Lucio Vasquez / Houston Public Media
A Houston Police Division captain was relieved of obligation after his arrest on sexual assault and youngster pornography costs this week, officers mentioned.
59-year-old Daryn Edwards was arrested by League Metropolis law enforcement officials Wednesday on a possession of kid pornography cost.
League Metropolis Police Division detectives Thursday night requested extra felony costs of aggravated sexual assault and sexual efficiency of a kid.
His bond for the kid pornography possession cost was set at $250,000. No bonds had been set for the opposite costs, in accordance with the League Metropolis Police Division.
59-year-old Daryn Edwards most not too long ago led the auto theft division on the Houston Police Division, charged with investigating thefts of autos and burglaries of autos. The division can also be chargeable for regulating automotive associated companies.
In an interview with the Brays Oaks Administration District final 12 months, Edwards mentioned he first labored as an officer within the division and was promoted to sergeant in 1998, when he oversaw the Southeast Division. He was promoted to lieutenant in 2005, and assistant chief in 2020.
“We’re conscious of the arrest of a Houston Police Division supervisor charged with possession of kid pornography,” the police division wrote in a publish to X this week.
Edwards, a 32-year veteran of the police division, “has been relieved of obligation pending the end result of an Inner Affairs Division investigation,” in accordance with the publish.
An investigation performed by League Metropolis police was nonetheless energetic Thursday and courtroom information weren’t instantly out there on Friday.
