A former Bexar County Sheriff’s deputy fired in 2020 amid accusations that he illegally strip searched women has died while awaiting trial for kidnapping.

SAN ANTONIO – A Bexar County deputy who wrote an incendiary Facebook comment has been fired, the sheriff’s office confirmed on Tuesday. The sheriff’s office proposed firing Jack Farmer after a comment he made in July. On a social media post about a person accused of stealing mail, Farmer wrote that people should “lynch mob” the suspect. Social media post allegedly made by a Bexar County sheriffs deputy calls for someone to be lynchedThe sheriff’s office determined that the Facebook comment was offensive and “incited violence" in a statement released on Tuesday. The sheriff’s office also fired Floyd Berry, who has been charged with three counts of official oppression in connection with inappropriate strip searches he is accused of conducting.

SAN ANTONIO – A Bexar County patrol deputy who was arrested after three women complained of improper strip searches was terminated on Thursday, according to the sheriff’s office. Floyd Berry, who was an 18-year veteran with BCSO, was fired due to the pending criminal case against him, the sheriff’s office confirmed on Tuesday. A day later, another victim filed a similar complaint about Berry to the internal affairs unit. She told investigators that Berry “continually made flirtatious comments” for the rest of the ride. Records showed Berry kept his job after a similar strip search on a male inmate at the Bexar County Jail.