From the Smith County Sheriff’s Workplace
SMITH COUNTY, Texas (Information Launch) – On Could 17, 2021, the Smith County Sheriff’s Workplace obtained info from Smith County Human Sources officers regarding an incident that occurred on April 27, 2021. The alleged incident had taken place within the Smith County Elections Workplace situated within the Smith County Annex Constructing. This case was assigned to an Investigator with the Smith County Sheriff’s Workplace.
Investigators made contact with two victims who’re employed within the Smith County Elections Workplace. Each feminine victims suggested that they had been every given a cup containing a pink liquid substance by their supervisor, Denise Hernandez, who’s the previous Elections Administrator for Smith County. Denise knowledgeable the workers that the cup contained “Spark” vitality drink. Presently each topics consumed the drink, believing it was as purported by their supervisor.
Shortly thereafter, Denise Hernandez got here again and requested each workers if they’d completed their drink. She then positioned a canister of colon cleanser on the counter and commenced making enjoyable of them for ingesting this product. Because of this, each workers suffered ache and discomfort resulting from ingesting this product. It was additionally alleged that when the workers returned to work, Denise Hernandez continued to snigger and berate them for ingesting the colon cleaning product.
On Could 26, 2021, two arrest affidavits had been offered to seventh State District Choose Kerry Russell. Choose Russell reviewed every affidavit and issued two warrants on Denise Hernandez for Assault Causes Bodily Harm (Class A Misdemeanor) with a bond of $10,000 on every cost.
On June 1, 2021, Denise Hernandez turned herself in on each warrants and was booked into the Smith County Jail. She was bonded out a short while later.
For extra info on the Smith County Sheriff’s Workplace go to www.smithcountysheriff.com. The Sheriff’s Workplace additionally has a FB web page and will be adopted on Twitter at @SmithCSO.
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