Council Set to Hire Police Chief

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City of Jefferson

By V. Hugh Lewis II, publisher

The Jefferson City Council is scheduled to hire its new police chief at the Tuesday, March 3, 2020, special Council Meeting. The meeting will be at 5:30 p.m. at City Hall.

Almost 20 applicants have applied for the job, and council was asked by former Mayor Bubba Haggard to create a list of 2-3 names they’d like to interview. Mayor Pro Tem Victor Perot will oversee the meeting and the hiring process.

A list of interviewees has not been made available at this time.

Racial Profiling Report

Interim Police Chief Jason Carroll will present the Police Department’s 2019 Racial Profiling Report prior to the interviews.

The report, attached below, shows City Officers made 1,417 stops from January 1-December 31, 2019. A written report is required to submit an annual report to the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement, and to the governing body of the agency.

Details of the report:

  • Gender:
    • Female 501
    • Male 911
  • Race or Ethnicity:
    • Black 405
    • Asian/Pacific: 15
    • White: 836
    • Hispanic/Latino: 160
    • Alaska Native/American Indian: 1
  • Was Race or ethnicity known prior to stop:
    • Yes 108
    • No 1,309
  • Reason for Stop
    • Violation of Law: 181
    • Preexisting Knowledge: 8
    • Moving Traffic Violation: 779
    • Vehicle Traffic Violation: 449
  • Location of Stop
    • City Street: 295
    • US Highway: 487
    • State Highway:
    • Private Property or Other:
  • Was Search Conducted:
    • Yes: 38
    • No: 1,379
  • Reason for Search:
    • Consent: 11
    • Contraband in Plain View: 3
    • Probable Cause: 21
    • Inventory: 1
    • Incident to arrest: 2
  • Was Contraband Discovered?
    • Yes: 19
    • No: 19
  • Description of Contraband:
    • Drugs: 11
    • other: 8
  • Result of stop
    • Verbal Warning: 11
    • Written Warning: 692
    • Citation: 699
    • Written Warning and Arrest: 3
    • Citation and Arrest: 10
    • Arrest: 2
    • Arrest Total: 15
  • Arrest Based on:
    • Violation of Penal Code: 8
    • Violation of Traffic Code: 1
    • Outstanding Warrant: 6
  • Was Physical force resulting in bodily injury used during stop
    • Yes: 0
    • No: 1,417

The Herald will be live for the report presentation and for the formal hiring of the Police Chief after the Council’s Executive Session for Interviews.

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