#0238 Trinidad Texas Police Department Has Gone Wild Over Water FB Post, and Here's Why
Jun 1, 2026 · 1 hr 52 min · 15 segments
Jun 1, 2026 · 1 hr 52 min · 15 segments
Jonathan FialaHostNikkiPanelistStevePanelistCharliePanelistRyanPanelistJennifer Combs got in hot water with the city's police chief after she posted saying that she'd heard people had been hospitalized because of the town's water.
And we are learning that she is not the only one to be arrested while speaking out about the city's water.
Fox 4's David Centendry joins us now with more.
David.
Well, this was a quick decision by the grand jury, and now it is one of two arrests related to the water controversy that will not be moving forward.
I cover stories that get ignored.
Citizen journalist Winston Knowles goes by the name Otto the Watchdog.
And I focus on small towns because they need the most help.
And last week...
My name is Winston Knowles.
Knowles' 80,000 YouTube subscribers had live access of his arrest for holding up a sign outside Trinidad Police Department.
So I came out to Trinidad because I found out that the chief of police had arrested a lady for
On Wednesday, Fox 4 shared an exclusive interview with Jennifer Combs, a citizen journalist arrested for a Facebook post reading, We have received reports that some citizens have been hospitalized due to bacteria in the water.
This is a serious public health concern that deserves immediate attention.
There's a lot of people complaining about the water.
Fox 4 has received images from residents of deeply discolored water.
City leaders admit there's a water issue that's been going on for years.
Still, Chief of Police Charles Gregory believes no one has been hospitalized.
And in a social media post of his own, said Combs' post creates fear, panic, or unnecessary emergency response within a community, charging her with felony false alarm
So, and we're going to catch up a little bit more with this, but I wanted to insert just a moment here.
You have the government able to say, hey, I'm an injured party, or the community is an injured party.
Jennifer Combs got in hot water with the city's police chief after she posted saying that she'd heard people had been hospitalized because of the town's water.
And we are learning that she is not the only one to be arrested while speaking out about the city's water.
Fox 4's David Centendry joins us now with more.
David.
Well, this was a quick decision by the grand jury, and now it is one of two arrests related to the water controversy that will not be moving forward.
I cover stories that get ignored.
Citizen journalist Winston Knowles goes by the name Otto the Watchdog.
And I focus on small towns because they need the most help.
And last week...
My name is Winston Knowles.
Knowles' 80,000 YouTube subscribers had live access of his arrest for holding up a sign outside Trinidad Police Department.
So I came out to Trinidad because I found out that the chief of police had arrested a lady for
On Wednesday, Fox 4 shared an exclusive interview with Jennifer Combs, a citizen journalist arrested for a Facebook post reading, We have received reports that some citizens have been hospitalized due to bacteria in the water.
This is a serious public health concern that deserves immediate attention.
There's a lot of people complaining about the water.
Fox 4 has received images from residents of deeply discolored water.
City leaders admit there's a water issue that's been going on for years.
Still, Chief of Police Charles Gregory believes no one has been hospitalized.
And in a social media post of his own, said Combs' post creates fear, panic, or unnecessary emergency response within a community, charging her with felony false alarm
So, and we're going to catch up a little bit more with this, but I wanted to insert just a moment here.
You have the government able to say, hey, I'm an injured party, or the community is an injured party.
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