Former Texas Gov. David Dewhurst was arrested in Dallas on Tuesday on a charge of domestic violence, police said.
Dallas police announced the arrest shortly before midnight in a news release.
According to police, officers in the 3300 block of West Mockingbird Lane, near Dallas Love Field, were upset. When they get there, they meet a woman who says she was physically assaulted by a man she knows.
Police led police to identify officers Dewhurst, 75, as a suspect.
Dewhurst was jailed in Dallas County on domestic violence charges. According to jail records, he was released on a $ 1,000 bond early Wednesday.
It was not immediately clear whether Dewhurst had a lawyer.
The Dallas Police Department’s Public Integrity Unit will continue its investigation.
Sheriff’s Department of Dallas County David Dewhurst (75), pictured in a moxhot after his arrest on April 13, 2021.
Dallas police did not disclose the name of the woman in the incident and investigators did not describe her relationship with Dewhurst.
Dewhurst, a Republican, served 12 years as lieutenant governor before losing his bid for a fourth term in 2014. He also ran for the U.S. Senate in 2012.
Last year, Dewhurst’s girlfriend was arrested on charges of injuring him after calling police when X-rays confirmed two of his ribs were broken. A grand jury later refused to charge the woman.