Days after a Texas sheriff warned about the risk illegal immigrants pose to children, his son was arrested for indecent exposure.
Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn’s adopted son, Sergei Waybourn, was arrested Saturday by police in Arlington, Texas. He was charged with public intoxication and indecent exposure, according to the Dallas Morning News.
Sheriff Waybourn had upset some residents in his county with his comments during a White House visit on Thursday. Waybourn was speaking at an event in opposition to a judge’s ruling to end the use of certain databases when U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement asks law enforcement to hold someone facing potential deportation.
Waybourn said the decision presents challenges with keeping illegal immigrants who are charged with driving under the influence in jail.
“These drunks will run over your children, and they will run over my children,” the sheriff said, highlighting that some illegal immigrants are repeat offenders.
Waybourn faced condemnation from those who believed he was referring to all immigrants and not only illegal immigrants who commit DUIs.
“He was speaking toward the charges of DWI and DWI repeat offenders in the context of illegal immigration,” a statement from the sheriff’s office clarified.
Waybourn’s son has been arrested a number of times before, including for assault and theft. The sheriff released a statement Saturday noting that his son has been “dissociated” from his family for years.
“The family and I are deeply saddened by Sergei’s choices. It has been many years since he disassociated from our family. We, along with many family members have made efforts over the years to help him – all to no avail. It is always sad when drugs take control of a person’s life. His choices and actions have lead to this situation,” the statement read.
