Texas prison officials accused of destroying evidence in burn pit outside Eastham Unit
(World News USA)

Three Texas prison officials were arrested this month in an alleged scheme to set tractor parts on fire in a burn pit behind a Houston County lock-up as part of an apparent attempt to dispose of evidence in an investigation. Eastham Unit farm shop property manager Jason Omelina was charged with theft and two higher-ranking officials based in Huntsville, Terry Price and Rick Ellis, were charged with tampering with evidence, according to court records. Texas prison officials highlighted the trio of felony arrests as an example of accountability and diligent oversight, but lawyers for the accused framed the charges as agency overreach unfairly smearing good employees. `This isn`t some big...