3 deputies fired over alleged trysts in patrol cars

Allegations of sexual misconduct while at work led to three Harris County sheriff's deputies losing their jobs, officials said.

On Monday, the now-former deputies, Michael Medina, Robert Johnson and Adam Wright, were fired after an internal investigation.

Sheriff's officials said the three used their patrol cars for sexual trysts with a woman with the department's Citizen's Police Academy.

The sexual activity was consensual, but sheriff's officials said the incidents occurred when the trio should have been working.

Late Tuesday, the Sheriff's Office released a statement on the incident.

"The Harris County Sheriff's Office holds all of its employees to the highest of standards, as should the citizens. Employees are expected to act in a professional and responsible manner at all times. Any employee whose conduct discredits and dishonors the Sheriff's Office and the uniform he/she wears will be disciplined accordingly. Improper conduct of any kind will not be tolerated," the Sheriff's Office said in a statement.

Sheriff's officials said the three former patrol deputies joined the Harris County Sheriff's Office between 2003 and 2005.