Live Oak PD chief says owner Damon Fogley was arrested after going in unauthorized areas of municipal building complex

LIVE OAK, Texas – A simmering dispute between a Live Oak businessman and the city’s police department continues to escalate. Newly released body-worn camera footage showed a Live Oak police officer who made a series of false and inflammatory claims about the man and his business.

Damon Fogley, a disabled Army veteran, found himself in a Bexar County courtroom last month for the first time in his life.

He was arraigned on misdemeanor charges of criminal trespassing and resisting arrest, stemming from incidents at multiple Live Oak city buildings in October.

But the arrest came months after a different encounter: a June 19 tax seizure at Fogley’s business. He is the owner of Unchartered Adventures, an entertainment venue located in the 13900 block of Interstate 35 frontage road in Live Oak.

During that operation, a Live Oak police officer assigned to keeping the peace could be heard on his own body camera footage joking about receiving favors from state agents, using repeated profanity and making unsubstantiated allegations about Fogley and his company.

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‘By the way, they’re definitely hiding money over here’

Agents from the Texas Comptroller’s Office arrived unannounced at Fogley’s business on June 19 to seize money and alcohol to offset around $50,000 in back taxes...

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