On Monday, June 16, Henderson County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Beddingfield initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle for a traffic violation on Pritchett Road in Seven Points. The operator and sole occupant of the vehicle was identified as Jefferson Daugherty. During a search of the vehicle a substance believed to be methamphetamines was located.
Jefferson was taken in custody for the suspected narcotics and transported to the Henderson County Jail where he was booked in for Possession of a Controlled Substance PG1 1 gram.
If convicted of the State Jail Felony Charge Jefferson could face up to 2 years in a State Jail Facility and up to a $10,000 fine.
On Sunday, June 15, Deputy Patterson conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle on Highway 198 in Payne Springs for a traffic violation. A search of the vehicle was conducted and revealed a large amount of suspected methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia. A large quantity of cash was also located with the suspected narcotics.
Brian Walker and Michael Jessup were charged with Manufacture and Delivery of a Controlled Substance Penalty Groupl>4grams<200grams which is a 1st Degree Felony, which carries a punishment range not more than 99 years or less than 5 years. In addition to imprisonment, an individual adjudged guilty of a felony of the first degree may be punished by a fine not to exceed $10,000. They were transported to Henderson County Justice Center in Athens.
The Henderson County Attorney Clint Davis reported the following activity in the disposition of cases filed through his office during the month of May 2014 in the County Court at Law, County Court at Law No. 2, and County Court:
Henderson County Sheriff’s Department press release
On Friday, June 6, the Henderson County Parole Office had a parolee identified as Paul Colella come in to check in with his parole officer. Collela had been on parole since 2013 for a 1991 murder.
During his check in it was discovered that he had not been living where he was assigned to live and there was a warrant for a parole violation issued for him. When parole officers advised him of the warrant, he pushed past the officers and ran from the building and escaped.
On Monday, June 9, Investigator Billy Valentine and Investigator Charles Severn were tasked with locating Colella. Investigators gathered information about Colella’s possible location and began surveillance. At about 12:30 p.m., the investigators saw Colella walking from a local business in Athens and were able to arrest him.
Collela was taken to the Henderson County Jail and booked for a parole violation with other charges pending.
At approximately 1 p.m. on Sunday, June 8, the Athens Police Department responded to a shooting in the 700 block of Robbins Road. Upon arrival at the scene, officers found Cedrick Alvin Collins, 23, of Malakoff, lying on the ground beside his vehicle with what appeared to be a gunshot wound.
At least one witness in the area reported hearing gunshots and seeing two subjects fleeing the area on foot, northwest on Robbins Road. The fleeing subjects appeared to be black males; one with light skin tone and one with darker skin tone.
Collins was transported by ambulance to East Texas Medical Center-Athens where he died a short time later. Henderson County Justice of the Peace Randy Daniel conducted an inquest and ordered Collins’ body sent to the Southwest Institute of Forensic Sciences for an autopsy.
Athens police detectives, with the assistance of the Henderson County District Attorney’s Office and the Texas Rangers, are conducting the investigation. Collins’ vehicle and its contents are being processed for evidence. At this time, it is unknown if the subjects fleeing the vicinity are directly related to the shooting. However, it is believed that the two subjects were known by Collins.
Anyone with information relating to this incident is encouraged to contact Detective Adam Parkins at 903-675-5454. Tips can also be reported to the Henderson County Crime Stoppers by calling 800-545-8477, or online at www.hccstips.com.
Henderson County Sheriff’s Office press release
