HOUSTON — The number of indictments against former Coffee City police officers continues to climb.
Lonnie Hicks is the seventh former Coffee City cop to face felony charges. Henderson County jail records show he was booked and released on $100,000 bond Friday on four counts of tampering with a government record. The indictment alleges Hicks lied on his Coffee City job application about discipline at a previous agency, a 1978 arrest for promoting dangerous drug, and failing to disclose admitted marijuana use.
According to Texas Commission on Law Enforcement records, Hicks worked at Coffee City from Dec. 2022 to Sept. 2023, when the city council shut down the entire force after KHOU 11 Investigates exposed questionable hiring practices at the department.
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You can see the full three-part investigation here and the follow-ups.
- PART 1: This Texas town has about 250 people. It has 50 sworn police officers.
- PART 2: Caught on camera: Small-town police chief goes on tirade
- PART 3: Coffee City Police Department suspends division after KHOU 11 Investigates questioned its legality
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