Welcome to Arrest Stories. A Harris County sergeant faces charges after allegedly using his badge and patrol car to stalk and harass a teenage Starbucks employee, culminating in inappropriate traffic stops and disturbing comments about her upcoming eighteenth birthday. Here's what may have happened.
Forty-one-year-old Sergeant Ostin Urbina Junior of Harris County Constable Precinct Seven now faces serious allegations stemming from incidents that began last August at a Southeast Harris County Starbucks location.
According to official reports, Urbina was a regular customer at the coffee shop where a seventeen-year-old girl worked as a barista. The timeline of events paints a troubling picture of alleged abuse of power.
On August twenty-fourth, twenty twenty-three, the first documented incident occurred at the South Sam Houston Parkway East Starbucks location. Investigators say Urbina made inappropriate comments to the teenage employee and began using his law enforcement resources inappropriately.
The situation escalated when Urbina allegedly followed the victim home from work. Reports indicate he systematically checked license plates of all vehicles in the Starbucks parking lot until he identified her car, then used his police database access to obtain her home address.
The harassment intensified over the following week. On August thirtieth, Urbina allegedly conducted the first improper traffic stop, activating his patrol car sirens to pull over the teenager. During this encounter, he reportedly asked for her Snapchat information.
The most disturbing incident occurred August thirty-first, when Urbina allegedly followed the employee after her shift and conducted a second traffic stop. Witnesses report he told her, "Just remember, you turn eighteen in three weeks," suggesting he was counting down to her birthday.
Officials noted this "wasn't conducting a traffic stop, he was just finding a way to talk to her." The victim later stated Urbina "wanted someone to have fun with."
On September first, the brave teenager filed a complaint with Houston Police Department. One official emphasized the importance of speaking up: "To not be feared or to stay quiet just because that person has more power than you do, actions speak louder than anything, and with time the truth always comes out."
Urbina was arrested Saturday in Harris County, charged with Sexual Harassment slash Official Oppression and Unlawful Detainment, with bond set at one hundred dollars on each count.
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