EDINBURG, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A grand jury in Hidalgo County indicted a former state police sergeant in August.

The grand jury charged Preston Wade Pietrzykowski, 31, of Edinburg with possession of child pornography.

Attorney Ricardo Rodriguez Jr. of Edinburg, who represents Pietrzykowski, declined to comment.

Pietrzykowski joined the Texas Department of Public Safety in 2017.

After graduating from the academy, Pietrzykowski worked in Cotulla and Beaumont, according to documents released under the Texas Public Information Act.

In 2020, he received a thank-you letter after conducting a traffic stop near the Texas-Louisiana border.

“He showed the utmost professionalism and kindness to myself and the driver,” according to the letter, which appeared in DPS News, a newsletter for depa

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