The Senior Corporal is charged with Assault Bodily Injury and Official Oppression
DALLAS — A Dallas police Senior Corporal has been arrested and placed on leave.
According to a release from the Dallas Police Department, Robert Huynh turned himself into the Dallas County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday, July 29. He’s charged with Assault Bodily Injury and Official Oppression, both Class-A misdemeanors.
Dallas police did not release information on the circumstances leading up to the arrest, but said Huynh has been with the department since November 2018 and is currently assigned to the Northwest Patrol Division.
Huynh has been placed on leave pending the outcome of an investigation, police said.
In Texas, punishment for a Class-A misdemeanor conviction is up to a year in jail and up to a $4,000 fine.