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TexasTowelie

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3. Update.

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Thu Dec 20, 2012, 07:29 PM

Dec 2012

A female Texas trooper has been suspended amid an investigation of her videotaped body cavity search of two women along a busy highway.

Department of Public Safety spokesman Tom Vinger said late Wednesday that Trooper Kelley Halleson has been suspended with pay. Results of a Texas Rangers inquiry are expected to go to a Dallas County grand jury in January.

An Irving woman and her adult niece this week sued Halleson and a male trooper, plus DPS director Steve McCraw, over the July traffic stop. Angel and Ashley Dobbs say the search videotaped by a patrol car camera was unlawful and humiliating.

The women say a male trooper says he saw them throw cigarette butts out a window, questioned them about drugs and summoned Halleson. No drugs were found.

http://www.statesman.com/news/ap/texas/female-texas-trooper-suspended-amid-body-search/nTbmF/#cmComments

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Two Women (allegedly) violated by Texas Troopers on the side of the road [View all] TexasTowelie Dec 2012 OP

That is totally uncalled for sonias Dec 2012 #1

Hard to defend. it is all on camera. johncoby2 Dec 2012 #2

Update. TexasTowelie Dec 2012 #3

so, the female officer who did the search is suspended, the male officer who started the whole niyad Jan 2013 #4