After the arrest of Francisco Oropeza, an Associated Press investigation found Sheriff Greg Capers turn in the national spotlight belied years of complaints about corruption and dysfunction that were previously unknown outside San Jacinto County.
COLDSPRING, Texas — Sheriff Greg Capers was the classic picture of a Texas lawman as he announced the capture of a suspected mass killer: white cowboy hat on his head, gold star pinned to his chest, white cross on his belt and a large pistol emblazoned with his name on his hip.
Capers did not directly respond to requests for comment, but his second-in-command dismissed the accusations as “straight-up lies”, who had evaded hundreds of officers for four days after allegedly killing five neighbors when they complained his late-night shooting was keeping their baby awake. In response to questions, officials with Capers' office shared a detailed timeline based on call logs and radio traffic.Wilson Garcia later recalled telling his wife to “get inside” as he watched Oropeza run toward their home, reloading his rifle.Deputies arrived on the street five minutes later, which was 42 minutes after the first call. Garcia’s wife, his 9-year-old son and three others were dead.
His lawyer, Anthony Osso, declined to comment on his client’s immigration status and said Oropeza will Kean said deputies can’t check immigration records themselves and did not contact ICE because they don’t find the agency responsive.The year before the shooting, county leaders hired a police consulting firm to examine the sheriff’s office but disregarded his recommendation to have the Texas Rangers’ public corruption squad investigate.
Two county commissioners told the AP they deferred to the district attorney on how to handle the report. The other two dismissed the inquiry as “a witch hunt” that rehashed a disgruntled former deputy’s lawsuit.Several former deputies said Capers’ office has long neglected basic police work while pursuing asset seizures boosting its $3.5 million budget but don’t always hold up in court.
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