Overview
- Heath public safety officers responding to a 6 a.m. 911 call on Dec. 12 said they found 32-year-old Zacur Vargas and a 16-year-old engaged in sexual activity in a public place.
- Vargas was arrested in Heath, booked into the Rockwall County Jail on a charge of sexual assault of a child, and later released on bond.
- Lewisville Police said he was off duty, out of uniform, and not performing department business at the time of the incident.
- The criminal investigation is being handled by the Heath Department of Public Safety and Rockwall County authorities, and it is unclear whether Vargas has retained an attorney.
- On Monday night, Lewisville Police said Vargas resigned after termination proceedings began based on sustained Internal Affairs findings.