MAN ARRESTED FOR DRUGS CLAIMS TO BE COOKE COUNTY PROBATION OFFICER

Sherman police jailed two men on felony drug charges Thursday, one of
them listing his occupation as a pubic servant working in Cooke County.

Jailed were [name redacted], 31, and [name redacted], 32, both of
Sherman. Cleveland, according to Sherman Police Sgt. Bruce Dawsey,
listed his occupation as a Texas Youth Commission juvenile probation
officer working in Cooke County. [name redacted] is reported to work
as a laborer with a McKinney car wash.

TYC spokesman Jim Hurley said mid-Thursday afternoon that it was too
soon for TYC to make any statements regarding this particular
situation, as they had only a short time earlier been notified.

Dawsey said the department's narcotics division concluded a month-long
investigation Thursday into the possible distribution of crack cocaine
centering around Cleveland's house in the 1800 block of North
Alexander. Police went to the residence with a narcotics search
warrant about 10 a.m. They made entry and found [name redacted] and
[name redacted] inside, [name redacted] holding a plastic baggy
containing nearly 12 grams of crack cocaine.

Dawsey said police jailed both men on misdemeanor charges of
possession of marijuana in a drug-free zone (within 1,000 feet of
Fairview Elementary School), plus a felony charge against [name
redacted] of possession-distribution of controlled substance (crack
cocaine) between 4-200 grams.

Hurley said that when TYC loses an employee for whatever reason, there
are others in place to take up the slack. TYC will decide on what type
of immediate action needs to be taken after they substantiate a TYC
employee is possibly involved in illegal activity. The employee can be
placed on paid or unpaid leave or dismissed. Also, Hurley added, they
are removed from any sort of contact with or supervision over the
juveniles with whom they had previously been working.

"Each situation is different," Hurley said, explaining that it is too
soon to comment on this particular situation.

"We have a no-tolerance policy when it comes to drugs or abuse. We
must monitor ourselves and ensure we have the right people working for
TYC."