(WBAP/KLIF) — Officials say a former East Texas deputy pleaded guilty to a civil rights violation for punching a restrained detainee in the chest repeatedly with a shock gun.
Former Van Zandt County Sheriff’s deputy David Yager pleaded guilty Tuesday to a charge arising from a February 2021 assault on a detainee. The victim was in a restraint chair with one arm free when he banged his food tray against a cell door, then knocked a shock gun from Yager’s hand.
Yager then assaulted the detainee until another deputy persuaded him to stop. The former deputy faces up to 3 1/2 years in prison.
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