Fil Waters

Birthday: Born in in

Deathday: Alive

Millard F. 'Fil' Waters II is an American retired homicide detective formerly of the Houston Police Department (1993-2017, served from 1995-2017 as a Homicide  Detective). He previously served as a full-time Deputy with the Montgomery County Sheriff’s  Office (1985-1993) where he was a Detective Sergeant in the Detective Bureau and Narcotics  Unit. He began his law enforcement career at the Harris County Sheriff’s Office as a reserve Deputy Sheriff (1984- 1985) working in the Jail and Patrol Divisions. Prior to his Law Enforcement career, he was a  Construction Manager for US Home-Houston Area (1983-1985), and served as a 1st Lieutenant,  United States Marine Corps in the capacity of Platoon Commander, Company Commander,  Adjutant, Liaison Officer, Top Secret Security Manager, Division Separations Officer, and  Government Recorder for Administrative Discharge Boards, where he conducted investigations  for the Commanding General, 2nd Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, NC and was awarded the Navy  Achievement Medal. He is a Master Peace Officer, and a Texas Commission on Law Enforcement  (TCOLE) certified/licensed police instructor who has taught both in-service training classes and  new recruit training classes in police and security related subject matters since 1986. He has  traveled extensively instructing law enforcement agencies nationally and internationally  developing curriculum in Law Enforcement training, to include Basic/Advanced Interviewing  Techniques, Basic/Advanced Investigations, Homicide Investigations, Courtroom Testimony,  Ethics in Law Enforcement, Firearms Training, Use of Force, and other related topics. He has also  served as a consultant and expert witness in the areas of Law Enforcement, Criminal Justice, and civil litigation. He has taught a variety of Law Enforcement classes at the Houston  Police Academy, Harris County Sheriff’s Academy, Texas Attorney General’s Office, University of  Houston, University of Houston (Downtown), Houston Community College, Lone Star College, Remington College, along with presentations to Lion’s Club and Houston area churches.