Liberty County Texas January 1 2019 A former Liberty County constable is facing criminal charges for allegedly working armed security jobs intended for full-time law enforcement officers.

Chad Pafford, who served as Pct. 4 constable from 2009 to 2013, is charged with a Class A Misdemeanor of violating the Private Security Act by accepting employment as an armed security guard without having the proper peace officer license to perform such work.

In Chapter 1702 of the Occupations Code in Texas is a requirement that

persons working in an armed security capacity be full-time commissioned peace officers working 32-plus hours per week and receive benefits or be a licensed security guard. These armed security jobs are often referred to by law enforcement as “extra jobs.”

Pafford reportedly is a reserve officer with Franklin Police Department in Robertson County, according to Liberty County Attorney Matthew Poston.

“The only people in law enforcement who can work extra jobs are full-time police officers, not reserve officers, unless you are doing funeral escort work. You cannot do classic kind of security jobs,” Poston said. “We found out that earlier this year he had worked some of these extra jobs.”

According to Poston, Pafford was investigated by the Texas Department of Public Safety.

Following the investigation, an arrest warrant was issued and served on Dec. 23. Pafford was booked in at the Liberty County Jail and released on a $2,000 personal recognizance bond the same day.

Pafford is expected to be arraigned in January.

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