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October 14, 2021October 15, 2021

Adam McGough Acts On Dealey Fear

Adam McGough acted immediately this morning on Dealey fear of the planned protest by the Davis family.

Minutes after being texted by OSD, he responded “I have brought this concern to top DPD leadership.”

So far he is the only person to respond.

As reported earlier this morning, the Davis’ business tweeted earlier this week a message about choosing between an AK47 and M16 on a business account unrelated to hair salon services for men.

It is unclear why this guest post happened two days prior to their planned protest.

In am email, Dallas Police Deputy Chief Rick Watson states “This is the first I have heard about this information.” This counters a claim by DISD‘s Chief of School Leadership Tiffany Huitt that police would be on scene to maintain order.

Dealey Fear By Students

Since we published this morning an eighth grade parent emailed a screenshot from a cellphone parent monitoring app.

In the cellular text conversation – reported to be three Dealey students – one states “people are talking about them coming with weapons that wont happen right?”

The conversation’s participants are redacted for privacy per the parent source’s condition for publishing.

We will update if Dallas ISD or Dallas Police respond to us.

August 31, 2021August 31, 2021

Three Dallas ISD Students Assaulted By Fireworks

Three Dallas ISD students were assaulted by fireworks walking home from school on Monday afternoon, 30 August 2021.

The assault happened when an unidentified vehicle drove past and threw several fireworks at the three students in front of Royal Lane Baptist Church.

Dallas ISD has been back in operation going into its third week.

Dallas Police have been reeling from reports that twenty plus terrabytes of information were inappropriately lost that had a direct connection to ongoing cases.

Assaulted By Fireworks – No Response From Dallas Police

Dallas Police did not send out an officer to investigate or take a report at either the location of the assault, the residents home, or the treating facility for burns suffered from the explosion.

Dallas Police Department has yet to respond, echoing the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge incident last year and resulting After Action Report which brought about no discipinary action.

Dallas Fire Rescue did return an email within minutes stating they would not normally be involved with a case of this nature.

August 30, 2021August 30, 2021

Dallas Data Breach Gets Worse

The City of Dallas data breach gets worse in a breaking story first reported by the Dallas Morning News.

City officials discovered an additional fifteen terabytes of missing Dallas Police Department evidence in the ongoing audit initially reported because of a District Attorney disclosure to defense counsel.

Police Chief Eddie García told Dallas City Council members that crimes against people were most likely not affected, but Dallas District Attorney John Creuzot would not go so far.

Dallas Data Breach Gets Worse And Continues IT Problems

Other Side Dallas will continue monitoring this story that was first learned about by City Manager TC Broadnax in April 2021, but not disclosed until John Creuzot was required to disclose the defense attorneys.

The disclosure led to the release of an alleged murderer.

August 30, 2021August 30, 2021

Street Racing Seizures Coming?

A new Texas law may mean street racing seizures are coming for those participating in street racing under certain conditions.

Dallas County Democrat John Turner‘s Street Racing Bill, number 2315, allows law enforcement to seize and potentially forfeit vehicles if the racer is a repeat offender, driving under the influence, has an open alcohol container, or causes injury or death.

The new law may give additional tools to Dallas Police.

Under Chief Renee Hall, Dallas Police seemed to ignore street racing, but since Chief Eddie Garcia’s arrival it seems he is more apt to take on issues hitting middle class Dallas in the areas of quality of life.

Additionally, giving more credence to Dallas Police ignoring the problem, an off-duty Dallas police officer, Joseph George, died after he lost control of his 2015 Ford Mustang while racing with another car, according to police. He was a four-year veteran of the department.

Street Racing Seizures Vs. Construction

Locally John Creuzot has said he will do everything he can to stop street racing – including car seizures – but some members of City Council have tried to zone away street racing including Chad West.

The new law goes into effect on September 1, 2021.

August 8, 2021August 8, 2021

Amber Guyger Conviction Upheld

Dallas Police Department officer’s Amber Guyger conviction upheld in the Fifth Court of Appeals. Guyger shot and killed her neighbor Botham Jean, inside his own apartment in 2018, failed in this first murder conviction appeal.

Guyger is serving a ten year sentence for the murder of Botham Jean.

