Cuero police officer indicted on assaulting wife; defense attorney raises concerns about bias

A Cuero police officer was indicted Wednesday afternoon on two counts of assaulting his wife, a state trooper.

Corey Lane Tolbert is charged with one count of aggravated assault against a family member, a first-degree felony, and one count of aggravated assault, a second-degree felony, District Attorney Michael Sheppard said.

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Tolbert was arrested after his wife, Elizabeth Tolbert, was injured the night of April 17 at their property on Heinie Bade Road.

Tolbert told Texas Ranger Drew Pilkington afterward the couple had been drinking while working on water wells at the property.

Tolbert admitted he may have hit his wife with a trailer attached to his truck while moving it after the two had a fight. He said that it was unintentional, according to an arrest-warrant affidavit.

That same document showed his wife lay on the ground for almost two hours before friends lifted her, with a fractured hip, into their truck and took her to a nearby hospital.

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Some residents have questioned why charges were not sought for Tolbert's father, William "Butch" Tolbert, who serves as Cuero's fire chief, or Cuero Police Chief Jay Lewis.

Tolbert came to the couple's home after his son called him for help. He gave his daughter-in-law, who was still lying on the ground, a pillow and a blanket and brewed his son a pot of coffee. He notified a police officer about the incident, who went up the chain of command, eventually looping in Lewis. No one called 911.

More at http://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2014/may/14/tolbert_indicted_jrp_051514_239692/ .

Follow-up story: Cuero police officer indicted for assaulting wife resigns
http://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2014/may/15/tolbert_resignation_jrp_051614_239733/?counties

[font color=green]The actions of the husband are horrible if the allegations are true, but for the father-in-law to brew a pot of coffee for his drunk son is despicable. Both men are creeps.

The comments for the first article shows that the public has no sympathy for either of these men and accuse the father-in-law of tampering with evidence.[/font]