Former Texas officer pleads guilty to pepper-spraying man who was filming police in 2020

FORT WORTH, Texas — A former Keller police sergeant pleaded guilty Thursday to illegally pepper-spraying and arresting a man who filmed his son's i...

October 21, 2022
2:02 AM

FORT WORTH, Texas — A former Keller police sergeant pleaded guilty Thursday to illegally pepper-spraying and arresting a man who filmed his son's interactions with Keller police in August 2020.Blake Shimanek entered the plea on a charge to official oppression, a Class A misdemeanor.With this plea, Shimanek was admitted to the Public Safety Employee Treatment Court, which is a diversion program run by Judge Charles Vanover, who presides over County Criminal Court 8.The diversion program can last anywhere from nine months to two years.

Domingo Ramirez Jr.