Hurst Police officials used the word “embarrassing” to describe the videotaped, expletive laced arrest that’s made one the uniformed officer the latest YouTube tarnished star. Arnold was placed on administrative leave Monday, pending the outcome of an internal investigation.
A May 2010 review says: “Officer Arnold’s enthusiasm may make him overzealous at times, which can cloud his judgment when it comes to policy, procedure and tactics. Sometimes he needs to step back and see the big picture to weight the risks involved.”
Future reviews don’t mention the issue. His only discipline was for damage to a patrol vehicle, losing a cellphone of someone arrested, and problems with showing up on time for his shift.
Arnold has received mostly positive reviews for his work for the department, referred to by superiors as a “team player” interested in being promoted to supervisor. City employees wrote letters commending him for his patience dealing with an upset couple, and for his concern over a subject’s ongoing panhandling and drinking.
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Recordings of police radio traffic released Monday contain a calm call for backup from Officer Miguel Jimenez. Arnold responds by simply saying, “coming around the corner now.” The taped incident that followed show Arnold repeatedly cursing at the teen, and asking him at least three times if he wanted to die.
“We’ve never seen this kind of aggressive behavior by a police officer against a member of our community,” said Carlos Quintanilla, a local civil rights activist. “There was no justification, there was no reason for that officer to act that way.”
Quintanilla and a group of local civil rights activists joined the teenager’s mother, Kelly Pope, for an afternoon meeting with Hurst’s Chief of Police Steve Moore. Pope says she is pleased with what she is hearing from department leaders thus far. But, insists that when their internal investigation confirms that they believe the video shows, the officer should be fired and face criminal charges.
During the expletive laced videotaped arrest—that quickly went viral—Rodriguez was taken into custody for a 4-year-old disorderly conduct warrant that his mother says had already been resolved. She says Andrew got a ticket for being on school grounds after hours.
“He didn’t have the money to pay it, I didn’t have the money to pay it, so it turned into a warrant,” says Pope. “So, yeah, it was from Junior High.”
Pope says she does not excuse the role her son played in the incident. The videotape also shows him ignoring the first officer’s demands. But, supporters stress that more should be expected of those professionals sworn and paid to protect and serve.
Hurst Police, meanwhile, are promising a thorough investigation.
“I don’t think you can define the Hurst Police Department by just one act; but, you can define us by how we react to it,” says Asst. Chief Niecamp.
The teenager is expected to file a formal complaint against Officer Arnold on tomorrow.
Monday night another man met with Hurst police and indicated he plans to file a complaint regarding an incident with Arnold in August. Gared Matusz was pulled over for speeding and said the officer asked to search his car for drugs. He agreed and Arnold responded as backup. Matusz said Arnold forced him to the ground, cursed at him to be quiet, then detained him in a patrol car for several hours. Matusz said his elderly mother, who he was taking to the airport, was forced to stand against the truck during the search.
“It hurts me so bad because I didn’t keep following up on it,” he said. “He’s damaging someone else.”
Matusz said he filed a complaint in person immediately after the incident in August but police said they didn’t receive it.
27 comments:
Glad to see some people in that community are not putting up with that. If only more people felt empowered to stand up to the gang members with badges and uniforms. So grateful in moments like these for these so called smart phones and their help in cop-watching efforts. Imagine if it hadn't been caught on video? For how many decades have people's complaints against police brutality (as if there were any other mode of relation) been deemed insufficient because there was no "evidence" other than people's testimony?
Teenagers these days don't vote pay taxes or respect, but they are always the victims. That's why society is the way it is and teenagers get away with everything.
Quintanilla is a crook.
What does Quintanilla have to dow with this abuse ya dummy,the cop should be sent to the pen where he will be perferated numerous times by his own Bros.
What is worse?
a crook or a whore?
So is EH,UH,NH,HC, MP, MR,MZ,OP, RZ, RC,LS, OL, EL, E3,CC, GH, RO.
