Javier Antonio Ambler II
Name: Javier Antonio Ambler II
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Race: African-American/Black
Date: 03/28/2019
Location: 1000 East Johns Avenue
Austin, Texas, 78752
County: Travis
Agency: Williamson County Sheriff's Office
Cause of Death: Asphyxiated/Restrained
Intended Use of Force: Less-than-lethal force
Media summary: Javier Ambler was driving home from playing poker, when he failed to dim the headlights of his SUV to oncoming traffic. A Williamson County sheriff's deputy initiated a stop and began chasing him. After Ambler apparently refused to pull over, a pursuit that lasted 22 minutes and ended when Ambler's Honda Pilot crashed. Minutes later, Ambler, a 40-year-old father of two, was killed. Records obtained by the KVUE Defenders and the Austin American-Statesman showed that Deputies J.J. Johnson, Zach Camden shocked him with stun guns on him at least three times, even as he told them multiple times that he had a heart condition and could not breathe. A reality TV television show was riding along.
Unique ID: 28212
News article: Link
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