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DPS Trooper Suspended After DWI Arrest in Cass County

Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 5:40 AM

A Texas Department of Public Safety trooper has been suspended following a DWI arrest after a crash in Cass County.

A Texas Department of Public Safety trooper has been suspended following a DWI arrest after a crash in Cass County.

DPS says 43-year-old Trooper Decori Charles Birmingham was off duty and driving his personal vehicle when a two-vehicle wreck occurred at the intersection of Highways 8 and 77 on December 13. He was arrested, booked into the Cass County jail, and suspended the next day.

DPS says an internal investigation is now underway.

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DPS Trooper Suspended After DWI Arrest in Cass County

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