Texas Lt. Governor Phoned Police to Arrange Release of Arrested Relative

CBS Dallas-Fort Worth: Did the Lieutenant Governor of Texas try to use his title to persuade local police after a relative was arrested? The Allen Police Department says the case was handled just like any other case. On August 3rd, four hours after Ellen Bevers was arrested at an Allen grocery store for allegedly shoplifting more than $50 worth of items, the Allen Police Department received a call from Bevers’ uncle — Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst.