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Commission rejects waiver for Waller lieutenant with a decades‑old family‑violence deferred adjudication
Summary
After public testimony, the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement voted down a requested waiver for Thomas Santillano, a Waller Police lieutenant whose 2001 family‑violence deferred adjudication was raised in a parallel cancellation proceeding at SOAH; the vote failed after roll call and the cancellation process will proceed.
The Texas Commission on Law Enforcement on Dec.11 denied a requested class‑A misdemeanor waiver for a Waller Police Department lieutenant whose 2001 family‑violence deferred adjudication formed the basis of a pending cancellation case at the State Office of Administrative Hearings (SOAH).
The waiver matter was abated at SOAH pending the commission’s decision. Waller Police Chief Michael Lopez and CLEAT counsel Benjamin Casey spoke in support of the applicant, Thomas Santillano; Chief Lopez described the officer’s long service to the department and said:…
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