TARRANT COUNTY – A Fort Worth police officer has been terminated for using excessive force during a June arrest, which resulted in a woman who was videoing an accident scene needing medical attention , authorities said.
Officer Matthew Krueger’s use of force on June 23 was found to be unjustified and in violation of department policy, according to the Fort Worth Police Department. Consequently, Krueger was terminated on Wednesday, authorities said.
An investigation conducted by Fort Worth police’s Major Case and Internal Affairs units determined:
- Just before 3:30 p.m. on June 23, officers responded to a hit-and-run accident involving a suspected intoxicated driver in the 1000 block of Foch Street. The woman approached and used her cell phone to record the scene.
- Krueger asked her multiple times to move across the street, and when she didn’t comply, he placed her under arrest.
- Krueger’s use of force during the woman’s arrest led to her requiring medical attention at a local hospital.
- After being treated and released from the hospital, the woman was charged with interference with public duties, resisting arrest/detention, evading arrest, and making a false alarm/report.
Three days later, the woman – identified as Carolyn Rodriguez – recounted the incident with CBS News Texas …