Ex-HPD captain accused of holding repairman at gunpoint in bogus voter-fraud conspiracy, prosecutors say
What was believed to be 750,000 fraudulent ballots ended up being air conditioning parts, prosecutors say
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HOUSTON – A former Houston police captain has been charged after being accused of holding a repairman at gunpoint in a bogus voter-fraud conspiracy, according to the Harris County District Attorney’s Office.
The former captain, Mark Anthony Aguirre, 63, was arrested Tuesday and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. If found guilty, he could face up to 20 years in prison.
Aguirre, who went to authorities with pre-election claims that a massive voter fraud scheme was underway in Harris County, is accused of running a man off the road while pointing a gun at his head in an attempt to prove his claims, prosecutors said.
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A former Houston police captain was charged Tuesday with allegedly running a man off the road and pointing a gun at his head in an attempt to prove his claims of a voter fraud conspiracy. Ethan Miller/Getty Images
An ex-captain in the Houston Police Department was arrested Tuesday for allegedly running a man off the road and assaulting him in an attempt to prove a bizarre voter-fraud conspiracy pushed by a right-wing organization.
The suspect, Mark Anthony Aguirre, told police he was part of a group of private citizens investigating claims of the massive fraud allegedly funded by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and involving election ballots forged by Hispanic children. He said the plot was underway in Harris County, Texas, prior to the Nov. 3 election.
Former Houston Police captain Mark Aguirre was arrested after allegedly running a man off the road and threatening him at gunpoint in what prosecutors say was an attempt to prove a voter fraud conspiracy theory. Credit: Michael Stravato for The Texas Tribune
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HOUSTON A former Houston police captain was arrested after allegedly running a man off the road and threatening him at gunpoint what prosecutors say was part of an elaborate attempt to find evidence for a false conspiracy theory of widespread voter fraud in Harris County.