Harris County Deputy Arrested On Bribery Charges

Houston, Texas

A deputy with the Harris County Sheriff's Office has been arrested on federal charges.

A previously sealed indictment charges a Harris County Deputy Sheriff for allegedly accepting bribes to access confidential law enforcement databases and provide protection for a purported ecstasy dealer.

Harris County Deputy Sheriff George Wesley Ellington was arrested Monday by FBI agents. The two-count indictment charging Ellington, 38, of Houston, was unsealed today following his initial court appearance. Ellington is being held pending a bond decision tomorrow.

"Law enforcement officers who betray their public trust are a danger to the public and to every other officer and agent seeking to uphold the law," said United States Attorney José Angel Moreno.

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Not In Texas But Too Good To Pass Up!

Once in awhile, you run across something so good, it simply must be shared. This is one of those instances. While this story comes from beyond the borders of Texas, I'll bet if you searched hard enough, you would find the same thing right in the big 'ol state.

Tampa, Florida

Shocking Pics of Deputy Posted on Facebook by Soon-To-Be-Ex

The estranged husband of a Tampa sheriff’s deputy recently posted some pictures of her on Facebook that raised a few eyebrows. The photos of veteran Deputy Lisa Latimer show her in uniform, seated in her police cruiser, putting a gun in her mouth, drinking alcohol and smoking what looks to be a marijuana cigarette.

Todd Latimer says that his estranged wife has become a different person since he married her because of her job and the pressures that exist for female officers to be “one of the boys.” He claims that while he was with Lisa, male deputies sexted her constantly and that a career in law enforcement exposes women to a sexually-charged culture.

The Tampa Sheriff’s Office says it will investigate the pictures and Lisa Latimer will likely be suspended pending the outcome. She is currently on vacation.

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Two Harris County Officers Suspended, One Demoted Over Missing Teen Case

Houston, Texas

Kenneth Miller, 13, disappeared Monday night. He was reunited with his family on Thursday after a Precinct 6 deputy found him at the Harris County Inmate Processing Center. The teen is listed as having special needs.

A Harris County deputy found the missing teen and had Miller in his custody for several hours Tuesday night, but instead of dropping him off at a shelter or Ben Taub Hospital like CPS suggested, the officer dropped Miller off on a street corner in downtown Houston.

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Hockley County Deputy Resigns After Arrest For Drunk Driving

Levelland, Texas

A Hockley County sheriff’s deputy resigned Wednesday morning following his arrest for driving drunk early Tuesday morning.

C.J. Peterson, a deputy in the warrants division, was charged with driving while intoxicated, a first offense Class B misdemeanor.

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Arbitrator Reinstates Austin Cop Involved In Fatal Shooting Scandal Even After His Firing After Drunk Driving Arrest

Austin, Texas

"Arbitrator rules that officer's punishment for DWI was 'inconsistent' with that given to other officers."

The decision by Louise Wolitz of Austin, which city officials received Thursday, clears Quintana to immediately return to the force.

Quintana fatally shot Nathaniel Sanders II in an apartment complex parking lot in May 2009, and the subsequent investigation — Quintana was suspended for not turning on his patrol car camera — outraged some critics of the department who wanted harsher punishment.

It also led to ongoing scrutiny of Quintana, whose DWI arrest came about eight months after the shooting.

Wolitz ordered that Quintana receive a 15-day suspension for the drunken driving charge — his time off the force will count toward that — and receive back pay for the additional days he was unemployed.

In January, Williamson County authorities charged Quintana with drunken driving — the morning after he was questioned for several hours in a federal civil rights lawsuit filed by Sanders' family.


Police have said that Quintana drove drunk, despite offers to stay at the home of a friend. They said blood tests showed that he had a 0.19 blood alcohol level at the time of his arrest, more than twice the legal limit of 0.08.

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Houston Police Officer Charged With Theft And Relieved Of Duty

Houston, Texas

Darrin D. Thomas, 42, was charged with theft by a public servant. According to court documents, Thomas stole cash in excess of $500 during course of his duties as an HPD officer.

HPD said the arrest was a result of a proactive Internal Affairs investigation. The department relieved Thomas of duty.

He is out on $2,000 bond.

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Dallas Police Officer Accused of Choking 14-Year-Old

Dallas, Texas

Another Dallas police officer is under criminal investigation. The officer is accused of choking a 14-year-old boy until the teen nearly passed out.

This is the third investigation in recent weeks involving an officer from the southeast patrol division.

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