Fort Worth City Council Member Chris Nettles wants more information early Sunday morning about the arrest of 60-year-old police critic Carolyn Rodriguez in the West 7th district.
Rodriguez, who regularly posts videos of police encounters on YouTube and frequently criticizes Fort Worth police during public comment meetings of the City Council, was arrested just after 3:30 a.m. Sunday on charges of disobeying police orders, a police news release said. Edition.
She suffered injuries during the arrest and was transported to a hospital before being booked into jail, the police news release said.
Rodriguez had a black eye and cuts on other parts of her face, according to a booking photo taken by the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office. She was released Monday, according to jail records.
Nettles said he was disturbed by Rodriguez’s livestream of the arrest and called for a special closed-door City Council meeting on July 2, along with a special public comment meeting on the same day, according to an emailed statement.
He also called for police CCTV footage of the arrest to be made public.
Representatives for the city and police department did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment from the Star-Telegram.
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