Austin police officer pleads guilty to assault under deal struck in use-of-force case
In exchange, he will be required to permanently give up his law enforcement license, serve two years of deferred adjudication ...
Austin police officer pleads guilty for use of excessive force during 2021 arrest
Read more Austin Police Department Officer Alejandro Gaitan pled guilty on Tuesday to Assault Causing Bodily Injury, a ...
3 victims of deadly I-35 crash ID'd by Travis County officials
The Austin Police Department has identified three of the five people who died in an 18-vehicle crash on Interstate 35 in ...
Arrest made after Austin, Texas 17-vehicle crash leaves 3 adults, 2 kids dead
Police in Austin, Texas arrested a suspect Friday following a 17-vehicle crash on I-35 that left five people dead, including a child and an infant.
Austin officer pleads guilty to assault in use-of-force case
Officer Alejandro Gaitan was indicted in 2023. Prosecutors said he used a Taser and hit Carvius Jackson with a baton multiple times during an arrest in 2021.