FORMER DALLAS COUNTY DEPUTY FACES CHARGES

A former Dallas County sheriff's deputy investigator surrendered to county
officials Tuesday to face charges he committed perjury and bribery.

Nash Joe Gipson, 35, of Selma, turned himself in at the Dallas County
Sheriff's Department, where he once worked as a narcotics investigator. He
was released after posting bond.

Efforts to reach Gipson were unsuccessful Tuesday.

A grand jury indicted Gipson, who was working for the Uniontown Police
Department, on April 8 on charges he committed perjury by making false
statements on Oct. 21 in a deposition before a Dallas County circuit judge
and in an affidavit for a search warrant, according to Attorney General Troy
King.

Gipson is accused of giving testimony that a confidential informant said he
or she had visited the Days Inn in Selma and had seen crack and marijuana in
a room, authorities said.

Gipson, if convicted, could face up to 10 years in prison and fines of up to
$10,000.