Galveston County Sheriff Ends Legal Battle with Licensing Agency

State Agency Suspends Galveston County Sheriff’s License After Background Omissions

The Texas Commission on Law Enforcement voted to suspend Sheriff Jimmy Fullen’s peace officer license after finding he withheld past arrests and job issues from applications. The post State Agency Suspends Galveston County Sheriff’s License After Background Omissions appeared first on Texas Scorecard.

Galveston County Sheriff keeps job after agreement with state commission

Galveston County Sheriff Jimmy Fullen will remain in office after reaching an agreement with the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) to suspend his peace officer license for six months, backdated to 2024.

Galveston County Sheriff ends legal battle with licensing agency

Galveston County Sheriff Jimmy Fullen and the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement finalized a mediated agreement ending a nearly two-year dispute over allegations that Fullen omitted or misrepresented information on required personal history statements. TCOLE issued a retroactive, probated six-month suspension—leaving Fullen’s current duties unaffected and closing the case without further penalties.

Galveston County Sheriff retains license after commission approves six-month probated suspension

The suspension, based on allegations that Fullen falsified government documents, is fully probated and back-dated to begin on June 30, 2024 and end on Dec. 31, 2024. Fullen's peace officer license won’t currently be affected.

Commission OKs retroactive suspension of Galveston County sheriff's license

Commissioners voted to accept the agreement during their quarterly commission meeting, with one member recusing. The settlement imposes a six-month fully probated suspension of Sheriff Jimmy Fullen’s license, backdated from June 30, 2024, to Dec. 31, 2024. Because the suspension…

Galveston County sheriff keeps job despite suspension of his police license

Texas regulators suspended Sheriff Jimmy Fullen’s peace officer license but probated and backdated the penalty, allowing him to remain in office.