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2021-08-05 Government Corruption

Austin Star Police Detective Accuses DA Jose Garza's Office of Criminal Witness Tampering in High-Profile Case

[PJ Media] Austin Police Department homicide Detective David Fugitt is a well-regarded veteran with APD and has worked more than 50 cases across about 18 years, solving all but about four of them. APD tends to place its most difficult cases under Fugitt due to his sterling record. Most recently, Fugitt has been the lead detective on the case of a shooting that happened in downtown Austin, Texas, in the summer of 2020.

On the night of July 25, 2020, a group of protesters illegally took over an intersection in downtown Austin. They approached a car as it was trying to make its way past the crowd through the intersection. One of the protesters, Garrett Foster, was carrying a loaded AK-47 rifle. As Foster approached the car in the darkness that night, apparently pointing the rifle at the driver, the driver, Army Sgt. Daniel Perry, fired his handgun in Foster’s direction from his car. Foster was killed.

Jose Garza was elected Travis County district attorney in the 2020 elections on a platform of prosecuting police officers. After coming into office, he reviewed Perry’s case and indicted him on a murder charge. The indictment came as a surprise, given the known facts of the case and Texas castle law.

Now, the lead detective in the Perry case is accusing District Attorney Garza of witness tampering in order to obtain the indictment. That detective is David Fugitt, the veteran APD officer known for solving so many cases. He has filed an affidavit in the case that clearly and unequivocally points the finger at Garza.

In the affidavit, which PJ Media has obtained, Detective Fugitt says:

Posted by Spilet Slens1190 2021-08-05 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11136 views ] Top

#1 So presumably Garza's next step will be to file some kind of charges against Fugitt, and calling for the release of all those convicted using his testimony. That's the next play in the playbook, right?

Posted by Glenmore 2021-08-05 10:24|| 2021-08-05 10:24|| Front Page Top

#2 ..and a motion to a new venue for the accused in the case.

Posted by Procopius2k 2021-08-05 15:44|| 2021-08-05 15:44|| Front Page Top

#3 Texas Rangers May Be Investigating Witness Tampering Allegation Against Travis County's DA in Austin Protest Shooting Case

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2021-08-05 16:07|| 2021-08-05 16:07|| Front Page Top

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