TWO employees of Lamesa Independent School District were arrested in connection with a law enforcement investigation into a security breach. The Lamesa Police Department and the Texas Rangers arrested 54-year-old Auerilo Garza in Lamesa at about 17:00 hours, charged with Criminal Responsibility for Conduct of Another. Shortly afterwards, around 17:45, 40-year-old Gabriel Flores was apprehended by the Martin County Sheriff’s Office in Stanton, Texas, on a Breach of Computer Security charge. The arrests were confirmed in a district press release issued on the morning of 11 September 2026.
The district emphasised that the allegations do not involve the disclosure or compromise of District data, including student, personnel or security information. Given the limited publicly released details, it is not clear what role the two individuals played in the breach or how the security incident was detected. Authorities and the district have not disclosed further evidence or findings beyond the charged offences and the assurance that sensitive district data was not affected.
Local media coverage is linked in the district’s statement, but the supplied material does not provide additional technical particulars or attribution about the breach’s mechanics.