‘Brady list’ designation complicates already complex sheriff’s race

Staff Reports

Different perspectives about law enforcement responsibility and credibility are rising to the fore in the Democratic primary race for county sheriff.

When the chief aide to the county judge, Alex Villalobos, formally announced for county sheriff this past week, another Democrat already in the race, Dickey Haverda, posted video evidence that Villalobos is on the so-called “Brady list,” a controversial list of law officers whose testimony might be considered suspect because of past misdeeds.