Two Houston police officers have found themselves on the wrong side of the law after separate arrests linked to driving while intoxicated. Sergeant Kevin Tabora, a known figure in the downtown patrol division, was taken into custody over the weekend and faces a DWI charge, the Houston Police Department confirmed. Tabora, who joined the force in December 2011, was booked into Harris County Jail, as the Houston Chronicle reported.
In an unrelated incident, the department disclosed the arrest of another veteran officer, 38-year-old Phillip Marquez Jr., assigned to the Training Division. Marquez, with the department since June 2008, also faces a DWI charge and has been relieved of duty, according to a release by HPD picked up by ABC13 Houston. The gravity of his offense is underscored by an alcohol concentration level allegedly at least 0.15, a figure that in Texas marks a Class A misdemeanor.
Details surrounding the arrest of Sergeant Tabora remain sparse, with no available information regarding whether he was on duty at the time of his alleged infraction. Similarly, the specifics of Marquez's arrest, including the location and his duty status, have also been left undisclosed. For Tabora, a search for legal representation comes up empty, with no defense attorney listed as of yet.
