Last we heard about this, the Fort Worth police had changed their bar-raiding policies in response to the Fort Worth Police/TABC Stonewall-style raid of the Rainbow Lounge, the one that left Chad Gibson with a brain injury.
Now, the TABC has fired three agents involved with the incident:
On August 28, 2009, Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC) Chief of Field Operations Joel Moreno terminated the employment of three Fort Worth employees for their involvement in the Rainbow Lounge incident occurring June 28, 2009.
Agent Trainee Jason Chapman (hired 4/1/09) has been terminated effective August 28, 2009. Agent Christopher Aller (hired 4/4/04) has been terminated effective August 28, 2009. Sgt. Terry Parsons (hired 9/1/89) has been notified of his termination effective September 2, 2009.
Additionally, Fort Worth District Lt. Gene Anderson has been notified that he will receive three days suspension without pay and six months probation for inadequate monitoring of the training of new agents and inadequate supervisory oversight of his employees and their activities.
A separate investigation report to address the issue of the agents’ use of force at the Rainbow Lounge is still pending.
And, Another internal investigation will be launched to look into public comments made by TABC administrator Alan Steen about the incident.
I’d say the TABC officials took this very seriously. How could they not, with the U.S. Attorney General’s office stepping in, right?
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