Ex-Runnels County jail sergeant gets year for sexual misconduct with inmate

SAN ANGELO, Texas (Concho Valley Homepage) — A former Runnels County Jail sergeant has been sentenced after he and one of his subordinate jailers were arrested in 2020 on accusations of engaging in sexual activities with incarcerated women.

According to a media report published by the 119th District Attorney’s Office, the Runnels County Sheriff’s Office made contact with the Texas Rangers in May 2020 “regarding an investigation into alleged sexual misconduct between two Runnels County Jailers and two female inmates.”

The office stated that, following an investigation conducted by the Texas Rangers, Jail Sgt. Cary Hubbard and Alexander Harrison, a jailer who was supervised by Hubbard, “were arrested and charged with the State Jail Felony Offense of Improper Sexual Activity with a Person in Custody.”

Harrison “pled guilty to two felony charges in front of 119th District Judge Ben Woodward” on April 22, 2022, “with no agreement from the State regarding punishment,” as per the 119th District Attorney’s Office. He would be found guilty and given a sentence of 730 days in state jail, “which was probated for three (3) years.”

The office reported that Hubbard pled guilty “to two similar felony charges in front of recently-elected 119th District Judge Gonzalo Rios” on May 27, 2025. Similar to Harrison, there was “no agreement from the State regarding punishment.”

Hubbard was found guilty and sentenced to 365 days in state jail, according to the office.

The 119th District Attorney’s Office said that evidence presented during Hubbard’s hearing “revealed that Hubbard was the direct supervisor over Jailer Harrison, and that Hubbard had engaged in sexual contact with a female inmate on more than one occasion.” Evidence also showed that “Hubbard had put money in the inmate’s phone and commissary accounts.”

“Hubbard was a Sargent at the Runnels County Jail, and was trusted with the supervision of other jailers, as well as the inmates, at the Runnels County Jail,” the 119th District Attorney’s Office said. “Hubbard’s conduct was inexcusable and gave rise to serious issues regarding the safety and security of inmates, jail staff, and officers tasked with the job of managing the Runnels County Jail.”

The office stated that it hopes the sentences given to Hubbard and Harrison convey a “strong message to those serving in positions of public trust.”

“Both Alexander and Hubbard are now convicted felons and Hubbard will be required to spend a year in State Jail,” the 119th District Attorney’s Office said. “We hope these sentences will send a strong message to those serving in positions of public trust that they will be held to a high standard when it comes to misconduct relating to their employment.”