In March 2026, San Antonio Police Chief William P. McManus issued an indefinite suspension to officer Hannah White. The suspension order cites a series of misconducts during an arrest at a San Antonio strip club in late 2025, and notes that White was previously suspended for mishandling a drunk‑driving case. This story outlines the events that led to White’s removal from duty, details the policy violations described in official records, and explains the disciplinary history leading up to the chief’s action.

Incident at Scarlett’s Cabaret

In the early morning hours of Sept. 20–21 2025, White and another officer were dispatched to Scarlett’s Cabaret after patron Joshua Depillars claimed the club had placed fraudulent charges on his credit card. White helped arrest Depillars for public intoxication, and he immediately complained of injuries. When a supervisor radioed to ask whether force had been used, White answered “no”, even though Depillars had just complained of injury and she failed to notify her supervisor as required.

The order details how White failed to search Depillars before placing him in her patrol car and did not activate the back-seat Axon Fleet camera. Another officer later turned on the camera, but White still did not frisk Depillars. White transported him to the City Detention Center and searched him there, but she did not remove his shoes or check his socks. Detention officers found a plastic bag containing a white powdery substance in one of his socks, which White failed to enter into the property room as evidence. She also filed a report claiming she had patted Depillars down, removed his shoes and rolled down his socks, and said the envelope containing the bag looked like trash. Body-camera and vehicle-camera footage contradicted her account, and detention officers described the bag as a clear plastic pouch containing white powder.

Policy Violations and Chief’s Assessment

The suspension order cites violations of SAPD procedures on prisoner searches, mobile video recording, response to resistance, impounding property and truthful reporting. It notes that White’s statements did not reflect the truth. Chief McManus concluded that her conduct was “detrimental to effective law enforcement” and issued an indefinite suspension. The order mentions that White has 15 days to appeal either to the Fire Fighters’ and Police Officers’ Civil Service Commission or through arbitration.

Prior Discipline: 40‑Day Suspension for DWI Investigation Failure

White’s March 2026, suspension followed a 40‑day suspension she began in November 2025. In that earlier case, White and Detective Brian Van Baak responded to a crash on April 20, 2025, where one driver showed signs of intoxication. The officers did not conduct a DWI investigation; they did not perform field sobriety tests, and White told the driver that a sobriety test had been done, implying the passenger was the intoxicated one. White stopped her body camera, gave the suspected drunk driver a ride to a gas station and failed to notify a supervisor. She received a 40‑day suspension and Van Baak a 10‑day suspension. The March 2026, order notes that this prior discipline factored into the decision to suspend White indefinitely.

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