TEXAS — Dr. Candice Matthews is calling for greater transparency and accountability in law enforcement hiring after releasing personnel records she said raise questions about how an officer with a documented disciplinary history continued serving at multiple agencies.
In a public statement, Dr. Matthews said the records, obtained through the Texas Public Information Act, highlight concerns about what she described as the movement of officers with significant disciplinary histories between law enforcement agencies.
“The question is not simply what happened at Humble ISD,” Dr. Matthews said. “The question is: How did an officer with this documented disciplinary history continue serving as a law enforcement officer at another agency?”
According to records released by Dr. Matthews, Angela Johnson-Frazier was the subject of separate Internal Affairs investigations while employed by the Humble ISD Police Department and later the Brookshire Police Department.
The Humble ISD personnel records document an Internal Affairs investigation following a June 1, 2014 incident at Summer Creek High School. According to the records, supervisors documented findings of unprofessional conduct, failure to maintain professionalism, lack of attentiveness, and a supervisory finding that Johnson-Frazier’s written account conflicted with surveillance video and was documented as falsification of district records under district policy.
The personnel file further reflects recommendations for a one-day unpaid suspension, a 90-day probation extension, restrictions on extra-duty assignments, and mandatory remedial training focused on professionalism, conducting investigations, interactions with the public, and working with school administrators. Approximately one month later, Johnson-Frazier submitted a voluntary resignation, stating she was leaving to pursue other law enforcement opportunities.
More than two years later, according to Texas Commission on Law Enforcement service records, Johnson-Frazier was hired by the Brookshire Police Department.
Dr. Matthews questioned whether the hiring agency reviewed Johnson-Frazier’s complete personnel file before extending employment and whether the documented Internal Affairs findings were considered during the background investigation.
Dr. Matthews also released Brookshire Police Department records documenting a separate Internal Affairs investigation into a July 2017 incident at Breton Mill Apartments.
According to the investigative memorandum, witnesses alleged Johnson-Frazier, while off duty and wearing plain clothes with her police badge and firearm, used profanity toward apartment employees, intervened in an eviction dispute, and damaged a surveillance camera by placing or throwing it into a swimming pool.
The memorandum states Lieutenant Felipe Molina concluded the allegations were “SUSTAINED” and recommended Johnson-Frazier’s immediate termination and separation from the Brookshire Police Department for violations of departmental policies. According to the investigator’s written summary, Johnson-Frazier admitted using profanity and acknowledged placing the camera into the pool during her interview with investigators.
The Brookshire investigative file includes citizen complaints, sworn witness statements, handwritten statements from leasing office employees, a letter from the apartment property manager, and the department’s investigative memorandum.
Dr. Matthews emphasized that the records document administrative investigations and departmental findings, not criminal convictions.
In her statement, Dr. Matthews called on law enforcement agencies to explain how documented disciplinary histories are evaluated during the hiring process. She questioned whether complete personnel files were reviewed, whether Internal Affairs findings were disclosed to hiring agencies, whether those documented concerns were considered disqualifying, and what safeguards exist to prevent officers with significant disciplinary histories from moving from one agency to another.
Dr. Matthews also released a video that she said shows Johnson-Frazier outside one of her locations stating that she would “pull up” to Dr. Matthews’ location. Dr. Matthews said she believes the video provides additional context for her concerns regarding Johnson-Frazier’s conduct and what she describes as an ongoing pattern of behavior directed toward her. Johnson-Frazier’s response to the video and Dr. Matthews’ allegations was not immediately available.
“This statement is not a condemnation of the thousands of honorable men and women who wear the badge with integrity every day,” Dr. Matthews said. “They deserve to work alongside officers who uphold the same standards of honesty, professionalism, and accountability.”
“Our concern is with a system that can allow documented disciplinary issues to follow an officer from one agency to another without meaningful public explanation.”
Dr. Matthews added that transparency and accountability strengthen, rather than weaken, public confidence in law enforcement.
“Transparency is not anti-law enforcement. Accountability is not anti-police. Protecting the public and preserving the integrity of the badge should always come first,” she said.
A Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Personal Status Report dated May 9, 2025, lists Johnson-Frazier’s peace officer status as “Inactive – Out of Compliance.” The report does not specify the reason for that designation.
Dr. Matthews says she is calling on the involved law enforcement agencies to publicly explain the background investigations conducted before Johnson-Frazier’s subsequent employment and how the documented personnel issues were evaluated before hiring decisions were made.
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