Devon Portillo charged with making a false statement to a federal official The former Brewster County Sheriff candidate faces five years in federal prison for lying about spoofing Sheriff Ronny Dodson's phone. Author: Jonathan Polasek (News West9) Published: 9:10 AM CST March 6, 2021 Updated: 9:10 AM CST March 6, 2021 MIDLAND, Texas — Brewster County Sheriff Ronny Dodson said that in the days leading up to the election for sheriff in 2020, people were calling and accusing him of sending racist text messages. When in fact, it was actually Devon Portillo who had sent those message by way of spoofing Dodson's phone. When Dodson turned his phone over to the FBI, Portillo initially denied spoofing the phone. However, Portillo eventually confessed to doing so.