A former Fort Worth police officer fired for slamming a woman to the ground during a June 2024 arrest could be getting his job back.
An outside hearing examiner recommended overturning the December dismissal of Matthew Krueger, saying there was no cause to support any disciplinary action, according to a Facebook post by the Fort Worth Police Officers Association.
The union celebrated the news, saying it aligned with conclusions by the Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office. Krueger maintained he did nothing wrong.
Krueger was fired after an administrative investigation of his arrest of 60-year-old Carolyn Rodriguez determined he used an unjustified amount of force. Body-cam video showed Krueger slammed Rodriguez to the ground as he was handcuffing her, resulting in dislocated elbow, fractured orbital bone and cuts…