METRO PD Lt. Tarlesha James resigns from her post amid criminal investigation for attempting to run over her former lover

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) – A METRO police lieutenant at the center of a criminal investigation has resigned from her post, police said.

The above video is from an earlier report.

On Tuesday, the METRO Police Department confirmed that Lt. Tarlesha James resigned from her position effective immediately on June 11.

James had been on leave since May after she was allegedly involved in an incident between a car and a pedestrian.

According to authorities, the incident occurred at the Willowbend Apartments in the 9300 block of FM 1960 Bypass Road W. near Humble. Officers from the Harris County 4th Precinct office responded to a call that a car had struck someone in the parking lot.

A witness told ABC13 the incident appeared to be intentional. James was later charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon on a family member for allegedly attempting to run over a pastor who records show was her former lover.