Former Montgomery County Pct 3 deputy arrested after alleged improper database searches

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Texas – Montgomery County investigators say a former Precinct 3 Constable’s Office deputy is behind bars after allegedly using police-only databases for personal reasons.

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office said Louis Norman was arrested Friday following a joint probe by the sheriff’s office Major Crimes Unit and the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office Public Integrity Unit. The investigation began after the Precinct 3 Constable’s Office received a complaint from Norman’s former girlfriend and forwarded it to county authorities.

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Detectives allege Norman looked up sensitive records in the National Crime Information Center and the Texas Crime Information Center systems even though the searches were not tied to law enforcement work. Misusing that kind of restricted information is considered a third-degree felony in Texas, officials said.

Norman has been fired from the constable’s office and is being held at the Montgomery County Jail. Authorities said the case is still active and more details have not been released.