A division leader with the Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office has been relieved of duty because he was named in an ongoing investigation by the Houston Police Department, officials with the office told the Chronicle.
Nasir Abbasi was relieved of duty Aug. 15, pending the outcome of an investigation with the special investigations unit of the Houston Police Department, said Michelle Domengoni, spokeswoman for the Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office.
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Officials with the Houston Police Department declined to confirm whether Abbasi was subject to investigation, or any details connected to the alleged investigation.
David Kiatta, an attorney representing Abbasi, said he and his client were cooperating with law enforcement and hoped to have the matter resolved shortly.
Abbasi made headlines in 2021 when the sheriff’s office promoted him to captain, making him the first person of South Asian descent to rank as captain in a sheriff’s office, according to a report at the time from ABC13.
The sheriff’s office administrator was the commander of the regulatory affairs division, which included management of records, alarms, game rooms and racial profiling, according to a 2022 report. The man was born in Pakistan and immigrated to the United States as a 24-year-old, according to his profile on the sheriff’s office’s website.
He moved to Houston in 2008 and joined the Harris County Precinct 7 Constable’s Office as a 42-year-old patrol deputy before joining the Harris County Sheriff’s Office in 2011.
Fort Bend County captain relieved of duty pending investigation, officials say - Houston Chronicle
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