Outrage After Police Release Video Of Cop Tasing Black Man For Having A Dirty License Plate

NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas – After a failed attempt to mediate a complaint with the New Braunfels Police Department, city officials on Monday released an expletive-laced video of a traffic stop, which showed a Black man who was pulled over, tased, and handcuffed by an officer over a “dirty license plate.”

City officials called the actions of the officer, Kaleb Meyer, “unacceptable.” Following the traffic stop, Meyer received additional training, but he has resigned from the department within the past few months, according to City Manager Robert Camareno. Former Police Chief Tom Wibert also resigned partially due to the matter, Camareno said.

“We want to make it abundantly clear that the actions of the officer in the video are not acceptable to the city of New Braunfels and not representative of the men and women of the police department of the city of New Braunfels,” Mayor Rusty Brockman said. “We are working with our local Martin Luther King Jr. Association, the New Bruanfels Police Officers Association and the city’s newly formed inclusion diversity, equity and awareness forum to have an open dialogue and move forward in a positive way.”