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.