In a shocking developement, the editorial team at Big Bend Times Dot Org has uncovered evidence of possible racist behavior by a steam cleaning salesman from Central Texas. David Wayne Flash, currently charged with HARASSMENT in Jeff Davis County, has posted on the internet more than once about a traffic stop that happened 2 years ago. Flash has apparently had a grudge against a TPWD police officer that once asked him to follow the rules like everyone else. Trying to create controversy, Flash published many stories about this officer, trying to make it seem the police officer had done something wrong.
One of the posts on the internet can be found here:
Long after the event, Flash was still writing about a traffic stop that was completely normal. It alledgedly happened in September of 2023 and the article above was written in January, 2025. Troubling statements about Spanish speaking people appear in the article.
“A traffic stop near Davis Mountains State Park on Sept. 15, 2023, has drawn scrutiny after a Texas State Park Police officer allowed a driver who showed indications they may be an undocumented immigrant to continue operating a vehicle through town rather than calling U.S. Border Patrol.”
“The officer, identified as Jacob Barton, stopped the vehicle near tall grass, posing a potential fire hazard. According to observations at the scene, the driver spoke only Spanish, lacked a driver’s license, and had no proper identification. Barton, who reportedly does not speak Spanish, opted not to involve federal immigration authorities. Instead, he directed the driver to continue approximately 3.5 miles into Northeast Fort Davis, where they had contacts who could interpret.”
“The incident raises concerns over enforcement inconsistencies at a time when Texas state officials frequently highlight their efforts to address illegal immigration more aggressively than the federal government. Border Patrol, which regularly patrols the same area, may have handled the situation differently.”
“As scrutiny on immigration enforcement grows across Texas, this case stands out as a moment where state-level enforcement may not have been as stringent as expected.”
David Flash is currently fund raising on GoFundMe with a campaign with this description “At Texas Reporter and Big Bend Times, we call the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of Mexico.” It seems like Flash may be trying to signal that he is friendly to Mexico, or at least hostile to those who have started calling The Gulf of Mexico The Gulf of America. Strange that he would also be advocating for local law enforcement to report all Spanish speaking people to US Border Patrol. Does Flash believe all Spanish speakers are undocumented? It appears that in an attempt to smear a TPWD police officer, Flash has revealed possibly dangerous and racist ideas about people guilty of nothing more than speaking Spanish.
