Former Houston officer charged with assault on air conditioner repairman in attempt to prove election conspiracy, police say
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HOUSTON — A former Houston police captain was charged with assault on Tuesday after running a truck off the road and holding the driver at gunpoint in an effort to prove what authorities have called a bogus voter fraud scheme.
This undated photo provided by the Houston Police Department shows Mark Aguirre. Aguirre is an ex-Houston police officer who was arrested on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020, for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon for an incident on Oct. 19 in which he pulled over an air conditioning repairman and held him at gunpoint believing the man had 750,000 fraudulent mail-in ballots in the back of his truck. Police say there were no ballots in the truck, only air conditioning parts and tools. (Houston Police Department via AP)