Texas City Police Officer Scott Harrell - Back The Blue Until It Happens To You

FILE A COMPLAINT ON THIS OFFICER SCOTT HARRELL
Joe A. Stanton
Chief of Police
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Phone: 409-643-5750

TEXAS CITY, Texas – A Texas City police officer has been removed from the streets and is under investigation amid growing controversy over how he handed a traffic stop last month.

The 23-minute traffic stop, captured on Officer Scott Harrell’s body camera, happened at the Texas City Buc-ee’s when Christopher Shull stopped to fill up with gas.

“Everyone knows you cannot write tickets for traffic infractions on a private parking lot,” Shull told only KPRC 2. “I didn’t even know what to think.”

Harrell, who is a four-year veteran of the Texas City Police Department, initiated the stop on April 19 around 6:20 a.m.

“Hey man, you can’t drive through the parking lot like that,” Harrell can be heard saying on the body camera video.

Harrell claimed that Shull sped through the parking lot and cut through parking spaces on his way to the gas pumps.

“I’m not going to write you a ticket, but the only reason I’m not writing you a ticket is because I’m out of tickets right now,” Harrell said in the video.

Disregarding a traffic control device was the reason for the ticket, Harrell said, but it escalated because he said he didn’t like Shull’s attitude.

Shull could be heard questioning him about under what law he would be ticketed.

“You want to go to jail? You want to go to jail? You could go to jail for this,” Harrell said.

Three minutes later, Shull was handcuffed.

“What is the law designed to do sir? It’s designed to stop people from doing things that they’re not supposed to be doing,” Harrell said, as Shull is also heard saying saying, “I know you want voluntary compliance.”

Harrell then said, “Ok, go ahead and put your hands behind your back.”

When asked why he was being cuffed, Harrell said, “I’m concerned that you’re going to continue to do this unsafe behavior.”

“So now we’re playing Jean-Claude Van Damme future cop and you need ..