Former Brewster Co. sheriff's candidate pleads guilty to lying to FBI about spoofing racist text message from opponent
Portillo initially denied creating the text messages that showed Dodson using a racial slur, but later admitted to it.
Author: NewsWest 9
Updated: 11:51 AM CST March 5, 2021
BREWSTER COUNTY, Texas —
(Editor's note: The above video is from previous coverage about the spoof text message.)
A former candidate for Brewster County sheriff admitted to the FBI that he had lied about racist text messages during his campaign.
In June 2020, Devon Portillo, 26, was running for sheriff against incumbent Ronnie Dodson.
During the race, a text message that had reportedly come from Dodson began circulating, showing the sheriff using a racist slur.