CORPUS CHRISTI - The most recent class of Corpus Christi
Police Department cadets is off to a rough start with two officers including
the class president now on suspension.
We learned Monday afternoon that the two officers in the
last phases of their training were under investigation for misconduct.
The police department would not go into detail about what
exactly what they did to get themselves suspended, so we found out for
ourselves.
According to the police union president, officer Bryan Cantu
had a disagreement with his girlfriend over a week ago, became distraught, and
allegedly put a gun to his head.
Chief Floyd Simpson would not release details when we spoke
to him late Monday. "What I don't want to do is cloud the issues by
talking about specifics in the investigation in the media... Once the
investigation is done I will make a determination on whether or not he's worthy
to be on our department," Simpson told us.
Cantu's father is a longtime Corpus Christi police officer.
Bryan Cantu's academy classmate, Spencer Christian, was
arrested by Dallas police over a week ago. He's charged with assault on a
family member and impeding breath. He was picked up after a car accident in
Arlington and shipped back to Dallas, according to Arlington police.
Christian and Cantu are both on paid leave as internal
affairs conducts an investigation. They're facing severe disciplinary action
and alleged misconduct could cost them a career in law enforcement.
"i think it's an honor to serve and I have an
expectation that employees that work here on the pd will feel the same way and
that's how we are going to proceed," says Chief Simpson.
Simpson was quick to point out these officers were in their
final stages of training and were working under the supervision of experienced
officers.
