Already demoted for his role in a controversial arrest, a Keller police officer has now resigned.
Last year, then-Sergeant Blake Shimanek ordered the arrest of a man who had been video-recording his adult son's arrest during a traffic stop.
During the arrest, the father Marco Puente was pepper-sprayed. Puente filed a lawsuit in federal court in Fort Worth last month, alleging both officers used excessive force, made an illegal arrest, and said Dillon was targeted because he was Hispanic and that the officers wrongfully believed he had drugs in his car. Last week, the city announced they'd agreed to pay the Puente's $200,000 to settle the suit, as reported by NBCDFW.com
Days later later, the Keller police chief apologized and Shimanek was demoted to patrol officer.
Yesterday, the city of Keller's official Twitter feed confirmed that Shimanek had resigned effective February 1st.