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Nueces County Constable has been indicted on charges of witness tampering

Robert Sherwood was accused of accepting a bribe from a witness in an assault case in order to have the complaint dismissed.

NUECES COUNTY, Texas — A Nueces County Constable has been indicted on charges of witness tampering. Precinct 4 Constable Robert Sherwood was indicted yesterday by a County Grand Jury.

The charges were filed back in 2018. At that time, Sherwood was accused of accepting a bribe from a witness in an assault case in order to have the complaint dismissed.

Witness tampering is a 3rd degree felony, punishable by up to 10 years in prison.

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