FORT WORTH, Texas — A former Keller police sergeant pleaded guilty Thursday to illegally pepper-spraying and arresting a man who filmed his son’s interactions with Keller police in August 2020.
Blake Shimanek entered the plea on a charge to official oppression, a Class A misdemeanor.
With this plea, Shimanek was admitted to the Public Safety Employee Treatment Court, which is a diversion program run by Judge Charles Vanover, who presides over County Criminal Court 8.
