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Federal agent charged with sexually groping passenger

HOUSTON — A 34-yearold Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer is now in custody for allegedly violating a passenger’s civil rights and obstruction, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.Law enforcement arrested Christopher Edwards Dowell, Conroe, on Wednesday.A federal grand jury returned the sealed twocount indictment June 9, which was unsealed today upon his arrest.The charges allege Dowell deprived a female of her civil rights at George Bush Intercontinental Airport. While conducting a secondary inspection, he allegedly touched the victim’s breasts without her consent. He then engaged in obstruction by attempting to cover up the incident with information he submitted in ...

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