By
Patrick TolbertP
GEORGETOWN,
Texas (KXAN) — Officer George Bermudez will be suspended 40 days without pay as
punishment for tripping students who were rushing the field following a high
school soccer match.
“Officer
Bermudez overreacted,” Georgetown Chief of Police Wayne Nero said in a
statement. “The Georgetown Police Department failed to get it right.”
Nero
announced the suspension Wednesday, saying Bermudez had several days to
consider accepting the punishment or an indefinite suspension.
In
a report for the internal investigation, Nero went on to say that he still
believes Bermudez can be a viable officer for GPD but he can “confidently state
that similar actions in the future will result in [Bermudez'] dismissal from
our organization.”
Bermudez
was placed on leave with pay after video of the incident surfaced in mid-April.
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