Pinches pelados mamones de la pinche policia, yo por eso no les aguanto ni una chingadera y siempre en la primera oportunidad me los chingo a como de lugar POR MAMONES Y SINVERGUENZAS!!!! Estos policas imbeciles son unos abusivos, corruptos, nacos y corrientes, y lo unico que los hace ver (DECENTES ENTRE COMILLAS) es el uniforme, la bacha y la pistola), sin ese uniforme los pinches pendejos son unos corrientes abusivos y HUEVONES!!! Aparte de que gastan mucha gasolina en hir a ver a sus novias y amantes en la patrulla, que es dinero que a todos nosotros de la comunidad, nos esta costando por las taxas que pagamos, lo que deben hacer la comunidad es arrimarles una chinga buena a los que se pasan de mamones con la gente por abuso de autoridad, para que aprendan los pendejos que a la gente de nuestra ciudad SE LES TRATA CON RESPETO Y DIGNIDAD!! Lastima que no estan en Mexico algunos de estos policias abusivos, por que alla si los educamos en dos por tres y hacemos que sientan el dolor que la gente humilde siente cuando son maltratados por pelangoches con autoridad legal.
Ya empezo la vieja ardida, no que no tienes coraje y que no estas enojada????????? Eres la misma pinche mugre que les tienes coraje a los policias. Vete a Hurst Texas a chingarte y pegarle a esos policias, no estan hablando de Brownsville Pendeja. Asi te largas a la fregada de aqui y tienes a un monton nuevo de polcias para que tambien te los eches por el culo ya que aqui te conocen y saben que ya no te sirve por andar de perra. Vieja apestosa sinverguenza. Como me gustaria ver que a ti tambien te traten como deben tratarte igual que un delincuente babosas. Que te siga saliente la vava de perra ya te quemaste bien gacho animal. jajajajajajajajajajajajajaja
Nadien tienen dolor por ti, no vales nada. Esta mujer deberas que esta bien loca, HABLAN DE HURST, TEXAS. NO DE BROWNSVILLE, WHAT A FUCKING IDIOT SHE IS. Poor thing, da lastima la pobre imbecil.
I just read a wonderful story about the kind NY Police officer. I have witnessed the same for some of our officers and alot of them wear the badge with pride and are derserving of our kindness. Anyone who can write such deragatory comments is someone who is uneducated, unappreciative, unkind, macilious and have some time of negative involvement. This world is full of good people and bad apples no matter what profession you are in, our city would not function properly without our officers, therefore, they are well deserving of their wages and thank you for a well job done. BROWNSVILLE FINEST, WETHER SOME PEOPLE LIKE IT OR NOT!
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aqui en china y en roma todos los policias estan bien pendejos y corruptos, no necesariamente los de otras ciudades pendejos, ademas el sol no lo pueden tapar con un dedo, y los que le tienen coraje a esa mujer son ustedes, por que cualquier cosa que se pone aqui en esta red, luego luego la sacan a ella, les consta que es esa mujer la que habla de los policias? hay mucha gente de esta ciudad que les tiene mucho coraje a los policias, no es solo una mujer o un hombre, mucha gente de la comunidad esta adisgusto con el funcionamiento de los policias, la gente como ustedes siempre acostumbran a lastimar A personas inocentes que ni en el mundo los hacen, y solo por su cochina imaginacion y coraje absurdo al igual que el desconocer el verdadero autor de estos mensajes no es una mujer, ustedes acusan SIN TENER PRUEBAS CONTUNDENTES de quien es la persona verdadera que pone estas notas, por favor es importante fijarse primero a quien le destruyen su imagen, por que hablar asi a lo estupido es un problema muy serio, y si ya saben quien es la persona que pone estas notas, POR QUE NO HAN HECHO ALGO AL RESPECTO LOS POLICIAS? saben por que? por que no tienen pruebas, solo hablan a lo pendejo ustedes y acusan a gente inocente injustamente. La verdad que ustedes si dan mucha lastima y SE DICEN ESTAR MUY ESTUDIADOS Y CUANTA COSA MAS, APARTE DE TAMBIEN SER SERVIDORES PUBLICOS, que lastima da esta ciudad con personas como ustedes.
