Hays County Sheriff Gary Cutler has asked law enforcement agencies to issue citations and warrants rather than making arrests as much as possible in the next 30 days.
Judge Ruben Becerra, Hays Emergency Management Director, and Chief of Staff Alex Villalobos, Hays Emergency Management Coordinator, announced Monday among other precautions the county is taking to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Cite and release will directly impact overcrowded jails by limiting new inmates and the spread of the virus.
The update came after a third confirmed positive case of COVID-19 in Hays County with other test results pending, although the confirmed cases are travel related and not contracted from person to person spreading in the community. The root of cases will directly affect the policy response from our local officials.
