Is Houston Police Department Covering Up Something?

Houston, Texas

Back in 2009, the Houston Police Department raided the home of Wilfido Joe Alfaro, supposedly to find a load of drugs.

During the raid, one of the officers was shot. Police claim it was Alfaro who fired the shot. After the dust settled, Wilfido Alfaro was dead.

It was in the aftermath, when things began to look suspicious. As it turns out, Houston police officers never found the drugs they were expecting to find. And as for Alfaro, well, here three years later, an autopsy report shows he was shot at least eight times in the back.

Also, the weapon he allegedly used to fire on the officer happened to be the same type of gun the officers were carrying.

HPD maintains that nothing inappropriate happened. However, Houston attorney Randall Kallinen and other advocates are claiming otherwise.

Houston police are already under investigation by the Justice Department for numerous claims of excessive force. And if advocates have their way, this case will be added to the list.

Houston Police say they did not have anything to do with the delay in autopsy findings.

Surfside Cop Ibrahim Sleiman Busted for Choking His Wife

Surfside, Texas

A Surfside police officer got the opportunity to view the world from inside a jail cell Friday after allegedly strangling his wife during an argument.

Precinct 4 deputies were called to the couple’s Tomball home on English Pine Court around 4 a.m.

Ibrahim Sleiman, according to the misses, dragged her from the bedroom during an argument, threw her on the couch and choked her. She said she couldn’t breathe and nearly passed out.

The wife said he then pushed her on the floor and dragged her by her hair across the living room floor.

Sleiman was arrested on a charge of assault/strangulation.

Harris County Sheriff’s Deputy David Land Facing Child Porn Charges

Montgomery County, Texas

According to authorities, David Wayne Land is more than just a former Harris County sheriff's deputy. In fact, Cops say Land is a pedophile.

The 42-year-old land has been charged with three counts of possession with intent to promote child pornography. Montgomery County Precinct 4 deputy constables arrested Land at his home in Porter on Monday.

Investigators say a search of Land’s home yielded several hundred images of child pornography on Land's hard drive. The victims appeared to be 3 to 8 years old, officials said.

Land could face more charges after computers seized from his home are analyzed, investigators said. Land was booked into the Montgomery County Jail with bond set at $100,000.

Houston Police Officer Cedric Lincoln Spreads His Own Version of Holiday Cheer: Arrested on Aggravated Assault Charges

Houston, Texas

Holiday cheer has been scarce around the home of Houston police officer Cedric Lincoln.

In fact, he was arrested and charged in a domestic violence case Saturday, according to deputies with the Harris County Precinct 4 Constable's Office.

Lincoln is charged with two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

According to deputies, Lincoln showed up at his estranged wife's house in Cypress under the influence with a gun early Saturday morning.

Lincoln noticed that her boyfriend's truck was outside the home. The officer then entered the home through the garage and confronted the couple when they were sleeping, deputies said.

Deputies said Lincoln put a gun to the boyfriend's head and made him leave. He ran out and called 911.

Lincoln then placed the gun towards his wife’s head, threatening to kill her.

Lincoln has been relieved of his duty as an officer with pay until an internal investigation is completed.

Former Galveston County Constable Pam Matranga Don’t Need No Stinking Gun!

Galveston County, Texas

She’s been accused of sexual harassment. She’s been accused of peeing in a public park. And now, Galveston County Precinct 7 Constable Pam Matranga has really done it! She lost her gun and fiddled around before reporting it.

Matranga served as the top female law enforcement official in Galveston, but a year full of controversy and a recent election loss has changed that.

According to sheriff's investigators, Matranga called about a week after the weapon was lost.

It was earlier this year, when Matranga was caught on camera urinating at a public park. She is also currently being sued for sexual harassment by a former deputy. Matranga, however, says those trying to discredit her are only wasting their time.

"They've accomplished everything they wanted to. I'm moving on. I wish they would too," said Matranga.

Harris County Constable Victor Trevino Indicted by Grand Jury

Houston, Texas

It has turned out to be not such a great week for Harris County Precinct 6 Constable Victor Trevino. A grand jury has indicted him on four felony offenses following a 14-month investigation.

The Harris County District Attorney’s Office charged Trevino with misapplication of fiduciary property, abuse of official capacity and two charges of tampering with government records.

If convicted, Trevino could spend up to 10 years in prison and face up to a $10,000 fine on the misapplication case. He also faces six months to two years in the state jail and up to a $10,000 fine if convicted of the other charges.

Trevino is accused of using his elected position to induce on-duty uniformed deputy constables driving county vehicles to serve eviction and property vacate notices, not relating to their employment.

The indictments also accuse Trevino of improprieties in the handling of funds relating to his charity, CARE, and presenting campaign finance reports that failed to include mandatory contribution information.

The investigation by the DA’s office included interviews with more than 165 people.

Trevino has been Constable for Precinct 6 in Houston’s east end for nearly 25 years.

Texas Judge in ‘Daughter Beating’ Video Back on the Bench

Judge William Adams

Rockport, Texas

Judge William Adams, the Texas judge seen viciously beating his teenage daughter in a video she posted on YouTube last year was back on the bench Wednesday after a year-long suspension.

Adams, the top judge in Aransas County, worked through a normal docket of juvenile cases, divorces and estate settlements on his first day back. He said nothing to address the incident that kept him off the bench for a year.

The State Commission on Judicial Conduct issued Adams a public warning in September. However, The Texas Supreme Court last week lifted Adams' suspension, during which he collected his $150,000 salary.

In the year prior to his suspension, Adams dealt with at least 349 family law cases, nearly 50 of which involved state caseworkers seeking to determine whether parents were fit to raise their children. The state will no longer file physical abuse cases in his court, but most of the state cases had to do with neglect or poor living environments, according to the district clerk.

The nearly 8-minute video went viral on YouTube and was viewed by millions of Internet users. In it, Adams is seen lashing his then-16-year-old daughter Hillary on her legs more than a dozen times and growing increasingly irate while she screams and refuses to turn over on a bed to be beaten. At one point the father screams: "Lay down or I'll spank you in your (expletive) face."

Hillary Adams said she released the video, which she secretly taped in 2004, hoping it would compel her father to get help. She said the beating came because she had illegally downloaded digital files on the Internet.

After the video was released, Adams said his daughter posted the clip to get back at him for telling her he would be reducing the amount of financial support he gave her and taking away her Mercedes. A day earlier, he had told a television station that the video looked worse than it was.

Both Hillary Adams and her mother, Hallie Adams, who is also seen hitting Hillary in the video, have said William Adams is not fit to return to the bench. The local district attorney said too much time had passed to bring charges against William Adams.

The courthouse's switchboard was flooded with angry callers and even emails about Adams, but county officials have said all along that the situation was out of their hands. Adams is an elected official with a term running through 2014. County commissioners voted to slightly lower his salary — he earned about $150,000 during his suspension — but there was little else they could do.

In the courtroom, security has been stepped up in response to threats received following the release of the video, including visitors now being required to pass through metal detectors to enter the building.