A Texas grand jury indicted Uvalde County Judge William Ross Mitchell on a charge of official oppression after he allegedly ordered a deputy to detain a UPS driver at the courthouse. The driver had left packages on the first floor because the courthouse elevator was out of service; he was briefly handcuffed and then released. The State Commission on Judicial Conduct has suspended Mitchell without pay while the matter is resolved.
Uvalde Judge Indicted After Ordering Brief Detention Of UPS Driver
09:47 PM, 12/04/2025Politics
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