Update to this story.
Via CBS DFW:
The Ellis County District Attorney’s Office announced Friday evening, Sherita Dixon-Cole will not be charged beyond her DWI arrest after she said she was sexually assaulted by a DPS trooper, when she was not.
Here is a statement from Ellis County DA Patrick Wilson’s Office.
This office shares the outrage felt by the general public for the blatantly false and malicious allegations made by Sherita Dixon-Cole against the Texas Highway Patrol trooper who arrested her for driving while intoxicated on Sunday, May 20, 2018. However, no criminal charges will be filed against Dixon-Cole for her conduct. We know this decision will frustrate many in the public who have called for criminal charges against Ms. Dixon-Cole as both a punishment to her and as a deterrent to others who may make false and damaging allegations against the peace officers who protect all of us. We share the public’s frustration. In making any decision to charge a crime, this office is bound by the facts and the law. To help the public understand our decision in this matter, we are providing a detailed analysis of the facts and law.[…]
“It was maddening,” said DA Wilson at the time. “I saw the video Sunday evening, yes, I did. And then to see the lies persist and grow in the face of what I knew to be contrary evidence was very disheartening.”
However, Wilson was quick to express his appreciation to local media outlets for what he called “restraint and diligence in trying to vet this story before you participated in perpetuating these very harmful allegations against this poor trooper… it’s a shame we didn’t see any restraint in social media along those lines.”