Williamson County Police Corruption and Harassment Allegations
Williamson County law enforcement officials face allegations of systemic corruption and the targeting of individuals with no criminal records. Reports indicate that minor infractions, such as carrying an expired insurance card, result in disproportionate jail time and heavy fines. A former officer warned that sheriff deputies specifically discussed plans to pull over and assault media figures documenting these local abuses.
williamson county· austin texas· police corruption· insurance cards· harassment
00:00 Well, there you see it. Williamson County I've lived in Austin Texas and Travis County just a few miles south of Williamson County for oh guess about nine ten years and always heard the horror stories And then i got to know some police officers that work at Williamson County because for long time I live in North Austin right on the edge of Williamson County They talked about some abuses and how the police get away with a lot of corruption and how its sponsored by the government now they try to stay out of it but still ignored But then, over the years as a radio talk show host in Austin Texas I have documented literally hundreds of cases of people with no criminal records who've done nothing wrong. Literally serving time or getting years of probation with thousands of dollars of fines in the aggregate for things like not having their end date insurance card in their car We all do it we have our old insurance card and it expires even though we were mailed a new one
01:00 Well, this in Williamson County can end up with hard jail time and thousands of dollars in fines along with a probation. I'm not kidding we have the cases! And then a few months ago that police officer that I'd known for six seven years told me well I'm leaving Williamson County I'm going to another state to get another job it's better area And I just want to tell you to be careful when your in Williamson County because while i've been out on duty and on patrol, we stop off by a restaurant as police do late at night. He's heard several different police officers, Williamson County Sheriff Deputies talk about how they plan to pull myself or Mike Hanson over my cameraman the person getting this tape for film he is making about the abuses of Williamson County They say that they'll pull us over and can't wait to beat us up and throw us in jail
