AUSTIN, Texas — The Austin
police chief has indefinitely suspended a lieutenant who he says had an affair
with a woman and embellished and falsified reports in an effort to arrest her
husband.
Chief Art Acevedo announced the
suspension of Lt. Jason Disher on Wednesday. He has been with the department
since 1999 and was recently promoted.
Investigators say Disher
violated the department's policies on retaliation and honesty. They say Disher
in April submitted a warrant for the man's arrest on a harassment charge.
Disher claimed the man drove past his home in an intimidating way.
The wife tells the department
the allegations were false. Police say Disher's version of the events was
inconsistent.
He has 10 days to appeal the
decision. No publicly listed phone number could immediately be located for
Disher Thursday