November 30, 2012 7:27 AM
STOP STOP STOP.....are you being serious about police Brownsville finest?? are you stupid or crazy?? or what the fuck is wrong with you? you mean to tell the entire public that having a Police Commander taking nude pictures inside premises with a city phone that was given for work related issues and emergencys (its Brownsville Police Finest)??? you are telling the entire community that killing a young child at school by a Brownsville Police is Brwns finest?? you mean to tell all people in this blog and city that killing a person with retardation inside the home by a police swatt is Brownsville finest?? you also want to say to the entire public that having a home rated by the FBI and pertaining to a police officer is Brownsvilles Finest?? well I have some news for you fucker and dumb ass, they are not Brownsville's finest, Police in this city is very much corrupted and insane, they cover their crimes with that uniform that should only be worn with pride, police here and EVERYWHERE have abused their authority with poor people that have been victims from police finest, so let me tell you a little advise, shut the fuck up about police finest, because they dont even know what that word means, you sorry ass looser and dumb ass fucker, and about the girl you people always talk about, she could careless what the fuckers do, people from police are the worst and least anyone wants to think about or give credit to, so think twice before you loosers start talking out of your asses.
OMG!!!!! YEA YEA YEA, YOU REALLY ARE BROWNSVILLE'S FINEST, BUT PIECES OF SHIT, WETHER ANYONE LIKES IT OR NOT, AND THE ONES THAT ARE WRITTING ALL THIS NON-SENSE OF POLICE BEING THE FINEST, ARE THE ONES, AND ONLY ONES THAT ARE CROOKED, LAZY AND CRIMINALS BEHIND THAT WONDERFUL UNIFORM THAT WE ALL TRUST AND BELIEVE IN.
Take a god look people. Where is te police brutality, the kid is fine, he got up without any broken bones. If it takes two officers to sudue this guy, he is hight on something. Read on what drugs can do to teen agers. It makes them very strong. You people not know what he was doing or saying. You do not know what an officers job entails when they have to deal with deliquents. The one that should be in jail right now is the kid. Send him to boot camp. He is taking advantage of a film taken by his friend to get off easily from his wrong doings.
I am sure you did not notice that he was comforted by one of the police officers, in the film it shows half of his ass hanging out and the policeman covers him.
He was put into the car properly and he was walking normal.
He DID SOMETHING againsT the LAW YOU STUPID PEOPLE and he is using you to get him off.
You are the that is fucked up. You do not know how to read. There are over 200 policeofficers on force. In every profession there are bad apples pendeja. You are the fucked up one if you think it was OK and you are defending a kid who was not innocent. He took a gun to school. He beat another kid up he threatened an innocent Child. How would have handled it you fucked up person. That kid was not innocent only fucked up people like you would think so. You are the same bitch always trying to dig up dirt. But the nude commander sent you the nude pictures because you are a fucking whore. It took too to tangle. It is not a crime to have and affair but it becomes one when it you get involved with that fucking bitch. If she does not care then then she needs to shut the fuck up. The man might have been little off but did attack with a knife. One cannot expect the low life understand because because of lack of education and because they are all fucked up. Go Brownsville finest. The fucked up people are jealous and the bitch is mad cause no one wants to screw her any more. Oh forgot. She is already all screwed up.
