Houston Texans offensive lineman Fred Weary — who was Tasered under dubious circumstances by a couple of HPD officers on the side of one of Houston’s busiest freeways last year around this time — has filed a civil rights lawsuit in Houston federal court against the City of Houston and the officers involved in the matter.
The misdemeanor criminal charges against Weary that supposedly justified the Tasering were dismissed in short order shortly after the arrest. A copy of Weary’s complaint is here and the case has been assigned to U.S. District Judge Gray Miller, who worked as a Houston Police officer while he went to law school at the University of Houston in the late 1970’s. Weary is represented by Joseph Walker of the Houston firm of Franklin Mosele & Walker.
As noted in the prior post and as reflected by the summary dismissal of the charges against Weary, the police conduct in stopping and then Tasering Weary doesn’t pass the smell test. My bet is that it won’t play well in court, either. Stay tuned.