A former Maverick County sheriff’s deputy accused of accepting multiple bribes in exchange for removing criminal warrants had recently been hired by the Edgewood Independent School District Police Department, a district official confirmed Tuesday.

MAVERICK COUNTY, Texas – Video from multiple cameras showed Maverick County Sheriff’s deputies tackling a man during a traffic stop near Eagle Pass earlier this month as he asked them to identify themselves. That footage shows Flores asking for the deputies' names in Spanish before one of them charged at him. Ernesto Flores describes his Oct. 14 interaction with Maverick County sheriff's deputies. Maverick County Sheriff Tom Schmerber. Maverick County Sheriff Tom Schmerber did not respond to emails, calls and in-person attempts to contact him for this story.