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Former Alpine Resident Admits Lying to Agents about Creating Fake Racist Message Posted on In Alpine today, 26-year-old Devon Portillo admitted to lying to FBI agents during an investigation into the source of a racist text message purportedly sent by Portillo’s election opponent, announced U.S. Attorney Ashley C. Hoff and FBI Special Agent in Charge Luis Quesada, El Paso Division. Appearing before U.S. Magistrate Judge David B. Fannin, Portillo pleaded guilty to one count of making a false statement to a federal agent.  By pleading guilty, Portillo admitted that in June 2020, he was runn...

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...

Former Brewster Co. sheriff's candidate pleads guilty to lying to FBI about spoofing racist text message from opponent Portillo initially denied creating the text messages that showed Dodson using a racial slur, but later admitted to it. Author: NewsWest 9 Updated: 11:51 AM CST March 5, 2021 BREWSTER COUNTY, Texas — (Editor's note: The above video is from previous coverage about the spoof text message.) A former candidate for Brewster County sheriff admitted to the FBI that he had lied about racist text messages during his campaign. In June 2020, Devon Porti...