A now-former Gillespie County deputy was arrested and held without bond in connection with the deletion of hundreds of messages on a department-issued phone, as well as multiple sexual encounters with a woman while on the job, according to an arrest affidavit.

The ex-deputy, who was identified as 42-year-old Edward Lee Holloway III, was arrested and charged with misuse of official information, tampering with evidence and abuse of official capacity.

The misuse of official information and evidence tampering charges are considered third-degree felonies. The abuse of official capacity charge is a Class A misdemeanor.

On Aug. 27, a woman told the Texas Rangers that she and Gillespie County Sheriff’s deputy Edward Lee Holloway III, 42, had sex between the dates of July 26 and Aug. 5, includin

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