Sheriff’s office lieutenant indicted for harassment in Trinity County

TRINITY COUNTY, Texas (KETK)– A lieutenant with the San Jacinto County Sheriff’s Office was indicted on harassment charges on Friday.

According to the Trinity County Sheriff’s Office, the indictment comes following an investigation by their office after San Jacinto County Sheriff’s Office Lieutenant Nathan Deweese was accused of making repeated unwanted telephone calls to a Trinity County resident.

The calls were made over a period of several months from a blocked number and contained harassing content, according to officials.

After reviewing the evidence in the case, a Trinity County Grand Jury indicted Deweese on a third-degree felony charge of harassment. Following the indictment, Deweese was permitted to turn himself in to the San Jacinto County Sheriff’s Office and was magistrated by a county judge.