A Houston police officer has been charged in connection with an injury involving his father.
The charge followed a family dispute, according to Click2Houston.
Investigators say the confrontation began as an argument over child pickup arrangements. According to charging documents described by the station, surveillance footage allegedly shows Jarrett Glenn grabbing his father by the shoulders and striking him in the face multiple times during a struggle that lasted about 11 seconds.
Witnesses Give Conflicting Accounts
A 13-year-old witness told investigators the two men argued and cursed before things turned physical, and said they saw Jarrett Glenn pin his father against a vehicle — but the same witness said they did not see him strike his father, per investigators. A separate, independent witness reportedly saw the men arguing, pushing and shoving, and believed Cleveland Glenn was the one trying to defend himself.
Cleveland Glenn initially described the encounter to investigators as simply an altercation with his son and declined to pursue charges when contacted, according to records cited by the station. He reportedly told investigators the incident may have reflected his son's nervous breakdown. The report notes that Glenn's ex-wife learned of the incident the following day after noticing bruising and swelling around Cleveland Glenn's eye.
Medical Findings and the Father's Symptoms
Cleveland Glenn sought hospital treatment two days after the incident, according to medical records cited in the charging document. He reported headaches, dizziness, neck pain and blurred vision, and doctors documented a small facial contusion and mild neck soreness. The same records reportedly found no broken bones, major injuries or nerve damage.
HPD's general order on family violence says employees must investigate family-violence incidents and enforce criminal laws to the fullest extent possible to protect potential or actual victims, according to the department's general order on family violence.
Defense Calls It a Smear Campaign
Glenn's attorney, Shelby Burns, pushed back hard on the charge, calling it the result of a coordinated smear campaign by a jilted ex. Burns said Glenn is completely innocent of the charges, according to the same report.
Internal misconduct cases involving Houston officers are also subject to review by the city's Independent Police Oversight Board, a group of volunteer community members appointed by the mayor and confirmed by City Council to examine whether internal investigations were sufficient and discipline appropriate, according to the City of Houston.
