Tag Archives: Dallas Fire rescue

A federal court in Texas has refused to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a homeless man who was beaten by a Dallas firefighter in 2019. Kyle Vess filed suit against the City of Dallas and firefighter Brad Cox alleging a violation of his civil rights under 42 USC § 1983.

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In this episode, Brad and Curt discuss the dismissal of a lawsuit against the Dallas Fire Department over an alleged assault of a homeless, mentally disable man; the settlement of a discrimination lawsuit resulting in a former fire chief receiving $400k... and more

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A Dallas firefighter accused of kicking a homeless man he suspected of setting fires has been terminated. Firefighter Brad Cox was placed on administrative leave following release of a police body-cam video showing him kicking Kyle Vess in 2019. The video surfaced earlier this year.

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A Dallas firefighter who took COVID-related sick leave earlier this year, is facing criminal charges for stealing $12,548.86 in wages from the city. William Carter, 38, was arrested and charged by the Dallas Police Department last week.

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Two firefighters from Dallas Fire Rescue have been named in a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the family of a man who died while in police custody. Juan Segovia died on June 30, 2019 after being found unresponsive and transported by Dallas Police to the City Detention Center, referred to in the complaint as the “drunk tank.”

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The mother of a woman who died of a drug overdose in 2018 while in police custody has filed suit against the Dallas police and fire departments. Diamond Ross, 34, died following her arrest that stemmed from a domestic incident on August 18, 2018

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A Dallas firefighter is under investigation following complaints about a Facebook post he made last Sunday. According to news reports, firefighter Chad Tyson was responding to a posting about the stabbing of two San Diego firefighters by a black man who is now on trial when he posted: "Sadly, I will delay treatment for more of them as well."

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Its been a busy few days from the Fire Law perspective and I am trying to catch up with some of the major headlines from across the country. The city of New York received a favorable ruling from the 2nd ...

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The ugly saga of Dallas firefighter Jesus Ventura took an even uglier turn last week when Ventura allegedly robbed a Dallas bank and a gas station. You may recall, Ventura created an uproar when he entered a Dallas fire station ...

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The case of a Dallas firefighter wanted for discharging a firearm in a station just got a lot stranger with an internal controversy within the Dallas Police Department over the apparent staging of the firefighter’s arrest for a TV station. ...

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