During the Abilene City Council meeting that began at 8:30 a.m., resident Eddie Pugh used the public comment period to accuse Abilene Police Department officers of using excessive force in a recent arrest and to sharply criticize city leaders and the council’s handling of the RISE matter.

Pugh said detectives had reviewed materials with him and described an arrest involving a man he identified as “Rocky,” saying officers restrained the man and ‘‘break his leg and then made him walk on it’’; Pugh attributed that description to his account. He said officers found a small amount of marijuana in that encounter and called the response excessive. "Imagine if that was your family members, how would y'all feel?" Pugh asked the council.

The comment occurred during the council’s public comment period, which the presiding official opened with a reminder that there would be no votes or formal actions on items raised and that speakers had a three-minute limit. Pugh repeatedly raised broader concerns about local accountability, saying "This city has been torn apart by lawsuits" and urging removal of certain city officials. He named Stanley Smith as ‘‘part of the problem’’ and told the council, "And mayor, you need to go if you can't do better in your leadership."

Pugh also referenced RISE, saying it has been "an issue for the past 2 and a half years," and criticized what he described as unequal treatment in a separate case involving someone he named as Kelsey Huddleston. He told the council, "There's no justice. Injustice is everywhere," and later said, "y'all better pray to God that I don't get elected for House District 71. If I do, I'm gonna do everything I can." The statements are his allegations; no council member or Abilene Police Department representative responded in the recorded public comment segment.

Because remarks were made during the public comment period, the council took no formal action on the allegations. The presiding official closed public comment and recessed the council into an executive session at 8:35 a.m., as noted on the record.

The public comment segment in the transcript does not show any staff or council reply to Pugh’s claims, nor does it document follow-up assignments or requests for investigation recorded during the meeting.