'I thought they were supposed to protect me': 10-year-old Angel Meza recalls the brief moment when he says DPS troopers pointed their guns at him outside his home in South Austin.
Carlos remembers being shocked. He says a trooper then came up to his side of the car with the gun pointed at him.
"I turned to my left because I'm still in my driver's side and I see a gun pointed at me, at my head. I'm like, what are you doing?" he said. Carlos says DPS pulled him over for his lack of paper plates. He says he did not care about anything except his son’s safety. DPS eventually let Angel go inside, but Carlos says he was kept outside for an hour. He says DPS gave him a ticket over the plates and also made him do a sobriety test which he passed. They then searched his car and wrote him up for the CBD they found inside."There needs to be accountability for the state troopers here in Austin," said Carlos.State troopers have returned to assist APD officers after a nearly two-month pause of the partnership between Austin police and Texas DPS.
Commissioners recommended council discontinue the partnership unless there is significant community engagement and a resolution passed adopting guidelines with goals, accountability, and expectations for DPS in Austin. DPS has not responded to FOX 7 Austin’s request for comment.that I have read and agree
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