Fired East Texas Police Chief Faces Felony Charges

A former East Texas Police Chief is now facing several felony charges. Grapeland Police Department fired 34-year-old Kody Stephens as Chief of the police department in September. Officials charged him with felony tampering with a witness and felony falsifying government documents. They also added Stephens to the “Brady List,” which contains the names and details of law enforcement officers who have had sustained incidents of untruthfulness, criminal convictions, candor issues, or some other type of issue placing their credibility into question.