McAllen, Texas
A McAllen police officer has been placed on unpaid leave after being arrested in Cameron Country last month on charges of driving while intoxicated.
Officer Oberlin Cortez Jr., 26, was arrested by Harlingen police about 2 p.m. Feb. 9 after leaving Rack Daddy’s, a local bar, according to an arrest report from the Harlingen police department.
McAllen Police Chief Victor Rodriguez said Cortez has since been placed on leave without pay, pending a decision by the court. Attempts to reach Cortez were unsuccessful Monday and Tuesday.
“This is unexpected conduct from police officers,” Rodriguez said. “We do not look at this favorably at all.”
Cortez, who was just beginning his career as a law enforcement officer, was hired by the McAllen police department in March 2010.
“These things tend to end careers for law enforcement personnel and I expect no different,” Rodriguez said. “That’s just the way it is.”
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