Warrant: former deputy accessed secure database to assist drug trafficker

TYLER – A now-former Smith County deputy is accused of using his unique log-in information to access a secure database to assist a drug trafficking operation from Mexico, according to an arrest warrant obtained by our news partner KETK. 28-year-old Luis A. Sandoval was arrested in August and charged with misuse of official information. It came after a months-long investigation by the East Texas Anti-Gang Task Force. Sandoval was terminated from the sheriff’s office before he was arrested. He had been employed with the department since November 2017. Sandoval was booked on a $250,000 bond, which he posted one day later. He is facing up to 10 years in prison if convicted.