Justin Rowe (Source: Constable Woody Wallace)TRINITY, TX (KTRE) -
A Trinity
County constable arrested a 27-year-old man after the suspect allegedly used a
pocket knife to scratch the officer's patrol car from front to back. Deputy
Constable Ricky Hope was sitting inside the vehicle when the incident allegedly
occurred Sept. 28.
Trinity
County Constable Woody Wallace said he didn't know if the man was aware that
the deputy constable was in the car.
"I just know
that he was drunk," Wallace said.
Justin
Everett Rowe, 27, of Trinity, was taken to the Trinity County Jail on a charge of
criminal mischief between $1,500 and $20,000, which is a state jail felony. He
posted a bail of $10,000 and was released from jail on Sept. 29. If convicted,
Rowe could spend up to two years in a Texas Department of Criminal Justice prison.
The alleged
incident occurred about 8:30 p.m. on Sept. 29. Hope was sitting inside his car
at the Trinity Community Fair when Rowe allegedly pulled out a pocket knife and
scratched the patrol car.
When Hope got
out of his car, Rowe fled on foot. However, the deputy was able to catch and
arrest the suspect. Rowe was then taken to the Trinity Police Department.
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