HOUSTON - A sergeant with the Harris County Pct. 7 Constable’s Office has been placed on administrative leave while facing criminal charges related to an investigation that began in 2023, department officials say.

Deputy constable charged

Court records show Sgt. Ostin Urbina Jr., 41, was charged with two misdemeanor counts of official oppression on Aug. 30.

The constable’s office says he was arrested by deputy constables, relieved of duty and placed on administrative leave. He was booked into the Harris County Jail.

The allegations

The backstory:

According to the constable’s office, he was charged in connection to a traffic stop and behavior at a Houston-area Starbucks in 2023.

According to court documents, Urbina is accused of sexually harassing a barista and conducting two unwar

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