REAL COUNTY

The Texas Rangers targeted vehicle and currency seizure logs late last year in connection to an investigation of Real County Sheriff Nathan Johnson, search warrants released this week by the Texas Department of Public Safety confirm.

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Search warrants show that Nathan Johnson is under scrutiny by state investigators, accused of illegally confiscating cash from immigrants.

Search warrants show that Real County Sheriff Nathan Johnson is under scrutiny by state investigators, accused of illegally confiscating cash and a pickup truck from immigrants stopped by his deputies.

The Texas Rangers and investigators with the Texas Attorney General’s Office raided several locations earlier this month in connection to an investigation of Real County Sheriff Nathan Johnson, Department of Public Safety officials have confirmed.

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Julye KeebleStaff writerThe Uvalde County Sheriffs Office is searching for Dustin Whitlock, 29, of Rio Frio, who is wanted on an active felony warrant for the attempted capital murder of a UCSO deputy. Whitlock is a registered sex offender and is considered armed and dangerous, according to Uvalde County Sheriff Charles Mendeke. The incident began Saturday at approximately 9:28 p.m. when a sheriffs deputy initiated a traffic stop for a non-working third brake light near the intersection of U.S. Highway 83 North and Farm to Market Road 1050 in Uvalde County. Whitlock, the sole occupant of the vehicle, sped away from the stop and the UCSO deputy pursued him into Real County, where he was joined by the Garner State Park police. When fleeing in the vehicle, Whitlock threw an object from inside his vehicle towards the deputies vehicle.