AUSTIN (KXAN) — Former Austin Police Officer Brian Yarger faces charges of assault causing bodily injury and official oppression, according to Travis County Court documents filed this week. These are both misdemeanor charges.
This pertains to the arrest of a man named Marcos Cardoza in July 2024.
According to Yarger’s TCOLE records, he no longer works at APD as of November 2024. He worked with the department for nearly 16 years…