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Deputies in Trouble Over Waitress Photo

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MIDLAND, Texas (Aug. 21) -- An embarrassed Sheriff Gary Painter fired one Midland County deputy and suspended three others without pay after a scantily dressed waitress holding a rifle posed for photographs on the hood of a patrol vehicle.
Round Rock officers were dispatched to the restaurant after someone reported the waitress with the weapon, which had been given to her by one of the deputies who had been attending a training session near Austin.
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A waitress with the Twin Peaks restaurant in Midland, Texas, poses with a rifle on a sheriff deputy's car on Aug. 10. One Midland County deputy got fired, three were suspended and a fifth was given a letter of reprimand over the incident. The deputies told their boss they had been drinking.
Midland County Sheriff / AP
Midland County Sheriff / AP
The incident occurred last week in the parking lot of a Twin Peaks restaurant, which promotes its "fun, friendly and sometimes flirty atmosphere!"
The deputies told Painter that they had about three to five beers each.
A fifth deputy who remained inside the eatery got a letter of reprimand.
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2009-08-21 01:48:55
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OWLLADY95

03:19 PMAug 21 2009

Sorry, Carolzene1, but not all Texans are unintelligent or morally bankrupt. Please do not lump me in the same category as this **** or those idiot cops.

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Carolzene1

03:18 PMAug 21 2009

Bob'sLittleSis: I have a question for you .... were you born stupid or has it been a life long effot to attain the goal? Either way you are a full fledged moron.

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ev00000026344401

03:17 PMAug 21 2009

"Nordicman23 03:08 PMAug 21 2009 Next time get naked for your one minute of fame and fortune." Hey nordicman23, I read your earlier post. If you want to be critical of our police and school teachers stop looking at our beautiful women with your shlong in your hand ;-)

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Carolzene1

03:16 PMAug 21 2009

Midland - isn't that Dubya's home town? LOL.....

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Bobs little sis

03:15 PMAug 21 2009

I HAVE A QUESTION. HOWEVER I WON'T BE ABLE TO ASK MY REPRESENTATIVE, WHEN HE COME'S TO MY CITY ON NEXT FRIDAY. YOU HAVE TO HAVE A TICKET TO GET IN, AND THEY ARE NOT ENOUGH FOR EVERY ONE THAT WANT'S TO GO .I GUESS THEY HAVE FOUND A WAY TO KEEP THE ONE'S OUT THEY DON'T WANT TO ASK QUESTION'S.MY QUESTION IS , SINCE THE GOVERNMENT HAS USED MEDICARE MONEY FOR THING'S OTHER THAN WHAT IT WAS MEANT FOR , AND GIVEN IT TO PEOPLE THAT ARE IN OUR COUNTRY ILLEGAL, THEY HAVE ALL BUT BANKRUPTED IT, THEY WANT TO TAKE THE REST OF IT AND ADD 45 MILLION MORE PEOPLE TO OUR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM.NOW THEY HAVE KID CARE, MEDICARE , MEDICAID. THAT HAS BEEN PLENTY FOR THE ANERICAN, PEOPLE, THAT HAVE PAID IN TO IT. PLEASE TELL ME WHY I SHOULD GIVE MY HEALTH CARE UP SO A BUNCH OF ILLEGAL'S CAN LIVE HEALTHY ON IT?THEY TELL YOU IT IS NOT FOR THE ILLEGAL'S , WELL WHO DO YOU THINK THOSE 45 MILLION ARE?THIS SURE SOUND'S LIKE LET'S KILL ALL THE OLD PEOPLE THAT PAID FOR THE HEALTH CARE AND USE FOR THE ONE'S W...

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BBandCHRISSY

03:14 PMAug 21 2009

SOMEONE ASKED "WHAT IS THE BIG DEAL ?"----LEO'S ARE REQUIRED TO PROPERLY SECURE ALL WEAPONS IN THEIR POSSESSION WHEN NOT IN PROPER OFFICIAL USE !!

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Carolzene1

03:11 PMAug 21 2009

It's TEXAS - what would you expect? Intelligence? Character? She may be training for a Plano Police Department job, vacated by the numbnuts that kept a guy out a hospital while his MIL died....

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Nordicman23

03:08 PMAug 21 2009

Next time get naked for your one minute of fame and fortune.

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Justinbcool001

03:07 PMAug 21 2009

Hey genius, just b/c the magazine is in doesn't mean the gun was loaded, it is absolutely possible that there were no rounds in the magazine. What? you think magazines come automatically filled with bullets?

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EdHowell

03:04 PMAug 21 2009

I suppose it's often OK to take a bribe. But never take a picture.

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An embarrassed Sheriff Gary Painter fired one Midland County deputy and suspended three others without pay after a scantily dressed waitress holding a rifle posed for photographs on the hood of a patrol vehicle. Round Rock officers were dispatched to the restaurant after someone reported the waitress with the weapon, which had been given to her by one of the deputies who had been attending a training session near Austin.