The original president of the Kerr County Sheriff’s Foundation created the nonprofit weeks after pleading guilty in two felony cases there, court records obtained by KSAT Investigates show.

James Hunter Schmidt, 37, played an integral role in starting the fundraising arm of the sheriff’s office, despite multiple run-ins with law enforcement in Kerr County that preceded the formation of the group, according to records.

Schmidt repeatedly declined comment to KSAT Investigates prior to a sentencing hearing late last month, when asked about his ties to Kerr County Sheriff Larry Leitha and the nonprofit.

“I don’t have one,” said Schmidt, when KSAT asked him about his relationship with Leitha.

Indictment: Schmidt grabbed, squeezed the testicles of an elderly man

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