Use Of Force Experts & Fort Worth Raid

The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission has completed the use of force report related to the incident at the Fort Worth Rainbow Lounge occurring on June 28, 2009. The 74-page report takes into account statements by eyewitnesses, use of force expert witnesses, TABC employees, and Fort Worth police officers.  The report clears TABC agents of targeting the Rainbow Lounge because it was a gay bar and states the agents did not use excessive force against three patrons who were arrested during the raid.

The agents, Christopher Aller and Jason Chapman, were fired along with their supervisor in August based on the findings of TABC’s first investigation into the June 28 raid, which dealt with policy violations. However, TABC’s second and final investigation clears Aller and Chapman of allegations that they targeted the bar and used excessive force against patrons Chad Gibson, Jose Macias and George Armstrong. Gibson was hospitalized for a week following the raid with a head injury.

Excerpted from dallasvoice.com.