Former Houston PD captain Aguirre charged for attacking A/C repairman falsely accused of voter fraud
and last updated 2020-12-16 12:59:08-05
HOUSTON, TX â A former Houston Police Captain was arrested and charged for allegedly running a man off the road and pointing a gun at his head in an attempt to prove false claims of a massive voter fraud scheme in Harris County, according to the Harris County District Attorneyâs Office.
Former Houston Police Capt. Mark Anthony Aguirre, who went to authorities with pre-election claims that a massive voter fraud scheme was underway in Harris County, was instead arrested himself Tuesday and charged for running a man off the road and pointing at gun at this head in an attempt to prove his claims.
5 things for Houstonians to know for Wednesday, Dec. 16
Published:
Tags:
Here are things to know for Wednesday, Dec. 16:
1. Ex-HPD captain accused of holding repairman at gunpoint in bogus voter-fraud conspiracy, prosecutors say
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.
HOUSTON, Texas A former Houston Police Department Captain was arrested and charged for running a man off the road and pointing a gun at his head in an attempt to prove claims of a massive voter fraud scheme in Harris County, according to a news release from the Harris County s DA s office.
Mark Anthony Aguirre, 63, was arrested by Houston police Tuesday and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, a second-degree felony punishable by up to 20 years in prison. He crossed the line from dirty politics to commission of a violent crime, and we are lucky no one was killed, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg said. His alleged investigation was backward from the start - first alleging a crime had occurred and then trying to prove it happened.
Pramote Polyamate via Getty Images
A former cop in Houston was charged Tuesday with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after being accused of taking part in a vigilante scheme to uncover voter fraud in Texas.
The man, Mark Anthony Aguirre, is accused by the police of assaulting an air-conditioning repair technician who he falsely believed was harvesting fraudulent ballots for Democrats.
Prosecutors allege that the vigilante plot was funded by a conservative group, the Liberty Center for God and Country.
A fundraiser launched by the Liberty Center describes an effort similar to that alleged by prosecutors. We are working with a group of private investigators who have uncovered this massive election fraud scheme, the fundraiser said.
Former Houston police captain accused of violent attempt to prove election conspiracy was hired by GOP activist s group
Texas Tribune
Tags:
Credit: Michael Stravato for The Texas Tribune
Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.
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.
Ad
Mark Aguirre, who was working on behalf of a powerful Republican megadonor’s group to investigate unsubstantiated claims of widespread voter fraud in Harris County, was arrested Tuesday, according to the Harris County District Attorney’s office.