Harris County Sheriff’s Deputy Michael Jarell Hines was charged with attempted sexual assault after a 2020 incident in which he allegedly raped a woman while working off-duty security at a bar:contentReference[oaicite:58]{index=58}. The victim’s rape kit identified Hines’ DNA, and he was indicted in 2021; he later pleaded guilty and in 2023 was sentenced to six years of deferred adjudication (probation) with sex offender registration:contentReference[oaicite:59]{index=59}:contentReference[oaicite:60]{index=60}. Hines had previously been accused of sexual assault of a minor in 2018, but that case was no-billed by a grand jury:contentReference[oaicite:61]{index=61}. He separated from the sheriff’s office in 2021 amid the investigation.
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