A federal appeals court ruled a civil lawsuit against an Arlington police officer who shot and killed a man can move forward.
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals denied officer Craig Roper's claim of qualified immunity, which would have protected him from a lawsuit.
Roper killed Tavis Crane in 2017 during a traffic stop after a different officer mistook a fake candy cane for a drug pipe. Roper, as a backup officer, reportedly put Crane in a chokehold and shot him, causing the car to move and hit the other officer.FOX 4's Shaun Rabb gets insight about what this ruling could mean for law enforcement."It's a case about a failure to de-escalate by the police that were involved in that situation, at least that's the claim," constitutional law attorney David Coale responded."That's right.
"It's a very important practical guidance to law enforcement that says when you have a situation like this, keep it de-escalated, or if someone gets hurt, you could be responsible for it in court," Coale said.No date has been set for the federal civil rights violation case to go to court.
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