TX-23 resident brief · Public safety
Updated: Video shows wall contractors making vulgar comments about woman after man camp incident
· Reported by Big Bend Sentinel (Marfa)
Bottom line
A Brewster County deputy's bodycam video, obtained through an open records request, shows wall contractors making vulgar remarks about a Terlingua woman who complained they trespassed on her land. Deputy Preston Bolton also made a comment that drew laughter; the sheriff says it referred to wine.
Why it matters in TX-23
Big Bend residents are questioning how deputies handled a trespass dispute near a contractor camp on Highway 118. Sheriff Ronny Dodson says he sent memos on professionalism; the article cuts off before explaining why the trespass warnings were retracted.
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