A lieutenant with the Wilson County Sheriff’s Office was arrested late last week amid allegations that he gave a false statement to an investigator.
Lt. Joseph Dubs was taken into custody Friday and later released after posting $800 bond on the misdemeanor charge, booking records obtained by KSAT Investigates show.
Dubs, 60, is accused of providing false information to a Wilson County Attorney’s Office investigator about the circumstances of the arrest last month of a political candidate there.A source familiar with the investigation said a warrant was issued June 6 for the arrest of a former candidate for the Texas House of Representatives who had failed to turn in campaign finance reports.
“After a review of the statement and report, it was found that Joseph’s official answer to the request was false. Joseph, with intent to deceive, knowingly made a false that was material to a criminal investigation,” the warrant for the arrest of Dubs states. Dubs, who was hired by the Wilson County Sheriff’s Office at the start of 2021, worked as a San Antonio Police Department officer for 28 years, state law enforcement records show.
He was still employed by WCSO as of Wednesday morning, Texas Commission on Law Enforcement records confirm.WCSO officials, including Sheriff Jim Stewart, did not respond to repeated calls from KSAT seeking comment on the arrest of Dubs.Copyright 2023 by KSAT - All rights reserved.Emmy-award winning reporter Dillon Collier joined KSAT Investigates in September 2016. Dillon's investigative stories air weeknights on the Nightbeat and on the Six O'Clock News.
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