ROSENBERG — The Rosenburg Police Department arrested former law enforcement officer Christopher Can - non on May 22 at approximately 9:55 a.m. Columbus Police learned that Cannon was being held on a CPD outstanding warrant.
He is facing additional charges from Rosenburg Police for working a traffic construction job reserved for police officers. He was noticed by someone who knew Cannon and his truck. While he was working the traffic job, he was arrested by Rosenburg on a charge of Impersonating a Public Servant, a 3rd Degree Felony. According to arresting Rosenburg Officer Manriquez, Cannon had on blue and red emergency lights.
He was in possession of a Weimar badge.
Cannon was fired from Weimar PD after he left Eagle Lake PD. An investigation uncovered that Cannon was married to two women. Facts were left from his Eagle Lake file when Weimar PD did a background check.
Previously, the Columbus PD responded to a call at the 2100 block of Walnut Street on Dec. 11, 2022, about an Eagle Lake Police unit with its emergency lights on and stuck in a citizen’s yard.
Off-duty Eagle Lake Officer Cannon arrived in his personal vehicle to pull the patrol car out of the yard.
As a result, citations were issued for Reckless Damage and Destruction and Failure to Maintain Financial Responsibility, a class C misdemeanor.
Cannon then presented a fraudulent insurance card to the City of Columbus Municipal Court Clerk on April 17, 2023, to trick the court into thinking he had vehicle insurance. CPD launched an investigation.
During a jury trial held in the Columbus Municipal Court on April 18, 2023, he was found guilty on both charges of Reckless Damage and Destruction and Failure to Maintain Financial Responsibility.
A Probable Cause Affidavit seeking an arrest warrant on Cannon was issued on April 28 after a thorough investigation into the possible fraud charge.
JP Pct #1 Judge Billy Hefner issued a warrant for Cannon’s arrest for Tampering with Governmental Record, a 3rd Degree Felony.
