Brazos County Precinct 4 Justice of the Peace Ramiro Quintero has turned in his resignation to County Judge Randy Sims.
This comes less than 24 hours after Brazos County Sheriff’s Investigators say Quintero was charged with two misdemeanors and a felony for allegedly accepting $500 from a lady who wanted to bring a small claims action in his court.
When approached by investigators Quintero denied any wrongdoing and then went to the restroom.
That is when investigators say he flushed marked bills down the toilet, which were retrieved a short time later.
Quintero is free from the Brazos County Jail after posting an $11,000 bond.
His resignation is effective at 5 p.m. Monday.