He was a firefighter. Until Texas sheriffs destroyed his life | PAR

<i>Update: The Denton County Prosecutors’ Office has informed The Real News that the sheriff’s department never turned over charges or submitted evidence concerning Thomas’s arrest or investigation. <a href="https://therealnews.com/breaking-prosecutors-say-evidence-missing-from-questionable-dui-arrest-that-destroyed-a-texas-firefighters-life" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Read more</a>.</i><br /><br />Thomas, a Texas firefighter, was driving in Denton County when he was suddenly pulled over by local sheriffs. Despite being completely sober, he quickly found himself railroaded into a DUI charge by police, who claimed he appeared “slow” and “heavy footed.” Body camera footage has since revealed that the arresting officers even commented during the arrest that they did not believe Thomas was drunk. So why was Thomas arrested, and what does this reveal about the capricious nature of police power? Police Accountability Report examines the evidence.<br /><br />Production: Stephen Janis, Taya Graham<br />Post-Production: Stephen Janis, Adam Coley<br /><br />Click here to read the transcript for this episode: https://therealnews.com/he-was-a-firefighter-until-texas-sheriffs-destroyed-his-life<br /><br /><b>Help us continue producing Police Accountability Report by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer: </b><br /><br /><b>Donate: <a href="https://therealnews.com/donate-pod-par" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://therealnews.com/donate-pod-par</a></b><br /><b>Sign up for our newsletter: <a href="https://therealnews.com/nl-pod-par" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://therealnews.com/nl-pod-par</a></b><br /><br /><b>Get Police Accountability Report updates: <a href="https://therealnews.com/pod-up-par" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://therealnews.com/pod-up-par</a></b><br /><b>Like us on Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/therealnews" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://facebook.com/therealnews</a></b><br /><b>Follow us on Twitter: <a href="h