A former Watonga police officer will not face charges in a second use of force incident.
According to news outlets in Oklahoma City, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation reported there was enough on the body camera video of Monty Goodwin’s interaction with an autistic teenager for a possible misdemeanor assault and battery charge, but the district attorney’s office declined to file charges.
Eric Epplin, an assistant in the Fourth District Attorney’s office wrote, “There does not appear to be sufficient evident of criminal intent to sustain a conviction. Additionally, Goodwin has resigned … and is not working in law enforcement.”
Goodwin was previously investigated for a early morning incident in which he took down and handcuffed a man walking with his son. After that incident, Goodwin was fired from the department, then was briefly reinstated before he resigned.
He may retain his Council on Law Enforcement and Training – CLEET – certification, meaning that he is eligible to work in law enforcement again.