STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF FALLS AFFIDAVIT OF STEVE SMITH § § KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: § Before me, the undersigned authority, on this day personally appeared Steve ‘Smith, who, being by me stated as follows: irst duly sworn, according to law, upon his oath deposed and “My name is ~ | am over the age of 21, am of sound mind and competent to make this moral turpitude during the knowledge and is true and “lam employed as G Ihave been employed by t lavit. | have not been convicted of a felony or crime involving last ten years. Everything stated herein is within my personal correct.” lhief Deputy at the Falls County Sheriff's Office in Marlin, Texas. 1 Falls County Sheriff's Office since January 1, 2017. lama Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Certified Peace Officer. | also hold a Masters Peace Officers licence ant enforcement experience.” “During the time per a Masters Jailers licence. | have more than 30 years of law lod of January 1, 2017, through the current date, | have worked for the Falls County Sheriff's Office as Chief Deputy. | worked at the Fall’s County Sheriff's Office during the time Nan County Sheriff's Office. i Anderson was working as Assistant Chief Deputy at the Falls “lobserved Sheriff Ricky Scaman and Ms. Anderson in the same area as each other many times throughout het were around each other di ‘employment. Our offices are in very close proximately, and we aily. | was also present during conversations between Sheriff ‘Scaman and Ms. Anderson. | never observed Sheriff Scaman and Ms. Anderson hold Affidavit of Steve Smith Page 1 of 3hands, kiss or otherwise tauch each other. I never observed Sheriff Scaman act sexually inappropriately towards female employees, including Ms. Anderson.” “I did observe Ms. Anderson and Sheriff Scaman joking with one another frequently, but nothing | would categorize as sexually harassing towards her. Sheriff Scaman would often take photographs of ihe staff, me included, and send them to us as a joke. | never saw Ms. Anderson upset about the way Sheriff Scaman spoke or acted toward her except for one occasion when Ms, 'Anderson was upset that the Sheriff had said something to her about being late. She complained that the Sheriff never said she did a good job and felt she wasn't appreciated. Ms. Anderson never reported to me that she had any issues with Sheriff Scaman treating h in a sexually inappropriate way.” “Sheriff Scaman treated Ms. Anderson in a professional manner whenever | observed them. Sheriff Scaman treated Ms. Anderson the same way he treated Captain Johnson and me.” “Ms. Anderson did make comments that were sexual in nature while working at the Falls County Sheriff's Offic was a ‘Peter Puffer’ and th: many dicks he was sucking ». One day, she commented to me at work that her ex-husband jat she had finally had enough of him once she found out how |. She said that he had sucked more dicks than she had, and that wasn't right, that she was supposed to be sucking alll of the dicks.” Further Affiant sayeth not. Affidavit of Stove Smith Page 2 of 3oe ‘STEVE SMITH uta FUROCREED,ANP SWORN to before me on this the gard day of 2017} Notary Public, State of Texas DEBORAH VERNON Stato of Texas| 03-28-2021, Notary 191062124 Affidavit of Steve Smith Page Sof 3