A Harris County Precinct 4 deputy constable has been accused of falsifying training records -- the fourth deputy constable from that department to be recently charged with a crime, KPRC Local 2 reported Wednesday. Capt. Cecil Lacey was charged with tampering with government documents. In March, Deputy Michael Serges was indicted for aggravated sexual assault of a child. In February, former deputy Eric Spiller was sentenced to 14 years in prison for having sex with a 16-year-old girl. And in October, a supervisor, Capt. Tim Cannon, was indicted for tampering with evidence. "In these incidences, it was found out, investigated and passed along to proper authorities," said Capt. Paul Staton, with Harris County Precinct 4 Constable's Office. The head of the Precinct 4 Internal Affairs Division said charges against two of the officers were sparked by internal investigations and that the four criminal cases out of a force of 400 officers is not an indictment of the entire department. But county commissioner Jerry Eversole said he believes it does indicate a management problem. "I think it goes back to a management standpoint. Does it start with (Constable Ron) Hickman? Damn right, it does. Does it go into the second layer of management? My opinion it does," Eversole said. He said county commissioners do not have authority to tell Hickman how to run his department, though the commissioners control the budget. Eversole said ultimately it is for voters to decide. "The voters have the answer to any elected official," Eversole said. "And I don't see this as management failure at all. I think these are conscious decisions by adults that know better and chose the wrong path," Staton said. Hickman was elected to head Precinct 4 in 2001. He is the former deputy constable and a Houston police officer.
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