Christian Henricksen, the second in command at the Bexar County District Attorney's Office, announced Tuesday that he's resigning.
Christian Henricksen , the second in command at the Bexar County District Attorney's Office, announced Tuesday that he's resigning. Henricksen has played a key role in District Attorney Joe Gonzales ' administration since the Democrat took office in 2019, first as chief of litigation and then as first assistant district attorney. Prior to that, Henricksen was Gonzales ' law partner in private practice and served for eight years as a prosecutor.
Bexar County DA Joe Gonzales defends ties to Austin group that wants to 'shrink' prison population His last day will be April 26. Henricksen, reached by phone Tuesday, declined to say what his next move is. As first assistant district attorney, Henricksen was responsible for handling much of the day-to-day operations within the office.
An Austin lawyer pushed progressive reforms on DA Joe Gonzales. Here’s how he responded. Email and text messages, obtained under the Texas Public Information Act, show the group’s founder, Jessica Brand, has had extensive communications with Gonzales and Henricksen about policy and particular cases since Gonzales took office in 2019.
Ex-cop charged in Erik Cantu shooting takes aim at DA's ties to Austin reform group Henricksen, in an interview earlier this year with the Express-News, said he worked with Brand on reforming bail procedures and the handling of trespassing cases involving homeless people. He said he was proud of what they had accomplished in de-emphasizing prosecution of low-level, nonviolent offenses. He emphasized that the Wren Collective did not influence prosecutorial decisions in any cases.
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