Lawsuit: South Texas DA twice used expunged records to block officer from landing law enforcement jobs

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A veteran law enforcement officer has filed a lawsuit in federal court in San Antonio accusing the district attorney of the 81st judicial district and one of her investigators of using unlawfully obtained records to block his hiring by two agencies.

Jasper McDonald said expunged records were forwarded by District Attorney Audrey Gossett Louis to officials with the Wilson County Sheriff’s Office and the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Rangers Association, causing both agencies to separately rescind employment offers.

Gossett Louis had forwarded Stewart records obtained by DA Investigator Roland Trevino from a deadly conduct case against McDonald, even though those records were part of a previous court expungement order, the suit states. Prosecutors typically will not call officers on this list as witnesses during criminal proceedings, because the credibility of the officers will be called into question.McDonald, according to the suit, was also offered a position with the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Rangers Association.

 

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