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Athens man sentenced to 14 years for cocaine

District Attorney’s Office press release

Marcquis Deevermont Utley, 34 of Athens was sentenced to 14 years and also to a month at the Medical Insurance Rehab to get clean before entering jail, the sentence was in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice after pleading guilty to the second degree felony offense of Possession of a Controlled Substance on July 9 in Judge Carter Tarrance’s 392nd Judicial District Court.

Utley was arrested on Feb. 4 of last year after Trinidad Police Officer Cody Speak attempted to pull Utley over for speeding on State Highway 31. Utley did not pull over at first and instead proceeded to a gas station.

Speak followed Utley to the gas station and attempted to make contact with him. Utley was uncooperative, and eventually a struggle ensued which resulted in Speak using his taser on Utley. After Utley was arrested and placed in handcuffs Continue reading “Athens man sentenced to 14 years for cocaine”

Trinidad man convicted of Theft from Elderly

District Attorney’s Office press release

It took less than 15 minutes for a Henderson County jury on Tuesday to find Brian Keith Fugett, 36, of Trinidad guilty of Theft From an Elderly Person in the 392nd District Court. The case was prosecuted by District Attorney Scott McKee’s Office.

Fugett, along with his girlfriend Brandi Melton, were arrested in August 2012 by the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office for the offense.

According to Sheriff’s reports and testimony at trial, Fugett and Hyde were hired by an 84-year-old woman’s daughters to help care for their elderly mother who was also suffering from Alzheimer’s. Continue reading “Trinidad man convicted of Theft from Elderly”

District-wide seal coat operations begin Monday

TxDOT press release

The Texas Department of Transportation’s annual preventative maintenance program known as District-Wide Seal Coat is scheduled to begin Monday in Henderson County, then move through all eight counties of the Tyler District and treat nearly 300 miles of roadway before concluding work in August.

Crews are scheduled to seal most of US 175 between Athens and the Kaufman County Line, then move into Anderson County by the weekend, weather permitting.

“Seal coat is a fast-moving operation,” said TxDOT spokesman Larry Krantz. “It’s also cost-effective. We can seal six miles of road for the cost of one mile of hot mix, and the seal coat will last longer.”
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Thank you to Dr. Allen

HCWB press release

Henderson County Child Welfare Board Chairman Justin Weiner presented a local Athens dentist with a certificate of appreciation for going above and beyond to help a foster child. Dr. Brandon Allen, of Crestway Park Dental, volunteered his time and services removing braces for a Henderson County foster child. The work had been overlooked for years, was costly, and was long overdue. Fitting and removing braces is just one of the many different treatments that eccellasmiles.com/orthodontics.html can provide for you. Some of them go above and beyond for their patients to ensure that they have a perfect smile. Effective preventive dentistry combines at-home oral care by patients with chairside treatments and counseling by the trained staff of West Cobb Dentistry.g by the trained staff of West Cobb Dentistry, Go through This Site for more about preventive dentistry.

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Henderson County Grand Jury Report

District Attorney’s Office press release

Henderson County District Attorney R. Scott McKee reported the January Term 2013 Grand Jury met on June 27 and returned 100 True Bills, including the following:

Spencer Eugene Stokes, Jr. 45, Frankston, indicted for Theft Over $20,000/Engaging;
Franny Renae Stokes, 36, Frankston, indicted for Theft Over $1,500/Engaging;
Roger Dale Keith, Sr., 42, Kemp, indicted for Indecency with a Child;
Roger Dale Keith, Sr., 42, Kemp, indicted for Indecency with a Child;
Roger Dale Keith, Sr., 42, Kemp, indicted for Indecency with a Child;
Thomas Lane Boyd, 48, Eustace, indicted for 2 Counts of Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child;
Thomas Lane Boyd, 48, Eustace, indicted for 2 Counts of Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child;
Jacob Wade Payne, 28, Kemp, indicted for 2 Counts of Indecency with a Child;
Ford Allumbaugh, Jr., 53, Kemp, indicted for 1 Count of Assault Family Violence with a Prior Conviction and 1 Count of Assault Family Violence Impede Breath; Continue reading “Henderson County Grand Jury Report”