Donna, Texas
A Donna police officer seen in surveillance video pepper spraying a teen without cause is now in jail.
He is expected to be arraigned on Tuesday morning on official oppression, assault and violating the rights of a person in custody. Until he is formally charged, officials will not release the officer’s name.
A surveillance camera caught what happened in the cell a week ago.
Investigators are also looking into the possibility there are other victims of the officer.
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Monday, January 24, 2011
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Houston Police Officer Charged With Multiple Sexual Assaults Update: More Victims Likely
In an earlier post, we reported on Houston Police Officer Abraham Joseph, charged with sexual assault. New updates are available from Houston. Authorities believe that more victims are likely.
Abraham Joseph, 27, was arrested and charged on Thursday. Prosecutors with the Harris County District Attorney’s Office presented the results of an investigation into Joseph’s actions to a grand jury.
Woman from El Salvador Claims Joseph Handcuffed, Raped Her
HPD Sources Say More Victims Likely
According to Fox News in Houston, the female's attorney filed a restraining order against the officer Thursday night. That alleged victim's counsel also tells FOX he believes this officer targeted women who are illegal immigrants. Sources at HPD also say there are more victims likely out there.
He has been with the department since July 2009. He works with the Southwest Patrol Division . We're told Joseph came to Houston from the New York Police Department.
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Abraham Joseph, 27, was arrested and charged on Thursday. Prosecutors with the Harris County District Attorney’s Office presented the results of an investigation into Joseph’s actions to a grand jury.
Woman from El Salvador Claims Joseph Handcuffed, Raped Her
HPD Sources Say More Victims Likely
According to Fox News in Houston, the female's attorney filed a restraining order against the officer Thursday night. That alleged victim's counsel also tells FOX he believes this officer targeted women who are illegal immigrants. Sources at HPD also say there are more victims likely out there.
He has been with the department since July 2009. He works with the Southwest Patrol Division . We're told Joseph came to Houston from the New York Police Department.
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Thursday, January 20, 2011
Hardeman County Deputy Fired & Charged With Sexual Assault of a Child & Possession of a Controlled Substance
Bayou Vista, Texas
A former Bayou Vista police officer and the grandson of a Galveston County justice of the peace faces sexual assault of a child charges from a northeast Texas county.
Michael John Nelson, 24, was working as a deputy in Hardeman County when a teenage girl accused him of sexual assault, officials said.
Nelson could not be reached for comment.
Nelson joined the Hardeman County Sheriff’s Office in February 2010 and was fired from his job in September in part because of the allegations Nelson had sex with a 16-year-old neighbor, Chief Deputy Paul Nix said.
Hardeman County, which is near the Texas-Oklahoma border in northeast Texas, turned the investigation over to the Texas Rangers, which conducted a three-month investigation.
Last week, Nelson was charged with two counts of sexual assault of a minor as well as possession of a controlled substance. He turned himself in and posted $250,000 bond.
Nelson returned to Galveston County and took a job last month as a reserve officer with the Bayou Vista Police Department, Chief Ed Lucas said.
Nelson is the grandson of Pct. 4 Justice of the Peace Mike W. Nelson, who also oversees court matters for the city of Bayou Vista.
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A former Bayou Vista police officer and the grandson of a Galveston County justice of the peace faces sexual assault of a child charges from a northeast Texas county.
Michael John Nelson, 24, was working as a deputy in Hardeman County when a teenage girl accused him of sexual assault, officials said.
Nelson could not be reached for comment.
Nelson joined the Hardeman County Sheriff’s Office in February 2010 and was fired from his job in September in part because of the allegations Nelson had sex with a 16-year-old neighbor, Chief Deputy Paul Nix said.
Hardeman County, which is near the Texas-Oklahoma border in northeast Texas, turned the investigation over to the Texas Rangers, which conducted a three-month investigation.
Last week, Nelson was charged with two counts of sexual assault of a minor as well as possession of a controlled substance. He turned himself in and posted $250,000 bond.
Nelson returned to Galveston County and took a job last month as a reserve officer with the Bayou Vista Police Department, Chief Ed Lucas said.
Nelson is the grandson of Pct. 4 Justice of the Peace Mike W. Nelson, who also oversees court matters for the city of Bayou Vista.
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Arlington Officer With History of Complaints Arrested on Sexual Assault charges
Arlington, Texas
An Arlington Police officer who was already on paid leave and facing criminal charges is in trouble once again.
Tibor Kovacs is now in the Dallas County Jail on sexual assault charges. He is also accused of threatening the officers who arrested him.
The 42-year-old Arlington police officer was arrested Wednesday on an aggravated sexual assault charge. The SWAT team brought him in because officers said they were concerned about his extensive weapons background and military training.
Since 2004, the Arlington officer has had 21 complaints filed against him, including one made last October for "unbecoming conduct." A woman he pulled over claimed he made sexual advances towards her, and he was placed on leave due to the complaint.
