Category: Legal

Press release

Danna Lynn Busby, 55, Ben Wheeler, was sentenced to 30 years confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections – Institutional Division, for the murder of Wendell Harris, 54, of Brownsboro.

A jury found Busby guilty on July 21, 2017 after a week of testimony and arguments by counsel. She opted to have 173rd District Court Judge Dan Moore assess her punishment upon completion of a Pre-Sentence Investigation report.

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Press release

Randall Wayne Mays was found competent to be executed this week.

On May 17, 2007, Randall Wayne Mays took the life Henderson County Sheriff’s Deputy Tony Ogburn and Investigator Paul Habelt, and seriously injured Deputy Kevin Harris.

The following year, Mays was convicted of Capital Murder and sentenced to die by lethal injection. In addition to his direct appeal, he filed writs and petitions which were heard in both state and federal courts, including the U. S. Supreme Court, seeking to overturn his conviction. Those attempts were unsuccessful at every stage, and his execution was scheduled for March 18, 2015.

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Henderson County District Attorney Mark Hall reported that the Henderson County Grand Jury for the July-December term 2017 returned the following indictments. In addition, 4 cases are indicted under seal.

• Dustin Allen Youngman, 34, Malakoff, indicted for Aggravated Sexual Assault x2
• Cherith Cheyenne Mills, 18, Athens, indicted for Prohibited Substances and Items in Correctional Facility
• John Henry Smith, 17, Poynor, indicted for Evading Arrest or Detention and Possession of Controlled Substance
• Clifford Keith Miller, 55, Athens, indicted for Possession of Controlled Substance
• Jeric Joe Emerson aka Jerie Joe Emerson, 36, Austin, indicted for Driving While Intoxicated
• Chris Shawn White, 42, Gun Barrel City, indicted for Possession of Controlled Substance
• Rachel Allison Rush, 34, Tyler, indicted for Possession of Controlled Substance
• Christopher Lee Cote, 29, Mesquite, indicted for Possession of Controlled Substance
• Jerry Wayne Long, SR, 52, Athens, indicted for Unlawful Possession of Firearm x2, Possession of Controlled Substance, and Possession of Prohibited Weapon
• James Trevor Broomfield, 20, Lufkin, indicted for Assault Public Servant and Aggravated Assault Public Servant
• Frank Puente, 24, San Antonio, indicted for Abandoning or Endangering a Child
• Mathew David Dennis, 31, Seagoville, indicted for Burglary
• Baldemar Gallegos Estrada, 44, Mabank, indicted for Injury to an Elderly Individual
• Billy Jack Madden, 27, Coffee City, indicted for Burglary
• Kaylynn Sue Hale, 21, Gun Barrel City, indicted for Manufacture or Delivery of Controlled Substance
• Zachary Ryan Clemons, 38, Arp, indicted for Manufacture or Delivery of Controlled Substance
• Mikel Christopher Kirkpatrick, 45, Mabank, indicted for Manufacture or Delivery of Controlled Substance
• Erick Charles Sevick, JR, 24, Athens, indicted for Evading Arrest and Unauthorized Use of Motor Vehicle
• Bobby Jack Madden, 32, Gun Barrel City, indicted for Arson
• Keaton Alan Carner, 26, Chandler, indicted for Evading Arrest or Detention
• Jimmy Don Henderson, 47, Kemp, indicted for Obstruction/Retaliation
• Ramon Carlos Ortiz, 40, Athens, indicted for Fraudulent Use or Possession of Identifying Information, Burglary, Theft, Unlawful Possession of Firearm
• Michael James McQueen, 54, Canton, indicted for Theft
• Tamara Lynn Kelsey, 41, LaRue, indicted for Possession of Controlled Substance
• Rodney Eric Andrews, 50, Athens, indicted for Aggravated Assault
• Barbara Jean Jolly Renfro, 52, Athens, indicted for Hindering Apprehension
• Erick Leneol Arevalo, 37, Balch Springs, indicted for Possession of Controlled Substance
• Dustin Lee Harris, 30, LaRue, indicted for Possession of Controlled Substance
• Allan Wayne Lindsey, 53, Mesquite, indicted for Manufacture or Delivery of Controlled Substance and Tampering
• Kylian Keon Williams, 37, Dallas, indicted for Possession of Controlled Substance
• Antonio Demarcus Roberts, 25, Athens, indicted for Assault Public Servant

Henderson County District Attorney Mark Hall reported that the Henderson County Grand Jury for the July-December term 2017 returned the following indictments. In addition, 10 cases are indicted under seal.

