Dalworthington Gardens Police Sergeant Bobby Beasley Indicted For Sexual Assault

Sgt. Bobby L. Beasley

Dalworthington Gardens,Texas

A police sergeant in Dalworthington Gardens has been indicted in the sexual assault of a woman he reportedly had arrested and offered help.

Bobby L. Beasley, 51, was indicted by a Tarrant County grand jury Wednesday on a charge of sexual assault, a second-degree felony.

Beasley's attorney, Terri Moore, said her client maintains his innocence.

"Mr. Beasley looks forward to having his day in court," Moore said.

Investigators say the sexual assault occurred in December 2010, when Beasley went to serve an arrest warrant on a woman with outstanding traffic citations.

The woman did not report the incident until April, however, saying her family had told her that no one would believe her because she is black and Beasley is white, according to a sworn statement by police in seeking a warrant for Beasley's arrest.

According to the sworn statement, Beasley was wearing civilian clothing but had his badge and gun in plain view when he drove to the woman's house in Fort Worth to make an arrest.

While driving the woman to Dalworthington Gardens, Beasley reportedly told her that he would help her and offered to drive her home. The woman said Beasley touched her inappropriately while they were driving to Fort Worth, according to police.

Beasley was a member of the Dalworthington Gardens Police Department for three years.

If convicted, he could face up to 20 years in prison.

Jury Speaks: Houston Police Officer Leslie Aikens Guilty on Corruption Charges

Houston Police Officer Leslie Aikens

Houston, Texas

After a two-day trial and less than two hours of deliberation, a jury found a former Houston police officer guilty of corruption.

According to authorities, Leslie Aikens, 46, provided an escort for drug runners carrying 7 kilograms of cocaine through the Houston area in his official HPD vehicle back in March. Those drug runners were undercover agents, officials said. Investigators said Aikens accepted a $2,000 bribe for his services.

Evidence included a video as well as audio tapes of the transaction.

The defense tried convincing the jury that Aikens had no knowledge of the cocaine. The jury didn’t buy it and found Aikens guilty on all counts.

Aikens faces 10 years to life in prison, at least five years of supervised release and a fine of up to $10 million.

Whitehouse Police Chief and Deputy Included in Financial Fraud Investigation

Whitehouse Police Chief Rick Waller

(Image courtesy KYTX CBS 19)

Whitehouse, Texas

A number of officials in Whitehouse are under investigation for financial irregularities and other undisclosed charges, according to Constable Dustin Rust, Smith County Precinct 3.

“We have been conducting the investigation for pretty close to five months now,” Rust said. “The only reason we released the information is because we had to notify the city [of Whitehouse].”

The list of those under investigation includes Ronny Fite, Chief of the Whitehouse Volunteer Fire Department, Whitehouse Police Chief Rick Waller, and other police personnel.

The focus of the investigation, as of today, involves fuel usage. Whitehouse has for more than a year used a program that dispenses fuel electronically and all use is tracked by computer, which includes the vehicle’s odometer reading and other data.

“Because of the complexity of the case, we have focused on one charge out of several at this time,” Rust said in a news release.

Rust said other charges for other officials, some possibly in the fire department, may be pending and that his office will forward the evidence to the Smith County District Attorney.

“We’ll turn it into the D.A. and grand jury to decide what they want to do with it,” he said.

Waller is being investigated for acquiring fuel in his personal vehicle from city pumps while being reimbursed by the city for a vehicle allowance. He was allegedly getting reimbursement from the city while using city fuel.

Dallas Police Officer Andrew Maldonado Arrested For Driving Drunk and Crashing Vehicle

Dallas Police Officer Andrew Maldonado

Dallas, Texas

In what seems to be an ongoing trend of police officers who like to hit the sauce before getting behind the wheel, Dallas Police Officer Andrew Maldonado is no exception. Maldonado was arrested for driving while intoxicated over the weekend.

The four-year veteran was driving near Love Field Airport and wrecked his car at the intersection of Lemmon Ave. and Lovers Ln. No one else was involved in the collision.

Maldonado is assigned to the Northeast Patrol Division. The officer is suspended pending a criminal investigation in addition to one from the Internal Affairs division.

Austin Police Department’s Attempt To Hide Citizen’s Panel Ruling Against Officer In Fatal Shooting Failing

Austin, Texas

An independent citizen’s panel reviewed evidence in the fatal shooting of a man by an Austin police officer last May. After reviewing the evidence, the panel recommended that the officer be fired.

However, that opinion has remained secret since being sent to Police Chief Art Acevedo late last year, and it stands in contrast to public statements that Acevedo has made about the death of Byron Carter Jr.

In fact, following the fatal shooting, Acevedo defended the actions of Officer Nathan Wagner. According to the chief, Wagner appeared to be within state law and departmental policies. In a recent interview, he said that he has seen no additional information that "would cause me to retract any previous statements."

A Travis County grand jury will review the case this month.

According to police accounts of the incident, Wagner shot Carter, 20, on May 30 east of downtown Austin after a car in which Carter was riding charged toward Wagner and his partner, Officer Jeffrey Rodriguez. The car struck Rodriguez, who was treated for a ruptured Achilles tendon but has since returned to regular duty.

Minutes before the shooting, police have said, Carter and his 16-year-old companion were walking along East Seventh Street when Wagner and Rodriguez, who were looking for car burglars, began following them.

Police said they were acting suspiciously but have not explained those suspicions other than to say that Carter and the teen appeared to be "casing out the area."

Carter and his friend then got into a car that raced toward the officers, police have said. Wagner shot Carter four times, including once in the head, and shot the teen driver of the car in the arm. The teen recovered from the wound. A grand jury did not indict the teen on any charge.

Austin Police Officer Luis Soler Gets Five Days On Couch for Tasing Handcuffed Woman

Austin, Texas

Austin Police have had to suspend one of their own, after he used his taser gun on an unarmed, handcuffed woman.

The incident happened on July 23. Corporal Luis Soler was the backup officer on the arrest of a woman. Reportedly while the woman was being searched, she escaped from custody and ran away.

Soler ran after the handcuffed woman and used his taser on her.

It is against Austin Police Department policy to deploy a taser on a handcuffed suspect. Soler is suspended for five days.

Katy Police Officer Cody Parchman Fired Following Crash That Killed a Mom and Her Son

Katy Police Officer Cody Parchman

Taylor McShan

Houston, Texas

A police officer in Katy is without a job today, after his involvement in a fatal crash that killed a woman and her 12-year-old son. Investigators say the driver of the pickup truck who hit the family was drunk and the officer was actually the passenger in that truck.

Katy Police Officer Cody Parchman was originally suspended and put on administrative leave early Thursday morning right after that deadly wreck. On Friday, Parchman was officially fired.

Katy Police Chief Bill Hastings says he had no choice but to fire Parchman, who had been on the force for about a month. Chief Hastings made the scene after Thursday morning's deadly accident and told us he had reason to believe the off-duty Katy police officer was intoxicated.

It was Parchman’s truck that crashed into the mother and her teenage son. Parchman was riding in the passenger seat. Taylor McShan, the man driving Parchman's truck, is suspected of being drunk and has now been charged with two counts of intoxication manslaughter.

The victims, Katherine Addison, 48, and her son Kendall, 12, had pulled over on the shoulder of I-10 just west of Brookshire after getting a flat tire in the early morning hours. Police say as the mother was trying to fix the tire, a pickup truck slammed into their car, causing it to burst into flames, killing the mother and son.

According to the Katy Police Department, Parchman will not face any criminal charges.