Two APD officers fired for lying about using force during arrest, chief says

AUSTIN (KXAN) — An Austin police officer who was the subject of a use of force lawsuit filed by a woman who he slammed into the ground during a 2015 arrest has been fired from the department after a new allegation surfaced of him using excessive force.
Chief of Police Brian Manley made the decision to fire Officer Bryan Richter after a disciplinary hearing that wrapped up Monday. According to a Jan. 19 disciplinary memo, on July 26, 2017, the Austin Police Department’s Organized Crim