Officer Horlock, 29, was charged with battery, battery resulting in moderate injury, battery resulting in physical injury, perjury, obstruction of justice and official abuse, said Mr. Mears. The obstruction of justice charge is related to a statement made by Officer Horlock in a probable affidavit, in which he falsely claimed that Mrs. Westfield had hit a police sergeant in the chest with her hands, according to the indictment of the grand jury.
Officer Schauwecker, 34, was charged with battery, battery resulting in moderate injury, two counts of battery resulting in bodily injury and two counts of official abuse.
“It goes back to the issue of reasonableness,” Mr Mears said at a news conference on Wednesday. “What would a reasonable officer do, under the circumstances – what should they have done?”
Mr Terrance Kinnard, a lawyer for Mrs Harding and Mrs Westfield, said his clients were “very pleased with the effort, resolution and diligence” shown by Mr Terrance. Mears.
“He and his staff respond to this matter with the utmost respect and respect, not only for Mrs. Westfield and Mrs. Harding, but also our community,” Mr Kinnard said in a statement. “We also thank the grand jury for their time, attention and diligence, especially in light of the current environment of a global pandemic.”
John F. Kautzman, an attorney for officers Horlock and Schauwecker, said he had no immediate comment.
The union of Indianapolis police officers said in a statement on Wednesday that it looked forward to a “complete, honest and public airing of all facts and circumstances surrounding the incident in question.”
“While officials prevent the use of violence, we fully recognize the need to practice the lawful arrest of individuals safely and expeditiously when called upon to do so, especially during exciting and rapidly evolving events,” he said. the Indianapolis Fraternal Order of Police in the statement.
