Former Keller officer pleads guilty to official oppression for pepper spraying father who was filming son's arrest
KELLER, Texas — A North Texas police officer has pleaded guilty to official oppression over the pepper-spraying and arrest of a man who was filming...
KELLER, Texas — A North Texas police officer has pleaded guilty to official oppression over the pepper-spraying and arrest of a man who was filming his son's interactions with police, officials announced. Blake Shimanek, a former Keller police sergeant, pleaded guilty Thursday in the incident, which happened in August 2020, according to the Tarrant County District Attorney's Office. Official oppression is a Class A misdemeanor. As a result of his plea, Shimanek had to forfeit his peace officer license, meaning he can't work in law enforcement in Texas, prosecutors said.