Steve Hendrix
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Service Record
Kaufman County Texas Sheriff's Office
Rank | Deputy; Sergeant[1] |
Van Zandt County Texas Sheriff's Office
Rank | Sheriff |
Dates of Service | July 2020[2] - May 14, 2022.[3] |
Last Known Status | Resigned[3] |
Incident Reports
2022 False Statement
Response Timeline
In March 2022, Hendrix was indicted for giving a false statement to a peace officer during the investigation. Hendrix could face up to six months in jail on the misdemeanor charge.[3]
On April 29, 2022, Hendrix resigned.[3]
On May 20, 2022, the charges were dismissed. The District Attorney stated that the "interest of justice would be best served by protecting those future cases on behalf of victims and agreeing to dismiss the charges in exchange for resignation from the Van Zandt County Sheriff's Office".[4]
LEO Ratings
References
- ↑ NEW SHERIFFS IN TOWN: Steve Hendrix vows to make Van Zandt County ‘proud of your sheriff’s department again’, KETK, 2021-03-05
- ↑ Steve Hendrix, LinkedIn
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Van Zandt County Sheriff to Resign Following Arrest, Indictment, NBC DFW, 2022-04-29
- ↑ Zak Wellerman, Officials dismiss charges against former Van Zandt County sheriff, his deputies, CBS19, 2022-07-06
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