A former Houston Police Department captain was arrested Tuesday for allegedly pointing a gun at an air-conditioning repairman he believed was orchestrating a massive scheme of election fraud, prosecutors said.
Mark Aguirre, 63, was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon for the Oct. 19 confrontation, according to the Harris County District Attorney.
Aguirre, a member of a group of private citizens conducting his own investigation into an alleged voting scheme, wrapped his SUV in the man’s work truck, believing the victim was carrying about 750,000 fraudulent votes, according to the prosecutors.
The former police officer then aimed his gun at the technician when he got out of his vehicle and forced him to the ground, according to prosecutors.
On the day of the incident, Aguirre received $ 211,400 from the Houston-based Liberty Center for God and Country. The group’s general manager is well-known right-wing activist Steven Hotze, The Texas Tribune reported.
Inside the man’s work truck, police found air conditioning parts and tools, not ballots, prosecutors said.
Prosecutors said an investigation determined Aguirre’s election fraud allegations were unfounded.