With just three weeks to spare before the statute of limitations runs out for prosecuting crimes related to the 2020 protests sparked by the murder of George...
, in November, declined interview requests and instead responded with emailed comments.
Dallas County District Attorney John Creuzot spoke about actively pursuing additional alleged criminal wrongdoing by police officers during the summer 2020 protests during a news conference at the Frank Crowley Courts Building on Jan. 5, 2022. Creuzot noted that the police department — not his own investigators — sent the cases for prosecutors to present to a grand jury.Historically, the U.S. has seen few prosecutions of police officers using force on the job.
“I think the community expects to see charges in some of these cases,” Guerra Thompson said, speaking generally about video recordings of police officers.