• Antonio Demarcus Roberts, 25, Athens, indicted for Assault
• Stacey Lynn Lamp, 27, Canton, indicted for Forgery x 2
• Lonnie Lee Fender, 33, Athens, indicted for Possession of Controlled Substance, Theft of Property x 2
• Russell Allan Stogner, 27, Murchison, indicted for Possession of Controlled Substance, Theft of Property x 2
• Raymond Leo Clary, III, 48, Chandler, indicted for Possession of Controlled Substance
• Jackie Michelle Gordon, 44, Chandler, indicted for Possession of Controlled Substance
• Nathan Jeremy Graham, 30, Gun Barrel City, indicted for Assault
• Brady James Booth, 20, Brownsboro, indicted for Theft x2
• Jerry Michael James, 29, Frankston, indicted for Burglary
• Ashley Nicole Holden, Chandler, indicted for Burglary and Unauthorized Use of Motor Vehicle
• James Lynn Goodwin, 27, Frankston, indicted for Unauthorized Use of Motor Vehicle and Burglary
• Christen Paige Centeio-Hoffman, 21, Mabank, indicted for Possession of Controlled Substance
• Kawliger Lee Connelly, 41, Kemp, indicted for Possession of Controlled Substance
• Jorge Garcia, 28, Athens, indicted for Possession of Controlled Substance
• Robert Lee Forest, 52, Mabank, indicted for Deadly Conduct
• Ralf Thomas Ellis, 39, Pottsboro, indicted for Possession of Controlled Substance
• Matthew Thomas Ponce, 26, Athens, indicted for Tampering with or Fabricating Physical Evidence
• Leah Nicole Furr, 31, Flint, indicted for Prohibited Substances or Items in Correctional Facility
• Brenda Norman Burkett Bromberek, 45, Corsicana, indicted for Driving While Intoxicated Child Passenger
• Shawn Lee Marker, 46, Commerce, indicted for Driving While Intoxicated
• Anthony Lee Barrows, 26, Athens, indicted for Abandoning or Endangering a Child
• Christina Lovell Julian, 26, Payne Springs, indicted for Possession of Controlled Substance
• Rebecca Lucille Brannon, 26, Mabank, indicted for Manufacture or Delivery of Substance in Penalty Group One
• Michael Lynn Castor, 53, Trinidad, indicted for Manufacture or Delivery of Substance in Penalty Group One
• Kelly Lynn Huddleston, 44, Athens, indicted for Possession of Controlled Substance
• Eric Jonathan Wages, 35, Gun Barrel City, indicted for Abandoning or Endangering a Child x 2 and Aggravated Assault
• Melissa Rose Fletcher, 36, Mabank, indicted for Tampering with or Fabricating Physical Evidence
• Deon Coker, 41, Athens, indicted for Arson
• Blaine Anthony Christopher, 29, Athens, indicted for Burglary
• Jason Christopher Tucker, 31, Athens, indicted for Assault
• Jesse Joe Johnson, 46, Athens, indicted for Tampering with Governmental Record
• Jeremy Shaynne Meeks, 34, Gun Barrel City, indicted for Assault
• James Daniel Stewart, 55, Kemp, indicted for Bail Jumping and Failure to Appear
• Eliseo Pablo Hernandez-Quevedo, 32, Athens, indicted for Evading Arrest or Detention
• George Ramon Perez, 34, Athens, indicted for Evading Arrest or Detention