A retired Dallas police officer is using his old investigative skills in a desperate effort to keep his daughter from spending more than a decade in a foreign prison.
Paul Inman, who spent 28 years with the Dallas Police Department working as a gang‑unit detective, now lives in Argyle. Three years into retirement, he has found himself investigating a case thousands of miles away in Panama, where his daughter is facing a minimum 12‑year sentence.
The 56‑year‑old says he is racing to keep his daughter, Sabrina Underwood, from spending years behind bars.
A holiday trip turns into a criminal case
Underwood, a 34‑year‑old mother of three from San Antonio, traveled to Panama over the holidays to visit a family friend. Authorities at the airport found a loaded gun in her checked luggage, and she is now facing a smuggling charge that carries a mandatory 12‑year sentence if convicted…