FORT WORTH, Texas — The Fort Worth Police Department is investigating one of its own officers after a woman was sent to the hospital after an arrest Sunday.
Sunday, June 23 at 3:26 a.m., officers responded to a hit-and-run crash around 1000 Foch St. in Fort Worth, police say.
During the investigation, Carolyn Rodriguez approached the officers. In a statement, FWPD said an officer asked Rodriguez to move across the street, and when she did not, the officer forcefully arrested her.
Rodriguez sustained multiple injuries during the arrest and was taken to the hospital for treatment, according to a police statement.
She was later released from the hospital, booked into jail, and charged with Interference with Public Duties, Resisting Arrest and/or Detention, Evading Arrest and False Alarm or Report.
Fort Worth police say they are investigating the incident, including the use of force by the officer.
"We are committed to accountability and transparency in all our operations and will ensure that this investigation is thorough and impartial," Fort Worth PD said in a statement.
WFAA asked FWPD if the officer--who they would not identify--was suspended during the investigation, but the department refused to comment. Fort Worth police also refused to provide body camera footage from the scene.
WFAA has filed an open records request for police body camera footage and an incident report.
Fort Worth Councilman Chris Nettles released a letter Tuesday addressing the incident, saying, "What I saw and heard was very alarming & inconsistent from an initial report from FWPD."
Nettles called on police to release body camera footage from the incident, and he also called for an executive council session next Tuesday "to discuss with legal & FWPD command staff of what actually occurred on the night in question."
This is a developing story and WFAA will provide more information as soon as it becomes available.
