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Deliberations Resume Tuesday In Trial Of Former Tarrant County Deputy Constable

FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) - A jury is set to resume deliberations Tuesday morning in the double-dipping trial of a former Tarrant County Deputy Constable.

Keith Johnson is accused of falsifying his government time sheets to collect thousands of dollars in county pay for hours he didn't work.

4 Tarrant County Deputy Constables Charged In 'Double-Dipping' Investigation

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Keith Johnson - former Tarrant Co. Deputy Constable (Credit: CBS 11 News)

He was indicted after a CBS 11 I-Team investigation found him providing private security for Walmart while he was supposed to be on duty for the county.

Defense attorneys argued Johnson was following the orders of a chief deputy who pleaded guilty last year to the same scheme.

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