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Chaplain and his wife allege misconduct by Wilson County law enforcement during public comments
Summary
During the public-comment period at a Wilson County Commissioners Court meeting, Chaplain Billy Martin accused local law enforcement and the district attorney's office of concealing a felony-level incident involving a firearm; his wife, Lisa Martin, said the family was not told of a deferred adjudication. No formal action was taken by the court.
Chaplain Billy Martin used the court's public-comment period to accuse members of Wilson County law enforcement and the district attorney's office of a cover-up involving an incident in which a man allegedly pulled a pistol on his wife.
Martin, introduced at the podium as Chaplain Billy Martin, told the commissioners he reported the incident to the sheriff's office and was told the case was sent to the district attorney's office as a felony but later learned it had been processed as a misdemeanor.…
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