Austin Cop Knocks Out Antifa

Date: (October 2025). Video circulating online shows an Austin police officer striking and knocking out an individual alleged to be associated with Antifa during a protest and confrontation — footage that has spurred internal reviews and community outcry. This dispatch summarizes available bodycam and bystander video, police statements about use-of-force, and local protest organizers’ accounts, while examining departmental policy on crowd control and the jurisdiction’s history of protest policing. We track developments including any disciplinary inquiries, civil claims, and public commentary from elected officials.