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The gist
A Dallas officer was arrested after allegedly posting a bodycam photo to Discord.
The case shows how a chat app can become evidence in police misconduct probes.
How it unfolded
- May 5, 2026Officer Ronald Maillet Jr. responded to a report of squatters in a vacant east Oak Cliff home; he turned off his body camera after the call, opened its playback function and posted a photograph of the footage minutes later to Discord, according to an arrest-warrant affidavit.
- Aug 31, 2026An arrest warrant was issued for Maillet.
- Sep 5, 2026Maillet turned himself in to the Dallas County jail, police said.