Austin Escorts: Acevedo defends decision to bypass officer for promotion
… We have to ensure as an organization that we promote only people that we believe are going to help the organization succeed,” said Chief Acevedo.
In a city memo, Acevedo cited two reasons for declining Demoss’ promotion.
One stems from the funeral of former APD Captain Louie White. At the funeral earlier this year, Acevedo says Demoss joked about not knowing Austin City Manager Marc Ott. In the memo, Chief Acevedo says Ott approached Demoss and said hello. Demoss asked “Who are you?”
“He found it humorous. I think it shows a lack of engagement,” said Chief Acevedo.
There are also allegations of Lt. Demoss’ involvement in prostitution.
According to the city memo, Demoss admitted to investigators to visiting a legal prostitution house during a vacation in Panama. He says he didn’t pay for sex, but refused to give other details.