Former North Texas police clerk jailed for stealing guns from evidence room

A former evidence clerk for two different North Texas police departments with a history of theft accusations has begun a 30-day jail sentence after pleading guilty to 12 counts of stealing firearms.

Carl Edmison reported to the Lew Sterrett Justice Center in Dallas on Monday where he will serve the sentence. As part of a plea deal, he'll also be on probation for three years and be barred from ever working for a government agency again.

Edmison oversaw the evidence room at the DeSoto Police Department before taking the same job for the Midlothian Police Department in 2022.

He was caught after a confidential informant told DeSoto police in April of 2024 that Edmison had stolen from its property room for years giving "firearms, tools, cameras, jewelry, and other items" as gifts.

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