Harrison Co. Deputy Eddie Nichols Fired After Alleged Sexual Indecency With Child

Harrison County, Texas

Sharon Nichols, who was charged with indecency with a child Friday along with her husband, sheriff’s deputy and local pastor Eddie Nichols, was fired Tuesday from her position as deputy county clerk.

Harrison County officials were notified Thursday by a Texas State Technical College police officer of an incident involving a deputy and his wife that was reported to them by a school counselor.

The incident was reported by a juvenile female student to a counselor regarding inappropriate sexual contact. Once the Sheriff’s Office was notified, the Harrison County District Attorney’s Office and Child Protection Services of East Texas were immediately notified and an investigation began into the allegations.

After interviews, warrants were obtained by the District Attorney’s Office for the arrest of Deputy Nichols and his wife, Sharon Nichols, on charges of sexual indecency with a child by contact. The charges are a 2nd degree felony, and both were arrested and placed in jail.

Eddie Nichols was arraigned and a bond of $200,000 was placed on him. He is currently in the Harrison County Jail. Sharon Nichols was arraigned and a bond of $100,000 was placed on her. She has been released from jail.

Deputy Nichols has been terminated.

Former Fair Oaks Police Officer Robert Crews Sentenced To Prison for Stalking and Sending Explicit Images To Victim and Her Co-Workers

Fair Oaks Police Officer Robert Crews

San Antonio, Texas

A Fair Oaks police officer was sentenced to federal prison in an internet stalking case.

Robert Crews, 41, has been sentenced to two years in prison. Crews will also be placed under supervised release for three years after completing his prison term.

On July 21, 2011, Crews pleaded guilty to internet stalking.

According to court records, Crews admitted to sending an email containing 15 sexually explicit images of his victim to her and 29 of her co-workers on July 27, 2010.

Crews said he wanted to cause the victim emotional harm, according to court records.

Slaton Police Officer Richard Lee Lewis Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography Charge

Slaton Police Officer Richard Lee Lewis

An update to an earlier story about Slaton Police Officer Richard Lee Lewis:

A Slaton police officer, as part of a plea deal, has plead guilty to a felony count of receiving child pornography.

Richard Lee “Rick” Lewis, 50, now faces a statutory sentence of not less than five years or more than 20 years in federal prison, a $250,000 fine and up to a lifetime of supervised release following his plea before U.S. District Judge Sam R. Cummings in Lubbock federal court.

Lewis remains on a personal recognizance bond.

The judge ordered an investigation report and a sentencingdate will be set after the report is submitted to the Court.

Back in June, Lewis pleaded not guilty to six pornography related charges after a federal grand jury indicted him on six counts of transporting, receiving and possessing sexual images of children.

Lewis voluntarily surrendered to federal authorities in May and was released on his own recognizance.

Days after resigning from the Slaton Police Department, he surrendered to authorities when it became known the Department of Homeland Security had him under investigation.

During his career with the Slaton Police Department, Lewis served as the officer assigned to Slaton schools.

Federal agents searched Lewis’ home May 11 and seized three computers, 80 CDs and 10 VHS tapes, according to court documents.

Slaton Police Chief Royce Goodson said investigators also took Lewis’ work computer after receiving consent to search it.

A forensic examination of Lewis’ computers produced numerous files containing images and videos depicting minors engaged in sexually explicit behavior - including [filtered word] and bestiality, according to court documents.

Lewis told investigators he would usually delete the child pornography after he viewed it, court documents show.

South Texas Police Chief Accused of Sending Constable Transgender Porn

Primera, Texas

Primera Police Chief Joe Rodriguez is accused of sending porn to a constable. The porn allegedly consists of transgendered material.

The allegations came to light when Constable Robert Lopez filed a harassment report, after receiving a series of pornographic images of a transgendered woman through text message from Rodriguez on his government-issued phone. Rodriguez says he meant to send the images to a cousin and inadvertently sent them to Lopez instead.

The two men will be running against each other for the constable position in 2012. Each claim the other is attempting to discredit their reputation for political reasons.

Lopez says Rodriguez has a history of inappropriate use of government technology. In 2007 Rodriguez was terminated from a local school district after allegedly searching for adult web content from the school’s computers. Lopez said he believes Rodriguez was attempting to make him look bad if his government phone records were ever opened through an open records request.

Harris Co. DA Launches Investigation Into Harris County Constable Trevino's Office

Yesterday, we reported on KTRK-TV in Houston's investigation of Harris County Constable Victor Trevino. Their series of investigations has led Harris County DA's ofice to launch a criminal investigation.

Investigation Continues for Houston Police Department Over Sgt. Ruben Trejo, Who Collided WIth School Bus While Driving Drunk

SGT. Ruben Trejo

We have an update to an earlier story, involving Houston Police Sgt. Ruben Trejo, who was charged with driving drunk following colliding with a school bus (while on his way to work). Houston police Chief Charles McClelland has confirmed he fired the patrol sergeant, but said the department's investigation of the incident is not over.

Union officials said they have been told that at least two HPD officers, including supervisors, are under investigation for unspecified misconduct on April 13, the day the officer crashed his personal vehicle into a bus in the 7900 block of Harrisburg while on his way to his job at the Eastside station.

Sgt. Ruben Trejo, 46, was fired by McClelland on August 19.  Trejo joined HPD in November 1985, and worked at the Eastside station since 1991.

The driver of the private school bus, who was ticketed in the wreck, told police Trejo smelled like alcohol, appeared to have been drinking and had open bottles of beer and wine in his vehicle. Trejo's late-model Toyota pickup was mangled in the collision, forcing responders to cut him from the vehicle.

According to witnesses, responding officers attempted to cover alcohol containers and threatened anyone who tried to take photos with arrest.

On April 25, two weeks after the wreck, prosecutors charged Trejo with DWI, alleging he had a blood-alcohol level of .205 - more than twicethe legal limit - when his blood was drawn at the hospital shortly after the collision. Trejo was wearing his HPD uniform when the incident occurred at 2:15 p.m., and he was on the way to begin his regular shift.

Harris County Precinct 6 Constable Comes Under Fire for Violating State Law Ethics?

Houston, Texas

The constable on Houston's east end, Victor Trevino, has a problem. He has come under fire after County computers show his office may havebroken state ethics laws. Local television station KTRK’s undercover investigation reveals some rather disturbing findings, including what many are calling extortion and possible misappropriation of funds.