In today’s episode of Lubbock’s Best and Brightest, we meet 19-year-old Jo’Brian Liendo. Jo’Brian was a correctional officer at the Smith Unit in Lamesa, but apparently, he felt his job performance was suffering because he lacked “lived experience.” To fix this, he headed over to the 7200 block of Avenue S last Sunday to see how the other half lives—specifically the half that gets fitted for orange jumpsuits.
A Texas DPS Trooper spotted Liendo’s white vehicle performing the classic “Lubbock Slalom,” which involves driving abnormally slow while drifting aimlessly across lanes before jerking back to the center. After Liendo capped off his performance by cutting off another driver, the Trooper decided to stage an intervention. When the officer approached, he was met with a cloud of cologne so thick it probably could have been classified as a chemical weapon, used in a desperate—and failed—attempt to mask the smell of “bad decisions.”
Things went from “standard Lubbock traffic stop” to “Darwin Award entry” when the Trooper told Liendo to get out of the car. Instead of, you know, getting out, the 19-year-old reached under the passenger seat and pulled out a black handgun. Luckily for Liendo, the Trooper opted for yelling over shooting, and the teenager dropped the gun before he could make his legal situation any more catastrophic.
TDCJ released a statement saying they have “zero tolerance for officer misconduct,” which is government-speak for “this kid is definitely getting fired once we finish the paperwork.” Liendo was hit with charges for Driving While Intoxicated with an open container and Unlawful Carrying of a Weapon. He’s currently out on bond, presumably at home trying to scrub the scent of “Desperation by Calvin Klein” off his upholstery.
If a guy who is literally paid to enforce the rules can’t remember that reaching for a gun during a DUI stop is a bad idea, what hope is there for the rest of this town?
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