You are just as corrupted and insane as most of Brownsville, because you get mad when Brownsville Finest Do their job. You are the one who is fucked up. Must have been caught with drugs, gotten a ticket or prostituting and did not like it when you were arrested. WHO IS FUCKED NOW. THE DELINQUENT. THIS ARE THE ASSHOLES WHO ARE MAD AT ALL OF THE bROWNSVILLE pOLICE OFFICERS. HOW CAN YOU HAVE THE MENTALITY TO ALLOW A KID TAKE A GUN TO SCHOOL AND IT IS OK. PELLET GUN OR NOT, IT CAN KILL ESPECIALL IF IT IS POINTED AT A CHILD, STUPID LOW LIFES. THE WOMAN WE ARE TALKING ABOUT IS THE ONE WHO GOT FUCKED BY TWO COMMANDERS BECAUSE SHE WANTED TO. SHE WAS NO VICTIM. NOW SHE IS AGNRY BECAUSE THEY DO NOT WANT HER. WHO IS ALL FUCKED UP NOW. THE BITCH. BROWNSVILLE FINEST WILL CONTINUE TO ARREST AND DO THEIR JOB SO IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO HAPPEN TO YOU LOW LIFES, QUIT ACTING AND THINKING AS IF YOU ARE ON DRUGS. THAT KID WAS NO HERO AND HE DID NOTHING BUT DAMAGE. HOW ABOUT IF HE HAD POINTED THE GUN AT YOUR CHILD OR TAKEN TO THE SCHOOL YOUR CHILD ATTENDS. THEN THE STORY WOULD BE DIEERENT RIGHT? CAHNGE, RIGHT FUCKED UP PERSON.
HOW ABOUT IF THAT STUPID WOMAN HAD NOT OPENED HER UGLY COTTAGE CHEESE LEGS, SHE WOULD NOT HAD GOTTEN FUCKED. SHE IS MORE TO BLAME THAN ANYONE ELSE. NOW SHE NEEDS TO KEEP HER DAMN MOUTH SHUT CAUSE NO ONE BUT LOW LIFES LIKE HER WILL LISTEN. SHE WANTED FAME, SHE GOT WHAT SHE DERSERVED, LET THE WORLD SHE IS AN ANGRY WHORE CUASE BROWNSVILLES FINEST DO NOT WHAT A PIECE OF HER STINKY ASS.
Brutal comments brutal comments.
Not brutal, just the truth.
lol lol lol wow Brownsville finest speaking out of their fucking loose asses!!! wow... its good to listen to the comments of Brownsville finest, we can really tell how low they are, how cheap and disgusting too...as we said before, police officers anywhere in town are the cheapest you can get, they lack of education, as we all know 95% only have high school, no collage and no degrees in education, SO SHUT THE FUCK UP BASTARDS, CHEAP AND LOW MOTHER FUCKERS AND WE ALL KNOW IT. POLICE IS CHEAP, POLICE ARE CRIMINALS AND POLICE ARE THE WORST BROWNSVILLE CAN HAVE. Police are always sticking their dicks every where, they have no respect for their proffession or them selves, as we all remember in the past, there was an officer that got fired because family had pressed charges on him for sexual abusing one of the nieces??? is that Brownsville finest? wow, fuck you bastards. You fuckers are the worst.
ahhh y eso que no emos platicado de que Brownsville Finest Commander, le gustaba caminar COMPLETAMENTE DESNUDO frente a todos sus companeros y empleados jajajaja y a esto como le llaman??? yo diria que EL COMANCHE ERA UN DEGENERADO!!! Pos que es eso de caminar con la pirinola descubierta bailando de un lado para otro?? verguenza les deberia de dar a ustedes los policias estar hablando con mucha autoridad, pelados cochinos y feos, creanlo, el comandante andaba desde el bano asta el gym como Dios lo trajo al mundo!!! TODO DESNUDO!! y nadie le decia nada, solo le veian la pirinola que bailaba para alla y para haca jajaja. QUE OSO CON USTEDES Y BIEN QUE HABLAN DE LA DEMAS GENTE PUTOS!
jajajaja its funny, I love it how they get when I feed them trash!! thats the behaviour of a real low life uneducated cop, I get a blast just to read how they talk and just make them think shit!!! Grow up fuckers, all you have been fooled and fed just trash, a little advise for you cops..I feed trash to the trash jajajajjajaja
Ahhhhhhh poor thing she lives in an imaginary world. She thinks the cops give her the time of day. What a dilussional piece of shit she is.
