Attorneys for 8 indicted APD officers say beanbag rounds used during protests were 'unknowingly defective'

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The attorneys representing eight of the 19 Austin Police Department officers who were indicted related to use-of-force incidents during the 2020 protests released a statement Friday night, saying the beanbag rounds officers used for crowd control didn't work as intended.Travis County District Attorney José Garza announced the indictments against the 19 officers last week tied to racial injustice protests spurred by the deaths of George Floyd and Mike Ramos. All were