Lawyers for a Fort Worth police officer claim the 2016 incident is responsible for the latest arrest

When he heard the truck's engine revving and moving forward, he opened fire.

“I believe then and now that the driver would have hit me if I had not taken defensive measures,” Martin wrote in his affidavit.

While Martin says he intended to identify himself as an officer, it is not clear from the statement whether he ever did so.

The driver of the truck, later identified as Samuel Christopher, was struck multiple times but survived.

Christopher's attorneys tell FOX 4 that he was “unarmed” and that he is cooperating with law enforcement in the investigation.

Martin's lawyers also say that their client is cooperating with the police investigation, but his past is getting in the way of the investigation.

“As soon as it was leaked to the media (by whom?) that the same officer was involved in the events of September 3, 2024 as in the 'Jackie Craig' case, we are convinced that this is the case, regardless of the objective facts of September 3 is “In 2024, Officer Martin's arrest was a foregone conclusion,” wrote P. Michael Schneider, Martin's attorney.

Martin was released on bail following his arrest on Friday.

He is currently on duty with the Fort Worth Police Department pending an internal investigation into the incident.

Arrest of Jacqueline Craig

Martin, who has worked for the Fort Worth Police Department for 19 years, was suspended for 10 days in 2016 for a high-profile arrest.

Jacqueline Craig and her daughter complained that Martin used excessive force against them after Craig called the police to complain about their neighbor.

The video showed Martin wrestling Craig and one of their daughters to the ground. The incident was published online and attracted national attention.

The Craig family sued Martin, claiming the force used in the arrest was unconstitutionally excessive, but a panel of judges on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals sided with Martin and overruled a district court.

Craig's family later settled a lawsuit with the city for $150,000.

Martin appealed his suspension in that case, but the appeal was denied.