Jean, a Black man who lived in the same apartment building as Guyger was eating ice cream in his apartment when she entered and shot him in September 2018.

Amber Guyger Conviction Upheld

Guyger, who is white, testified that she thought she was entering her own apartment and thought Jean was an intruder. She was later fired from the Dallas Police Department after the shooting.

Guyger’s lawyers argued her 2019 trial was not enough to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Guyger committed murder. Their argument was she had a “reasonable belief” that she was in her own apartment. If jurors believed she had a “reasonable belief” she was in her own home, she would have been allowed to use deadly force in self-defense.

Guyger can still raise the case to Texas’ Court of Criminal Appeals, but Thursday’s ruling is a setback to Guyger’s attempt to receive a reduced sentence. As it stands, she could be eligible for parole as soon as 2024.

There has been no public comment from Dallas Police Association (DPA) or its President Mike Mata. After the incident, Mata was accused of tampering with evidence after he aked that a police cruiser camera be turned off while he spoke to Guyger.

Mata was not charged by a Grand Jury who heard evidence and was cleared of any wrong doing. At the time he sadi he welcomed an Internal Affairs investigation believing he would receive the exoneration he ended up receiving through the court system.

During the Guyger murder trial, prosecutors used security camera video to suggest the DPA acted improperly when Mata arrived on the scene after the shooting.

Other Side Dallas has been covering Dallas Police misconduct since its founding and will continue to do so.

August 4, 2021August 4, 2021

Melvin Williams On Administrative Leave Following Deep Ellum Assault

Melvin Williams, the Dallas Police officer, seen in a video last week assaulting a man on the ground, is on administrative leave.

Williams is also assigned to the Special Weapons and Tactics unit, or SWAT.

Dallas Police are investigating him for possible use of excessive force during the recent arrest in Deep Ellum. The investigation comes after Dallas Texas TV shows an officer pushing the man into a light post. The officer then punches him at least six times while he was on the ground before two other officers intervene and remove the attacking officer.

Melvin Williams: Three Use of Force Cases

Williams also has two other use of force investigations ongoing. The prior two cases were of men who were seriously injured during 2020’s George Floyd demonstrations.

Local police have a long history of assaulting, or killing, defenseless citizens.

Eddie Garcia’s department has not been forthcoming about either Williams’ name or his involvement in the prior two cases. While Garcia himself praised the officers for removing Williams from the subject, two police sources say they did not self report the issue to superiors or Internal Affairs.

July 31, 2021July 31, 2021

Dallas Firefighter Paid To Not Work – Twice

A Dallas firefighter paid to not work for COVID19 is now being paid to not work while on adminstrative leave. William Carter, a Dallas Fire Rescue firefighter at Engine 7, was arrested by Dallas Police Department (DPD) officers for felony theft.

The arrest comes just a day after sister agency Dallas Police had one of their own officers caught on camera punching a subject on the ground.

The warrant for Carter’s arrest alleges he lied about a positive virus diagnoses for himself, his spouse, and his child. As a result, Carter received more than $12,000 in paid sick leave from the Dallas Fire Rescue.

Firefighters in Dallas exposed to or diagnosed with COVID19 are given paid time off without having to use their own sick leave bank per Dallas policy. This benefit is also extended to a firefighter with family members who test positive for coronavirus.

Court documents show Carter received $12,548.86 in three payroll cycless over the course of his leave. The funds were coded as “COVID leave,” and were paid from the City of Dallas General Funds. This number does not account for the overtime paid to others to cover his shift requirements.

There has been no comment from IAFF Local 58, the union association, that represents Dallas Fire Rescue firefighters.

Dallas Firefighter Paid To Not Work, But Is He Exception?

Dallas firefighters started having the option to receive the COVID19 vaccination in December 2020, but there are still many who have not taken up the opportunity to be protected against COVID19.

Nationally, firefighters have avoided taking the vaccine at a rate of almost fifty percent in some jurisdictions, despite being on the front lines of the epidemic.

July 30, 2021July 30, 2021

DPD Assault In Deep Ellum

There was a DPD Assault in Deep Ellum Tuesday that made its way to Dallas Police Department Internal Affairs via social media post.

