Two people who were in custody at the Nueces County Jail in 2019 are suing the county and a corrections officer whom they accused of brutally assaulting them while they were inmates.
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The term “bail” refers to the temporary release of someone who has been accused of committing a crime and is waiting for a trial.
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One week after he was arrested as a result of a months-long investigation into his office, Nueces County commissioners voted to accept Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Adel Shaker’s resignation effective Wednesday.
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Nueces County commissioners voted to accept chief medical examiner Dr. Adel Shaker’s resignation effective Wednesday. Former chief medical examiner Dr. Ray Fernandez will serve as interim until a permanent replacement for Shaker is hired. Read the full article: https://www.kristv.com/news/6-investigates/commissioners-vote-to-accept-shaker-resignation
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Nueces County Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Adel Shaker, who this week was criminally charged as a result of a months-long criminal probe into his office, lied to county staff his former deputy chief medical examiner was licensed to practice in Texas, according to an arrest warrant affidavit. Read the full story: https://www.caller.com/story/news/2022/04/14/affidavit-dr-shaker-knew-former-medical-examiner-not-licensed/7321538001/
Read MoreThe Nueces County Medical Examiner’s Office, which for months has contended with a criminal probe into its chief and deputy medical examiners, could soon have a new leader. The Nueces County Commissioners Court on Wednesday unanimously moved to offer the top position to Dr. Timothy Fagen. Read the full story: https://www.caller.com/story/news/2022/04/13/nueces-county-commissioners-make-new-offer-chief-medical-examiner/7309122001/
Read MoreThe mayor of Taft, Texas, Randy Powell, is now under investigation by the San Patricio County Sheriff’s Department for allegedly pulling a knife on a City employee last Friday.
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The annual crime rate for Nueces County is 39.26 per 1,000 residents, and people typically consider the south part of the county to be the safest.
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“There was a plethora of information regarding trauma regarding this victim,” Gale said.”
Read MoreA written order from a magistrate, directed to a peace officer commanding him/her to take into custody the person accused of the alleged offense so they can be dealt with according to the law
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