FORT WORTH, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – A Tarrant County Grand Jury indicted former Arlington Police Officer Robert Phillips on Thursday related to the Oct. 20, 2021 fatal shooting of Jesse Fischer.
Phillips was indicted on a charge of murder. The first-degree felony could cost Phillips five to 99 years or life in prison.
Phillips shot and killed Fischer when Fischer began driving towards him after a slow-speed chase that ended in a cul-de-sac.
The 7-year veteran of the Arlington Police Department was fired two days after the shooting for violating department policy.