Two members of the Santa Clara marshal’s office have been indicted on multiple charges of abusing their positions in law enforcement, court records show.
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Chief Marshal Jerry Airola, 58, faces multiple charges for misuse of official information, official oppression, and unauthorized obtaining of criminal history record information. The offenses date back to June 2021, March 2022, and August 2022.Terreal Hatcher, 34, is charged with two counts of official oppression for his actions as deputy marshal during what appears to be the same August 2022 incident.Santa Clara is a small city in Guadalupe County, near Marion.
Zwicke told KSAT that the Guadalupe County Sheriff’s Office had received a complaint, which it forwarded to the Texas Rangers. He did not provide details of the original complaint. Texas Department of Public Safety Spokesman Lt. Jason Reyes would not provide details of the investigation, either, saying everything had been passed onto prosecutors.No one answered the phones at either Santa Clara or New Berlin’s marshal offices when KSAT called Friday, and both city’s offices were closed for the day.
Emails sent to Santa Clara’s mayor and city secretary were not returned before the close of business.
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