Some interesting developments.
Yes. Per the article, 2.5 years ago Waco police detectives refused to reveal the name of a confidential informant to McLennan County prosecutors over fears of leaks within the DA’s office. In fact, according to the article, there were secret meetings going on between the detectives and the judge. Now, in the biker case, 8800 pages and some video has found its way to the AP, but from where?
I see a lot of overlap of the names names in both news stories.
Here is a follow-up story:
Unusual situation
Jarrett, first assistant to the district attorney, told the judge he and those who have worked 25 years in his office have never heard of a situation where a police detective has declined to reveal an informant if asked by a prosecutor.
“This is an unusual situation that the first assistant has created,” Waco Assistant Police Chief Frank Gentsch responded after the hearing. “I have been a policeman for 31 years, and I have never seen a prosecutor go to such lengths to get confidential information that the judge himself, after reviewing the file, found to be peripheral in nature.”