Javier Ambler

Former Williamson County Sheriff Robert Chody and Jason Nassour, who serves as general counsel for the county, are accused of hiding — and eventually destroying — evidence connected to the in-custody death of Javier Ambler in 2019.

Following eight days of testimony, the jury deliberated for around four hours and found former Williamson County Sheriff's deputies James Johnson and Zachary Camden not guilty of manslaughter.

James Johnson and Zachary Camden, two former Williamson County sheriff's deputies, were charged with second-degree manslaughter in connection with the death of Javier Ambler. Ambler died in deputies' custody in March 2019.

La familia de Ambler presentó una demanda contra el condado el año pasado por su muerte en marzo de 2019 mientras estaba bajo la custodia de los agentes del Sheriff del Condado de Williamson.

Ambler's family filed a lawsuit against the county last year for his death in March 2019 while in the custody of Williamson County Sheriff's deputies.

"Today's announcement that charges will be streamlined for both counties jointly to prosecute is one we see as a more efficient — and ideally expeditious — path to justice," Ambler's family said in a statement Wednesday.

The 40-year-old Black man from Pflugerville died while in the custody of Williamson County sheriff's deputies. The encounter was filmed by a television crew from "Live PD."

The law, named for a Black man who died after being tasered by Williamson County deputies, would prohibit law enforcement agencies from entering into contracts with reality television shows.

The court indicted Chody on a third-degree felony charge of tampering with physical evidence.

Ambler's death in the custody of deputy sheriffs was captured by a television crew. The Travis County District Attorney's Office said Jason Nassour faces a charge of evidence tampering stemming from missing video footage.