Investigator (Misdemeanor)

Comal County•New Braunfels, TX

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Handles all aspects of evidence. Licensed certified Peace Officer through Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE). Serves subpoenas when needed. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. All instructions must be cleared through Chief Investigator.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED equivalent required.
Computer Skills are required.
Must be able to use Microsoft Word and Microsoft Outlook and be capable of learning other systems such as CCM, Prosecutor, and Odyssey.
Must have a clean criminal record and be able to pass a criminal background check.
Must have valid Texas Driver's License.
Must provide a three (3) year driving record in order to operate County vehicles.
TCOLE certification is also required.
Must be able to read and interpret documents such as judgments, witness statements, and offense reports.
Must be able to write routine reports and correspondence.
Must be able to speak and communicate effectively with law enforcement officers, witnesses and prosecutors.
Must be able to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Must be able to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
Must be able to apply common sense to carry out instructions provided in written, oral, or diagram form.
Must be able to deal with multiple problems with limited supervision during high stress situations when the Prosecutor is in trial.
Regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear.
Frequently required to stand, walk, and sit.
Occasionally required to reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste, smell or drink.
Must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Responsibilities

Prepare, file, and track misdemeanor subpoenas, including Grand Jury subpoenas.
Double check misdemeanor subpoenas for service at least one week prior to trial.
Enter the subpoena list in Prosecutor System.
Keep Prosecutors informed of problems in serving witnesses.
Serve subpoenas as requested.
Take statements from witnesses when requested by the Prosecutor.
Locate witnesses when necessary.
Schedule meetings for Prosecutor with witnesses.
Contact witnesses and arrange a time to appear in court.
During trial, be available for calls from the witnesses.
Make travel arrangements for witnesses.
Pick up witnesses at the airport and transport them to the hotel and back to the airport.
Provide misdemeanor clerks with a list of the times when witnesses will need to appear in court.
Contact and notify witnesses whose cases have been reset.
Prepare court exhibits as instructed by Prosecutor.
Prepare courtroom as instructed by Prosecutor.
Be available for instructions from the Prosecutor during lunch and after-hours during trial.
Check files for necessary, judgments, prints, rap sheets, bank records, medical records and obtain any of these items that are missing.
Request evidence and videos from the arresting agency for review by the Prosecutor prior to trial and for use during the trial.
Make sure that the chain of custody for all items of evidence is carefully maintained without any gaps.
Cross train with the Evidence Locker/Felony Investigator to be prepared to handle his/her duties when necessary.