The Ellis County Press: Ex-Ennis PD chief aims for Durbin seat

Ex-Ennis PD chief aims for Durbin seat
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Editor on 02/14/2008 00:00:00


GLEN JACKSON
_The Ellis County Press_
ENNIS - Dale Holt, who retired last year as marshal of the Ennis Police
Department amid of a swarm of controversy over allegations of public corruption,
is getting back into politics, this time aiming his sights on the Ward 5 seat
held by Stephen Durbin.
Durbin, who last year admitted to videotaping employees in his Ennis dental
practice, has not said publicly if he plans to run again.
Prosecutors currently have an investigation in that case stemming from last
summer.
Though the allegations of corruption were not aimed directly at him, Holt's
officers were a central focus after Det. Dave Smith was let go after allegations
he used city-issued video equipment to allegedly tape his wife having sex with
another man.
Smith has since been hired at the Red Oak Police Department and in Holt's
replacement, John Erisman won a seven-way race for the EPD marshal position.