Poop Sandwich Police Chief or Chef

Cold Open And Strange Headline

0:00 SPEAKER_00: Poop promotion to police chief, or is that poop chef?

0:04 SPEAKER_00: A disgraced San Antonio cop who was fired twice, for allegedly giving a homeless man a sandwich stuffed with dog poop is now heading up a different police department in another Texas town.

0:18 SPEAKER_00: Matthew Luckhurst was promoted to police chief in Benavidez, about one hundred fifty miles south of San Antonio, three years after the department hired him despite the stink of his past, according to city records and reports.

0:34 SPEAKER_00: New York Post.

0:36 SPEAKER_00: They are from the world and therefore speak from the viewpoint of the world, and the world listens to them.

The New Chief Job Details

0:46 SPEAKER_00: Former San Antonio officer fired over feces sandwich incident, now leads another Texas police department.

0:55 SPEAKER_00: A former San Antonio police officer who was terminated not once, but twice, over a shocking incident in which he allegedly fed a homeless man a sandwich filled with dog feces, has been appointed police chief of a small Texas town.

1:12 SPEAKER_00: Matthew Luckhurst was elevated to the top cop position in Benavidez, a community of roughly 1,100 residents, located approximately 150 miles south of San Antonio.

Corruption Rant And Local Parallels

1:26 SPEAKER_00: The promotion came three years after the Benavidez department brought him on board despite the notorious controversy trailing his career, according to city records and local reports.

The Poop Sandwich Allegation

1:38 SPEAKER_00: Luckhurst officially assumed the chief's role on june first, following a city council vote on april thirtieth to appoint him as the department's leader, the San Antonio Current reported.

1:50 SPEAKER_00: He will earn twenty eight dollars per hour in the position, council records show.

1:55 SPEAKER_00: Benavida's officials did not respond to the post's request for comment.

2:00 SPEAKER_00: Gee, where oh where have I seen such love of corruption?

2:05 SPEAKER_00: Oh yeah, now it comes back to me.

2:07 SPEAKER_00: City of Enum Claw City Council and Police Department.

2:11 SPEAKER_00: See Detective Grant McCall.

2:14 SPEAKER_00: The original incident dates back to twenty sixteen, when Luckhurst, then a five year veteran of the San Antonio Force, had his badge revoked after a fellow officer reported that he had placed feces from the street between slices of bread in a styrofoam container and left it beside a sleeping homeless man.

2:34 SPEAKER_00: The man did not consume the sandwich.

2:37 SPEAKER_00: Luckhurst has maintained his innocence from the start, claiming he gave the contaminated sandwich to the man to throw away, not to eat.

More Claims And The Legal Timeline

2:46 SPEAKER_00: That same year brought another disturbing allegation.

2:49 SPEAKER_00: Luckhurst was accused of defecating in a women's restroom at the San Antonio Police Department and smearing a brown substance on a toilet seat.

2:59 SPEAKER_00: He reportedly never denied responsibility for that incident.

3:03 SPEAKER_00: His legal battle dragged on for years.

3:06 SPEAKER_00: Luckhurst successfully appealed his 2016 firing in 2019 and briefly rejoined the San Antonio force, but a judge ultimately upheld his dismissal in 2020.

3:19 SPEAKER_00: By February 2022, Luckhurst was back in uniform in the nearby town of Floresville, where he served for 10 months before being terminated once his notorious past came to light.

Rehired Again Then Promoted

3:32 SPEAKER_00: In 2023, then Beneve's police chief Andrew Hines hired Luckhurst, declaring that the appointment reflects the department's commitment to honesty and accountability.

3:44 SPEAKER_00: Now, just three years later, Luckhurst has risen from officer to chief in the same department.

3:50 SPEAKER_00: Other information Matthew Luckhurst, who allegedly gave homeless man a poop sandwich, has cushy new police job.

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