Prosecutors: A former HPD captain faces assault charges after accosting an A/C repairman at gunpoint who he believed was involved in a ballot fraud scheme houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-t…
The former captain, Mark Aguirre, was fired from HPD in 2003 for his role in the Kmart mass arrests of 270 people during an operation meant to crack down on illegal street-racing and which turned into a complete debacle.
The Kmart scandal led to lawsuits and the suspension of 13 police supervisors, as well as perjury charges against then-chief C.O. Bradford. (I mean, truly, the thing was an incredible mess.)
Here's a story @SchwartzChron wrote about the whole thing! chron.com/news/houston-t…
Here's a story @SchwartzChron wrote about the whole thing! chron.com/news/houston-t…
The complaint in the current matter makes for some truly unhinged reading. 
Aguirre's accusations made the rounds on the internet earlier this year, in places like the Washington Examiner, Texas Score Card, and were repeated by local electoral candidates, including @marynanhuffman, who challenged @kimoggforda in her race.
He even had a GoFundMe! gofundme.com/f/help-stop-il…
Aguirre was apparently paid more than $200k from the "Liberty Center for God and Country," to investigate the alleged voter fraud. The vast majority of the money — $211,400 — came the day after the alleged aggravated assault.
Former Harris County Republican Party Chairman Jared Woodfill is president of the group; conservative Houston activist Steven Hotze is the group's CEO, according to the organization’s website. Hotze used Aguirre's allegations in a lawsuit earlier this year.
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