DALLAS — Dallas police issued an arrest warrant Tuesday for an officer who is alleged to have fabricated physical evidence while conducting an illegal search in an incident that involved five other officers, the department said.
All six officers were placed on administrative leave while Dallas police conduct an internal affairs investigation, the department said in a news release.
The warrant was issued for officer Jacob Hughes, who has been with the department’s Southeast Patrol Division since March 2016, the department said.
The other officers — Nathan Newman, Bradley Williams, Thomas Foster, Moses Munoz and Dylan Nelson — were also assigned to the Southeast Patrol Division. A grand jury will decide whether to move forward with charges of official oppression against the five of them, the department said.
The move comes after the department had launched an investigation into the search conducted by the officers.
The department did not release details on the illegal search, but court documents show the six officers had been under criminal review in the case of Terry Yearling, a 37-year-old man who was arrested Dec. 9, 2020, on a firearm possession charge while he was on parole.
Yearling’s lawyers declined to immediately comment.
“Although I am extremely disheartened by what this investigation revealed, I am proud of the internal control measures performed by the supervisors that exposed the actions of those involved,” Chief Eddie García said in a written statement. “When we work together and hold all officers accountable for their actions, we build trust among ourselves and the community we serve.”
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