Verdict: not guilty

Cantu acquitted of wiretapping charges

Nearly a year after an accusation of wiretapping that led to her arrest, former Lometa police chief Melissa Cantu was acquitted of the felony charges on Oct. 28.

Cantu faced a trial by jury last Monday in the 27th District Court of Lampasas County, where defense attorney R.C. Pate of Michael & Associates argued the case wasn’t criminal from the beginning.

“It’s hard to find somebody guilty of a …