Lawsuit: Texas police chief had lover's then-husband arrested

Kyle Police Chief Jeff Barnett has been placed on paid administrative leave while Kyle officials investigate allegations from a lawsuit against Edge and the city brought by Dr. Glen Hurlston, the Austin American-Statesman reported. Hurlston claims that Barnett — who served as police chief in Princeton, Texas before he moved to Kyle in 2011, according to the City of Kyle's website — used his ties to the Princeton Police Department to arrange Hurlston's arrest in 2013 while Barnett had an affair with Hurlston's wife. less Kyle Police Chief Jeff Barnett has been placed on paid administrative leave while Kyle officials investigate allegations from a lawsuit against Edge and the city brought by Dr. Glen Hurlston, the Austin ... more Photo: City Of Kyle Photo: City Of Kyle Image 1 of / 48 Caption Close Lawsuit: Texas police chief had lover's then-husband arrested 1 / 48 Back to Gallery

Kyle Police Chief Jeff Barnett has been placed on paid administrative leave while Kyle officials investigate a city employee.

The Austin American-Statesman reported that the investigation stems from a lawsuit filed more than two years ago against Barnett and the city by Louisiana doctor Glen Hurlston.

Hurlston claims that Barnett used his ties at the Princeton Police Department to arrange Hurslton's arrest in 2013 while Barnett was having an affair with Hurlston's then-wife.

Barnett served as police chief in Princeton, about 50 miles northeast of Dallas, before he moved to Kyle in 2011, according to the City of Kyle's website.

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A City of Kyle news release said that Barnett was placed on leave "for the purposes of adjudicating an ongoing civil service matter for which Chief Barnett is not the subject."

Charles Edge, former chief of the Waxahachie Police Department, has been appointed as acting Kyle police chief.

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