Anonymous ID: 2b3435 Jan. 14, 2021, 4:30 p.m. No.12524082   🗄️.is đź”—kun   >>4213

Houston police officer under investigation after participating in U.S. Capitol riot

 

An 18-year veteran of the Houston Police Department is under federal investigation for his participation in the riot at the U.S. Capitol last week, Houston police Chief Art Acevedo said at a press conference Wednesday afternoon.

 

On Sunday, a community member sent Acevedo a picture of the patrol officer carrying a Trump flag outside the Capitol during the Jan. 6 rally, Acevedo said. The officer had also posted a photo of himself at the Capitol on Facebook. Acevedo then contacted the FBI to launch a joint investigation into the officer’s role in the riot.

 

“There is no excuse for criminal activity, especially from a police officer,” Acevedo said. “I can’t tell you the anger I feel at the thought of a police officer, and other police officers, thinking they get to go storm the Capitol.”

 

By Thursday morning, Acevedo announced on Twitter that the officer had resigned. The police chief added that the department will release the officer’s name when the Department of Justice and the FBI complete their joint investigation into the officer’s activities at the Capitol.

 

The officer had no disciplinary history, the chief said.

 

After determining that the officer had entered the Capitol during the riot, Acevedo placed him on paid administrative leave and scheduled a disciplinary hearing for Friday following a required two-day waiting period. He will likely face federal charges, Acevedo said.

 

Doug Griffith, president of the Houston Police Officers’ Union, said he has not spoken to the officer. Since the officer wasn’t acting in a law enforcement capacity at the time, he said the union will not be involved.

 

https://www.texastribune.org/2021/01/13/houston-police-officer-us-capitol-riot/

Anonymous ID: 2b3435 Jan. 14, 2021, 4:42 p.m. No.12524266   🗄️.is đź”—kun

Texas megachurch pastor sent to prison for fraud scheme

 

HOUSTON – A Texas megachurch pastor and former spiritual adviser to two U.S. presidents has been sentenced to six years in prison for bilking investors out of millions of dollars.

 

Kirbyjon H. Caldwell, 67, was sentenced Wednesday in Shreveport, Louisiana. Former spiritual adviser to Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama.

 

https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/texas-megachurch-pastor-prison-fraud-scheme-75254196