DPD is investigating an officer for possible use of excessive force during a recent arrest in Deep Ellum. The investigation comes after Dallas Texas TV shows an officer pushing a man into a light post. The officer then punches him repeatedly while he was on the ground before two other officers intervene and remove the attacking officer.

There is no word on the condition of the man assaulted or what prompted the actions by what appears to be a police sergeant, i.e. a front line supervisor who would be expected to set the standard for behavior in uniform.

This assault comes almost fourteen months after another video shows DPD officers beating a prone subject during the George Floyd protests. It is still unknown if those officers ever faced disciplinary action for their behavior.

It is not clear how this incident will be seen by City Council who last year was working to defund the police.

Keep Dallas Safe which is launching a podcast today has called on 2000 new officers.

DPD Assault In Deep Ellum Applauded By Chief Garcia

DPD released a statement on the incident:

“The Dallas Police Department is aware of the video on social media showing a Dallas officer using force in the Deep Ellum area of downtown Dallas. The officer has been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of an Internal Affairs administrative investigation. A criminal inquiry is also being reviewed by the department. Chief Garcia would like to commend those officers who recognize their duty to intervene in this incident and deescalated the situation.”

One source noted that while Chief Eddie Garcia commends the officers who intervened, it took a social media post, not self reporting of the incident by officers to bring the issue to light.

July 9, 2021March 22, 2022

Rangers Coach Caught With Pants Down

Local officers recently chased a male suspect away fron a preteen girl who appears to be a Rangers coach caught with his pants down and masturbating per police insider.

The youth coach with the MLB RBI program was not at the West Dallas sports complex, but the insider tells Other Side Dallas he was viewing an underage girl approximately seven or eight years old in the vicinity of local security officers who broke a surveillance operation to warn him away from the area.

Edward Taylor Rangers Coach Caught Masturbating Per Report To Rangers

Major League Baseball and Texas Rangers officials were notified earlier this week. As of Thursday they had not responded for comment. The coach, alleged to be Edward Taylor, was identified when he was named in a press release and a neighbor called in the tip.

Rangers Coach Caught With Pants Down – Not The First Incident

The Texas Rangers are hosting a regional Major League Baseball RBI (Reviving Baseball in Inner cities) tournament this weekend, but the allegation against one of their coaches is not the first problem this year at the complex.

Earlier this year a head coach was ejected after refusing to leave the field and umpires had to leave the field due to violent behavior by coaches at the Mercy Street Complex.

There areat least two other incidents where coaches threatened one another or acted dangerously during the RBI season.

Issues have been ongoing for years according to one softball coach who refused to be named.

She states every year the Rangers program director, Juan Leonel Gárciga, has to bring up the topic of on field violence, but he never handles it until after an incident and he almost always rewards coaches friendly to him.

In a previous year an umpire on the field told a high school student to “shut the fuck up” per a source employed by the Rangers so behavior control goes beyond coaching and staff, but is more widespread.

July 7, 2021July 6, 2021

Faithful Fallen Five Year Memorial

The Dallas Police Department will hold services honoring the Faithful Fallen – the officers who lost their lives on July 7, 2016 – while performing their duties.

The City of Dallas is says everyone is encouraged to join the ceremony on Wednesday, July 7, 2021 at 10:00AM.

A March to the Memorial will start at 10:00AM at Griffin at Young Street and continue to the memorial location, 500 South Akard Street.

The memorial is expected to include several members of Dallas City Council who just thirteen months ago were proposing to defund DPD.

District 4 Council Member Carolyn King Arnold expressed her “heartfelt sentiments for the commitment of all law enforcement officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty” and sends her condolences to the families of these brave officers.

Faithful Fallen Assailant

Micah Xavier Johnson ambushed a group of Dallas Police Department officers shooting and killing five officers and injuring nine others. Two civilians were also wounded. Johnson was also an Army Reservist who served in Afghanistan.

Johnson was “loosely affiliated” with several groups including South Dallas’ Muhammad Mosque No. 48, which is run by members of Louis Farrakhan’s Nation of Islam.

The Southern Poverty Law Center and ADL label the organization as an anti-Semitic hate group.