He was later suspended without pay for another stop in which supervisors said he arrested the wrong man.
Now, he's accused of choking and sexually assaulting a woman. Kovacs also faces two other charges for reportedly threatening the officers who made the arrest.
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Austin Police Officer Suspended for Lying and Neglecting Duties in Suicide Case
Austin, Texas
An Austin police officer has been suspended indefinitely after police say he did not check on the welfare of a suicidal man who fatally shot himself in September, according to a police report.
According to the report by Chief Art Acevedo, Officer Keith McCook was negligent in his duties and lied about an incident Sept. 17. Acevedo took the action after an Internal Affairs investigation that included an interview and review hearing with McCook.
McCook, who has been on the force eight years, could not be reached for comment. He will appeal the ruling, union President Sgt. Wayne Vincent said.
According to the report, which does not include the names of the victim nor the streets in which the incidents took place, McCook was dispatched to a home about 7:20 p.m. Sept. 17 to assist in a complaint. McCook spoke to a woman who was concerned about her husband’s well-being and left a few minutes later without writing a report, the report said.
A few minutes later, the woman again called 911 about her husband, who was at a different location, the report said.
McCook then called the communications supervisor to have two units removed from the call and to have it assigned to him, the report said. McCook called the woman, who said that her husband had guns in his home and was thinking about hurting himself, the report said. Instead of checking on the man or writing a report, McCook went on lunch break about 8 p.m., the report said.
A dispatcher became concerned for the man and notified the watch commander, who had McCook’s corporal order him to return to the home, the report said. McCook returned but did not investigate and did not contact his supervisor nor request a mental health officer, the report said.
The man was found the following evening in his backyard with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, the report said.
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An Austin police officer has been suspended indefinitely after police say he did not check on the welfare of a suicidal man who fatally shot himself in September, according to a police report.
According to the report by Chief Art Acevedo, Officer Keith McCook was negligent in his duties and lied about an incident Sept. 17. Acevedo took the action after an Internal Affairs investigation that included an interview and review hearing with McCook.
McCook, who has been on the force eight years, could not be reached for comment. He will appeal the ruling, union President Sgt. Wayne Vincent said.
According to the report, which does not include the names of the victim nor the streets in which the incidents took place, McCook was dispatched to a home about 7:20 p.m. Sept. 17 to assist in a complaint. McCook spoke to a woman who was concerned about her husband’s well-being and left a few minutes later without writing a report, the report said.
A few minutes later, the woman again called 911 about her husband, who was at a different location, the report said.
McCook then called the communications supervisor to have two units removed from the call and to have it assigned to him, the report said. McCook called the woman, who said that her husband had guns in his home and was thinking about hurting himself, the report said. Instead of checking on the man or writing a report, McCook went on lunch break about 8 p.m., the report said.
A dispatcher became concerned for the man and notified the watch commander, who had McCook’s corporal order him to return to the home, the report said. McCook returned but did not investigate and did not contact his supervisor nor request a mental health officer, the report said.
The man was found the following evening in his backyard with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, the report said.
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Houston Police Officer Indicted on Multiple Sexual Assault Charges
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| HPD Officer Abraham Joseph |
A Houston police officer was arrested by fellow officers Thursday following his indictment for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman while in his police uniform, a charge that can land him in prison for life.
Prosecutors with the Harris County District Attorney’s Public Integrity Division presented their evidence to a grand jury Thursday afternoon, and felony indictments were returned against Abraham Joseph, 27, on charges of aggravated sexual assault.
Joseph was relieved of duty after allegations of the alleged assaults came to light earlier this month, prosecutors said. District Attorney Pat Lykos applauded HPD for promptly investigating accusations against one of their own officers.
"This man was a police officer who violated the public’s trust and dishonored his badge. He used his status as a public servant to sexually assault women,’’ Lykos said. "HPD Chief Charles McClelland has been extremely cooperative in this investigation, and we will continue to work together to ensure that the citizens of Houston and Harris County can trust and rely on the men and women in uniform."
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Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Lubbock Police Officer Charged With Sexual Assault and Indecency With Child
Lubbock, Texas
Jason Hignight, 32, resigned as a Lubbock police officer shortly before detectives arrested him Tuesday evening. Hignight is charged with two counts of sexual assault of a child and one count of indecency with a child.
According to the police reports, Hignight's underage family members, ages 16 and 12, were interviewed by police about the allegations after the mother of the girls brought them to the police department.
According to an arrest warrant, Hignight's wife walked in him exposing himself with one of the victims. The 16-year-old victim told police that the sexual assaults have been going on for three years.
That same victim said in the warrant Hignight had been "feeling on her, they have had sex, and she has given him oral sex." She advised it occurred when Hignight was off of work on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
In the warrant, the 16-year-old described one incident where "she had her head under a blanket and was giving him [Hignight] oral sex." She said a 12-year-old family member saw this incident. She told police it occurred repeatedly in many locations around Lubbock, including their current residence.
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