason Nassour, a county attorney, was also indicted on the same charge.
Chody said he didn't tamper with evidence at a press conference Monday afternoon.
"The Travis county District Attorney dropped the ball on the investigation, and when the video surfaced during her campaign, she had to find someone to blame for her own mistakes," Chody said during the press conference.
Read more: https://www.texastribune.org/2020/09/28/williamson-sheriff-robert-chody-javier-ambler/