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HARRIS COUNTY, TX – On Wednesday, a Harris County Grand Jury handed down two misdemeanor indictments of Official Oppression forcing two HCSO Deputies to surrender their badges, and report to civilian positions while their case is considered by the courts.

The indictments came as a surprise to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office, after a lengthy internal affairs investigation cleared the deputies of wrongdoing. As stated in a District Attorney’s Office Press Release, the presentation to the grand jury was not based on a review of evidence, but rather, “based upon a local news report about the incident.”

Simultaneously, Charneshia Corely filed a federal lawsuit against the county alleging that deputies subjected her to an illegal search and seizure. Her attorney, Sam Cammack has said that there was no marijuana in her possession at the time of the search, according to the Houston Chronicle.

It’s a statement reiterated by Corley on CNN’s Tonight with Don Lemon:
http://www.cnn.com/videos/justice/2015/08/14/sexual-assault-cop-body-cavity-search-intv-lemon-ctn.cnn

However an analysis of the seized substance was confirmed to be marijuana in the attached report from the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences.

By her own admission, Corely stated that she concealed the substance because she knew it to be “contraband.”

On June 21, 2015, Harris County Assistant District Attorney Beth Exley accepted the charges of Possession of Marijuana and Resisting Arrest. It was not until Corley’s attorney publicized her arrest (prior to a September 2nd court appearance) that the Harris County District Attorney’s Office elected to drop charges on August 13, 2015.

Rumor, innuendo and sensationalism do not correlate to the facts surrounding Corely’s arrest. The Harris County Sheriff’s Office is waiting for the courts to determine guilt or innocence.