A Brazoria County patrol deputy providing support in Uvalde has been arrested and charged with public intoxication.
According to Lieutenant Ian Patin with the Brazoria County Sheriff’s Office, the off-duty deputy was sent to Uvalde on May 31 alongside a team of eight patrol deputies and two dispatchers to relieve local agencies following the deadly shooting at Robb Elementary.
Patin says the deputy, who was off-duty at the time, was arrested for intoxication on June 2 and was immediately relieved from his duties in Uvalde.About the Author:Moriah Ballard joined the KPRC 2 digital team in the fall of 2021. Prior to becoming a digital content producer in Southeast Texas and a Houstonian, Moriah was an award-winning radio host in her hometown of Lorain, Ohio and previously worked as a producer/content creator in Cleveland.
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