Waller County DA Investigator Indicted on Drug Trafficking Charges
HOUSTON – An investigator with the Waller County District Attorney’s Office has been charged with attempting to possess with the intent to distribute heroin as well as attempting to launder drug proceeds, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer Lowery. Authorities took Mohamed Ahmed “Alex” Kassem, 46, Houston, into custody today. He is expected to make his […]
Hays County Claims to Have Misfiled a Case at a Higher Level
On April 13, 2021, the Hays County 274th District Court held a hearing on a pre-indictment habeas corpus relief hearing. In the hearing the Travis County Attorney, Pro Tem disclosed the matter to be considered a misdemeanor and not a felony. Apparently, per the Travis County Attorney, the Hays County “misfiled,” the warrant as a […]
TCOLE Has Failed to Take Licensing Actions on Multiple Peace Officers
We have been provided more confirmation to a previous story on individuals which went through a “basic peace officer course,” during and after September 1983. Yes, 1983 seems like a very long time ago, but in terms of a law enforcement career for many, it is still ongoing. This is because there are those that […]
Prior Union President and Hays County Sheriff Deputy Agreed to Surrender License over Amazon Employment
We have received new information from our previous story on Michael Kirkwood. Previously, we were informed the past Union President and Hays County Sheriff Deputy surrendered his peace officer license to have a case dismissed against him. Now, we have learned Michael Kirkwood was working two jobs at one time. Specifically, he was being paid […]
Texas Law Enforcement May Have Stricter Hiring Standards if Senate Bill 24 Passes
Senate Bill 24 provides for procedures to hire law enforcement personnel. The intent of SB24 is to hold both applicants and law enforcement agencies accountable. This would be done by requiring review of pertinent records of prior conduct and activities before an applicant is hired by a law enforcement agency. Specifically, SB24 would require law […]
Cameron County Judge Orders Habeas Corpus Hearing
On April 6, 2021, the Honorable Estela Chavez-Vasquez ordered a Writ of Habeas Corpus Hearing. The order comes after numerous attempts to prove tampering with a case within her venue. The most recent filing will allow the tampering to be easily articulated. In the initial attempt for relief, the application was filed within the criminal […]
Prior Cameron County Sheriff Candidate Petitions the US Supreme Court
FOLLOW US: On March 29, 2021, a 2020 Cameron County Sheriff hopeful, John Chambers, has submitted a Writ of Certiorari to the United States Supreme Court to consider two Federal questions on his misdemeanor conviction(s) of fourteen (14) counts of Texas Penal Code 37.10, Tampering with Government Records Initially, Chambers was found guilty of felonies, […]
Texas Medical Board Issues Discipline for a More than a Couple of South Texas Physicians
On March 5, 2021, the Texas Medical Board issues a Press Release for discipline it provided on numerous physicians licensed to practice medicine in the State of Texas. Discipline in the Corpus Christ Area: Anderson, Michael Alan, M.D., Lic. No. L5975, Corpus ChristiOn March 5, 2021, the Board and Michael Alan Anderson, M.D., entered into […]
Hays County Sheriff Deputy & Past Union President Agreed to Surrender his License to Dismiss Cases
The Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) has officially accepted the surrendering of a Hays County Sheriff’s Deputy’s Peace Officer Licensure on March 5, 2021. On March 5th, TCOLE held a quarterly meeting and Michael Justin Kirkwood, prior Hays County Sheriff Deputy was named for conferral to accept his request to surrender his license to […]
TCOLE March 2021 Commission Meeting Results in Licensure Actions
The Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) have released the names of the individuals put before their meeting for actionable decisions on individual licensure. The meeting was held on March 4, 2021, and the listed individuals are identified as follows: Default Suspension Orders Abshier, Joshua L. Peace Officer, Jailer Port Arthur Police Dep’t Bullock, Jaron […]