Dallas police promote officer who pinned Tony Timpa to ground before he died in 2016
The Dallas Police Department promoted the officer who pinned Tony Timpa to the ground for nearly 14 minutes before his 2016 death, drawing criticism from an attorney representing Timpa’s family.
Dustin Dillard was elevated this week to the rank of Sr. Cpl., a role that involves training rookie officers. He was celebrated among dozens of other officers Tuesday at the Dallas police promotional ceremony, where he shook Chief Eddie García’s hand and posed for pictures in a video posted on Facebook by the department. The chief then patted Dillard on the arm.
He’s one of four officers facing excessive force accusations in a civil rights case about Timpa’s death. The city is representing Dillard and the three other officers — Raymond Dominguez, Kevin Mansell and Danny Vasquez — and in late April appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court to prevent the case from being heard by a jury.
All but one of the officers remain with the department. Mansell retired in August 2019.
Geoff Henley, an attorney representing Timpa’s family, said relatives are frustrated with how long the lawsuit has stretched on, which he said has made it difficult for them to move forward. He said the family “will be angry to hear” about the promotion.
“It definitely indicates that the city doesn’t believe, in any regard, that its officers have done wrong here, and so the city should certainly bear responsibility for that,” Henley said.
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