A Dallas police officer has been fired after his arrest on a family violence charge in Terrell, cutting short a roughly six-year run with the department following a disciplinary hearing held Thursday.
Police Officer Thomas Fury II, badge no. 11710, who had been working in the Dallas Police Department’s Southeast Patrol Division, was terminated after a hearing with Chief Daniel Comeaux. According to the department, Fury’s criminal case is still pending, and the short termination notice did not include any further narrative about the allegations or the internal investigation.
In a brief post on its department blog, the Dallas Police Department said Police Officer Thomas Fury, no. 11710, "was terminated for engaging in adverse conduct when he was arrested for Assault Bodily Injury- Family Violence, Class A Misdemeanor." The post also notes that Fury had been with the department since May 2019 and was assigned to the Southeast Division, according to the Dallas Police Department.
Arrest and administrative leave
Fury was arrested on Aug. 29, 2025, by Terrell police and booked on a charge of assault causing bodily injury involving family violence. He was off duty at the time. After the arrest, Dallas police placed him on administrative leave while launching an internal investigation.
The Dallas Morning News reported that two people were taken into custody that night, held briefly in the Terrell jail, then transferred to Kaufman County. The department has not released a public narrative of the incident beyond what appears in the arrest and booking records.
Disciplinary pattern under Chief Comeaux
The department’s own blog archives show several termination notices from 2025 tied to criminal arrests or internal policy violations, and Fury’s firing fits that visible pattern under Chief Comeaux. Earlier, the Dallas Police Department entries logged multiple dismissals in May and in late January, with officers removed after alleged criminal conduct or serious rule breaches.
Those earlier posts highlight how the department handles discipline in public view: an internal case, a disciplinary hearing with the chief and then a short termination notice that closes the employment chapter while the criminal case continues in court.
Legal consequences
An arrest for assault causing bodily injury involving family violence is typically charged under the Texas Penal Code Sec 22.01 as a Class A misdemeanor, which carries a potential sentence of up to one year in county jail and a fine of as much as $4,000.
For peace officers, the fallout can extend beyond the courthouse. A family violence conviction or related disciplinary finding can trigger action by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement, which has authority to suspend or revoke an officer’s license under its rules and enforcement provisions, according to TCOLE.
What comes next
Fury’s criminal case, along with any hearings or trial dates, will move forward through local prosecutors and the courts in Kaufman County. The Dallas Police Department’s termination notice did not list a court setting or lay out evidence beyond the bare description of the arrest offense.
The Dallas Morning News previously reported that attempts to reach Fury for comment after his arrest were unsuccessful and that he was first booked into the Terrell jail before being transferred to Kaufman County custody. For now, public records and court filings will provide the clearest window into how the criminal case unfolds, while his status with DPD is already settled: he is no longer on the force.
