CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A retired Nueces County constable accused of witness tampering is headed to trial.
Precinct 4 Constable Robert Sherwood will face a judge this November.
Investigators said Sherwood allegedly accepted a bribe from a witness in an assault case to have the complaint dismissed. Sherwood was indicted by a grand jury last year on charges filed in 2018.
He retired as constable last February.
Witness tampering is a third-degree felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison.
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