Stinnett’s former police chief Jason Collier was arrested by Texas Rangers on Thursday after being placed on administrative leave on Wednesday. The City of Stinnett Facebook page confirmed that Collier has resigned.
Texas Department of Public Safety Sgt. Cindy Barkley said Tuesday that the office of the Hutchinson County District Attorney has asked the Texas Rangers to open a criminal investigation into Collier.
Collier has reportedly sent a text message to the victim with a fraudulent government file attached. The document was a fraudulent marriage annulment, ”said Sgt. Barkley.
Sgt. Barkley said Collier was charged with tampering with a government document with the intent of defrauding a crime in the state prison. She said Collier’s bail was set at $ 10,000.
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