Retired APD officer gives perspective on indictments, 2020 protests

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Richard Mabe retired from the Austin Police Department in 2020. During the May 2020 protests, he worked the 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. shift."Full gear, ready to go," he said.Deposition details APD’s use-of-force reporting during protestsHis shift started near East Riverside and Interstate 35, where he said the goal was to guide protestors back to Congress and South First Street. They eventually made their way to city hall."Once we got there we kind of just released the protest