By Jay Syrmopoulos Greenville, Texas – On Wednesday Hunt County Sheriff Randy Meeks finally addressed the viral video of one of his deputies punching a 38-week pregnant woman, Deanna Robinson-Katsuki, numerous times.
Anyone that was hoping for transparency and accountability had that thought quickly jettisoned after listening to Meeks’ statements during the press conference.
In an awkward, but unsurprising display of toeing the “thin blue line,” Meeks attempted to justify the actions of his officer. In his statement, Meeks forwards a bizarre narrative that the pregnant mother, seen being punched numerous times on video, was actually reaching for the officer’s gun.
A partial transcript of Meek’s …read more