One of the allegations involves an officer who was charged with impersonation. The former chief is also accused of downplaying allegations of sexual harassment against another officer.
Eagle Lake PD Chief Kris Abbott was fired after accusations that he covered up alleged bad behavior from officers in his department.A police chief has been stripped of his gun and badge and fired after accusations that he covered up alleged bad behavior in his department.
This is all unfolding in the small community of Eagle Lake in Colorado County, which is west of Rosenberg. ABC13 obtained a letter the city manager sent to now-former Chief Kris Abbott, outlining several policy violations., and a complaint was filed while he was working for the Eagle Lake Police Department."Chief Abbott failed to investigate claims that Cannon was married to two women at the same time and provided a false document showing the first marriage was annulled," according to the city of Eagle Lake.
Abbott is also accused of downplaying an allegation of sexual harassment against another officer and failing to run background checks on police candidates he later hired. The city also says that five of the eight officers in the department did not have their required state certifications.
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