GALVESTON
– A Galveston police officer was placed on indefinite suspension without pay
for alleged mistreatment of a woman who had requested police assistance, Police
Chief Henry Porretto said Tuesday.
Officer
Brandon Wade's suspension resulted from a complaint by a woman he was called to
assist on Halloween, Porretto said.
"He
went to a call and was basically rude and discourteous and he was loud,"
he said. "It's a tough deal but you can't be discourteous to the
public."
An
investigation into the allegations against Wade is under way and the results
will be given to the District Attorney's Office, Porretto said.
Carolyn
Wade, 59, filed a complaint accusing Wade of using profanity, grabbing her and
forcibly handcuffing her after she sought police assistance in handling her
granddaughter.
Porretto
said other officers tried to intervene before a supervisor removed Wade from
the scene and he was placed on administrative leave. He was later placed on
indefinite suspension without pay.