Prosecutor leaves DA amid controversy

Adriana Biggs was a Bexar County prosecutor for nearly two decades. Adriana Biggs was a Bexar County prosecutor for nearly two decades. Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Prosecutor leaves DA amid controversy 1 / 1 Back to Gallery

A high-ranking member of District Attorney Susan Reed's team has left the office, weeks after the Express-News exposed a driving while intoxicated case involving her son that was dismissed with little explanation.

Adriana Biggs — who had been a Bexar County prosecutor for nearly two decades, the last eight years at the helm of the white collar crimes division — left her post Thursday, First Assistant District Attorney Cliff Herberg confirmed.

“Because it's a personnel issue, I can only confirm she is no longer working for the district attorney's office,” Herberg said.

Biggs did not return calls seeking comment.

Previously chief of the major crimes division, Biggs took over the white collar crimes unit from Herberg when he was promoted in 2005, and he said he will work with the division until her replacement is found.

Biggs' then-18-year-old son, Truman Biggs, was arrested during Fiesta last year after two Breathalyzer tests registered a blood alcohol level of 0.17. The legal limit is 0.08.

The case was handed to a special prosecutor, who declined to pursue charges in December, noting in court documents only that it was in the “interest of justice.”

Attorney Charles Bunk explained last week that Truman Biggs was given pretrial diversion that required him to take a DWI class and get good grades in college for a semester. Although such programs are standard in other Texas counties, they are not currently used locally unless a special prosecutor independent of the DA's office is appointed.

Reed has said she stopped following the case after she recused her office and didn't know it had been dismissed until Express-News columnist Brian Chasnoff brought it to her attention earlier this month.

Reed filed court documents last week acknowledging the case has caused a stir and asking County Court-at-Law No. 6 Judge Wayne Christian to appoint a new special prosecutor to re-examine it. Adriana Biggs has denied exerting influence over the case.