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| Officer Mike Hamby |
Houston, Texas
A Houston Police officer has been relieved of duty and faces a criminal investigation after tear-gas was lobbed into a crowded tent at the barbecue cookoff event at the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo, Local 2 Investigates reported Tuesday.
A senior ranking officer within the Houston Police Department then received information that the tear gas was set off inside the tent by a rodeo committee member and HPD officer, who was off duty and partying in a neighboring tent.
HPD sources familiar with the investigation said Officer Mike Hamby, 51, then admitted to that senior ranking HPD officer that he had set off the tear gas to retaliate against people inside that tent, whom Hamby felt had made remarks against the military.
He was relieved of duty with pay, with the department saying he is accused of criminal wrongdoing.
An elected board member of the Houston Police Officers' Union, Hamby wrote on his online profile that he served 10 years as a Marine reservist. His profile also mentioned that he "loves hunting and barbecuing." He wrote that he serves on the union's barbecue team, as well as another group comprised mostly of military personnel.
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