Hay si mucha dignidad....Policias degenerados especialmente ese cOmandante degenerado con su pirinola defuera, y luego mas triste la cosa..utilizan la bacha de policia para taparle la piRinola al sinverguenza jajajaja BOLA DE ESTUPIDOS Y PENDEJOS POLICIAS. :)
Y nada mas les gusta hablar de lo que les combiene, por que ya cosas bien delicadas y serias los imbeciles no dicen NADA, para que la gente no se entere, perros muertos de hambre y falderos, falta de huevos y de hombria, bien que le hechan a otra gente cuando ustedes los policias tienen mucha cola que les pisen, y mejor callense por que sacamos mas papelitos al aire libre para que todos se enteren de lo mierda y sinverguenzas y atascados que son.
No estaba de fuera cuando te la tenia metida a ti. Ni respingaste vieja cochina. Entonces si te gustaba, ahora que no te la meten pues ya no te vale nada. Puedes echarlos todo lo que quieras. Ellos no te hacen cazo babosa y noi te contestan. Nada mas te ilusionas porque ya ni cazo te hacen. JJAJAJAJAJAJAJJAAJAJAJA. Ya callete el ozico que tu misma le dijiste a todo el mundo que te habias echado a 2 comandantes y ya ni cazo te hacen. En Algo tienes razon, te echaste a los feos porque los guapos ni te pelan. Tu misma to echaste la basura en sima. JAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJ. Ya vete a lavar el culo ya que te ha de apestar porque te has de haber echado mas basura encima. Nada mas para eso sirves. JAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAAJa
I know for a fact cause I am not a cop sputid bitch.
December 5, 2012 7:18 PM
jajajaj Brownsville Finest pieces of shit cops all pissed off and talking out of their fucking asses, as we all can see, you cops dont have any education, morals and you guys sure are very gross. jajaja just by the postings we all can read and see that you are a cop imbecil. And start moving your asses to work, cuz thats why we pay allot of taxes, WE WANT FOR YOU ALL LAZY ASSES TO WORK OUT IN THE STREETS WHERE YOU BELONG!!
December 5, 2012 7:18 PM
JAJAJA Y AS DE SER LA PUTA QUE LEVANTO MIS SOBRAS JAJAJAJJA???? TE LOS PUEDES QUEDAR TODOS, LOS POLICIAS PASARON A SER PLATO DE SEGUNDA MESA AL IGUAL QUE PURA BASURA PARA MUCHAS PERSONAS DE ESTA CIUDAD, POBRES Y SIN DINERO POR QUE TODO LO DEBEN, PARA QUE MALDITA LA COSA ME PUEDE SERVIR UN PENDEJO DE ESTOS? NI PARA PASAR EL PINCHE RATO, POR QUE NI BILLETES EN LA CARTERA TIENEN, ALGUNAS PERSONAS SE CONFORMAN CON ESTOS PENDEJOS POLICIAS POR QUE PARA ELLAS PUES SE LES HACE MUCHA COSA, PERO PARA UNO QUE CONOCEMOS GENTE DE MUCHISIMO DINERO Y POSICIONES GRANDES Y PESADAS, CREN QUE NOS VAMOS A CONFORMAR CON UN POLICIA POBRETON?? JAJAJA PENDEJOS, SOLO LOS UTILIZAMOS PARA SACARLES INFORMACION Y LOS PENDEJOS HABLABAN, QUE QUIERES QUE HAGA? SON UNOS PENDEJOS JAJAJA ARRIESGARON TODO POR UNA PERSONA CON MUCHO DINERO QUE LOS MANEJO A SU ANTOJO Y DESPUES BYE BYE. JAJAJAJA
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