> One man told a deputy that they were conducting a vulnerability study and handed the deputy a piece of paper, which he described as his "get out of jail free

> One man told a deputy that they were conducting a vulnerability study and handed the deputy a piece of paper, which he described as his "get out of jail free card," containing the names and contact information for three state employees, [Dallas County Sheriff Chad Leonard] wrote. > A police sergeant called one of the state employees, who confirmed what the men said: that this was a legitimate contract and that the men should be let go, according to the email. > "I advised them that this building belonged to the taxpayers of Dallas County and the State had no authority to authorize a break-in of this building," Leonard wrote in the email. > Leonard wrote that he then called the state employee to tell him his contractors had been arrested and that he didn't have the authority to authorize this. > The state employee disagreed and asked Leonard not to tell other sheriffs, wrote Leonard, who said he responded by saying he was going to tell every sheriff. It's not just an implication, the police just decided to arrest them anyway.