Austin police have suspended two police officers who blocked an activist from recording video of a traffic stop.
(FOX)- James Maufrais and Jesse Lane were seen on video in November obstructing and pointing a flashlight at activist Phillip Turner, who has filmed police in various Texas cities and sued at least three police departments in the state after being confronted over videotaping.
Maufrais’ attorney on Friday told KXAN-TV that he was caught off guard by someone videotaping him and had returned less than a year earlier from Afghanistan.
Turner told the station that there was “no way” to justify the officers’ actions.
Texas law generally allows videotaping of police officers in a public space without permission.