Corpus Christi released bodycam of a man being tased during traffic stop
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Corpus Christi, TX - The incident happened on April 17, 2025, on a narrow residential street on Corpus Christi's Southside.
Miller, who works for a local home builder, said he was driving to a job site that morning when he and Senior Officer Manuel Hernandez — a Corpus Christi Police officer with more than a decade on the force — crossed paths on a narrow residential street near Hernandez's neighborhood.
Body camera footage, obtained by Miller through a public information request, shows Hernandez pulled to the right to let Miller through, then turned around, activated his emergency lights, and followed Miller to his work site.
Hernandez claimed Miller had swerved into him and nearly hit him as he passed his patrol unit, however dashcam video did not substantiate the allegation.
Miller said the stop left him confused.
"I had no reason, I had no idea why I was being pulled over," he said. "It was pretty confusing and kind of scary."
The confrontation
Body camera footage shows Hernandez approaching Miller's truck. The audio is muted at the start of the interaction but picks up as the situation escalates. Miller was also recording on his phone.
Hernandez ordered Miller out of the vehicle and told him he was under arrest. Miller can be heard on the recording asking why he was being pulled over. Within moments, Hernandez deployed his taser — first into Miller's chest, then drive-stunned into Miller's back while Miller was on the ground.
Miller said he had his hands up and was not resisting.
"I was at his will, basically on the ground, defenseless," Miller said. "I didn't have any weapons on me. I wasn't a threat."
In his probable cause statement — a copy of which was obtained by 6 Investigates — Hernandez wrote that Miller failed to stop, that Miller resisted on the ground, and that the initial taser deployment did not produce the desired effect, leading to a second deployment.
Miller disputes that characterization. "Dude, I wasn't resisting," he can be heard saying on the recording.