HOUSTON — A police officer currently patrolling the campus of Texas Southern University was previously fired from one law enforcement agency, rehired by another and then terminated again after an internal investigation uncovered misconduct, according to records obtained by KHOU 11 Investigates.
Personnel records reviewed by KHOU show Officer Christopher Lamar Harris was first terminated by Houston Independent School District police in 2011 after investigators concluded he struck a student in the mouth with a closed fist, causing injuries severe enough that a trash can was needed to catch the blood.
About 14 months later, Harris was hired by the Aldine Independent School District police. While assigned to Drew Academy, records show Harris admitted to having sex numerous times on a school campus with a subordinate officer. Investigators said one encounter happened minutes before the first school bell rang and was captured on video recorded by Harris…