Fort Worth police chief fires officer accused of domestic violence

A Fort Worth police sergeant accused of assaulting his girlfriend in February has been fired.

Oscar M. Flores, 37, was fired effective 8 p.m. June 30, according to a letter sent by Police Chief Joel Fitzgerald to the Firefighters’ and Police Officers’ Civil Service Commission of the city of Fort Worth.

A redacted copy of the letter was obtained this week by the Star-Telegram. It states that the grounds for Flores’ dismissal included engaging in acts showing a lack of good moral character, conduct prejudicial to good order and violating department rules.

Lake Worth police investigated a complaint from the girlfriend that on Feb. 2, Flores grabbed her wrist during an argument and displayed a gun. When she tried to call police, he took the phone away, according to the police report.

He was charged with assault/bodily injury, deadly conduct and interfering with an emergency call, all Class A misdemeanors. Flores surrendered Feb. 9 and was released on bail.

Flores was a Fort Worth officer for 12 years.

At the time of his arrest, Flores was being “investigated for administrative violations and [was] on restricted duty with no gun or badge,” a police spokesman said.

This report includes information from Star-Telegram archives.

This story was originally published July 15, 2016 at 6:19 PM with the headline "Fort Worth police chief fires officer accused of domestic violence."