A former Andrews police
officer was arrested June 28 on an indictment in connection with a 2011 drug
roundup.
Gerardo Aranda, 27, was
arrested after being indicted on misuse of official information, a third-degree
felony, in the 109th District Court in Andrews.
Aranda was an officer with the
Andrews Police Department and was fired in July 2011 after being arrested in a
major drug investigation, according to a news release by the APD.
The investigation, headed up
by Andrews police, the FBI and Department of Public Safety Narcotics Unit, also
resulted in the arrest of more than 20 individuals, including Cody Lyn Timmons,
who was sentenced to 151 months in federal prison and eight years supervised
release on drug and money laundering charges.
Neither Andrews County
District Attorney Tim Mason nor Police Chief Bud Jones returned calls for
comment Tuesday.
Two Andrews County Sheriff’s
Office employees refused to release any information about Aranda’s release from
jail, saying such information could only be released by the sheriff. Neither
identified themselves, although one agreed that the public information was
public at all times.