Category: Legal

Grand Jury Report – May 17

Henderson County District Attorney Mark Hall reports that the Henderson County Grand Jury for the January-June term 2017 returned the following indictments. In addition, 6 cases are indicted under seal.

  • Kawliger Lee Connelly, 41, Kemp, indicted for Possession of Controlled Substance
  • Cecil Ray Collum, 49, Malakoff, indicted for Bail Jumping and Failure to Appear
  • Walter Edward George, JR, 49, Mabank, indicted for Assault
  • Jack Roy Thornton, 31, Kemp, indicted for Failure to Comply with Registration Requirements
  • Matthew Wayne Harris, 34, Athens, indicted for Possession of Controlled Substance and Possession of Controlled Substance
  • Matthew James Davis Moreland, 18, Athens, indicted for Possession of Controlled Substance and Possession of Controlled Substance
  • Ernest Raydell Smalley, 24, Athens, indicted for Manufacture or Delivery of Substance in Penalty Group One
  • Bruneswick Lakeith Jones, 45, Athens, indicted for Possession of Controlled Substance
  • James Randolph Sockwell, 36, Athens, indicted for Possession of Controlled Substance
  • Gary William McCord, 23, Trinidad, indicted for Possession of Controlled Substance
  • Donald Preston Walsh, JR, 33, Tyler, indicted for Assault
  • Joshua Michael Ochoa, 38, Malakoff, indicted for Possession of Controlled Substance
  • Jared Isaac Galindo, 31, Gun Barrel City, indicted for Aggravated Assault
  • Amy Lynn Smith, 37, Trinidad, indicted for Possession of Controlled Substance
  • Ivory Lewis Brown, 70, Athens, indicted for Theft
  • Becky Lynn Kemp, 38, Brownsboro, indicted for Possession of Controlled Substance
  • Casey Wayne Housewright, 36, Trinidad, indicted for Possession of Controlled Substance
  • Justin Tyler Beamon, 25, Mabank, indicted for Unlawful Possession of Firearm and Aggravated Assault
  • Joseph Anthony Ask, 34, Athens, indicted for Possession of Controlled Substance
  • Angelina Francesca McNabb Ferguson, 44, Tyler, indicted for Possession of Controlled Substance
  • Jesus Salidavar (a.k.a. Armando Zavala), 33, Athens, indicted for Evading Arrest or Detention
  • David Wayne Sumrall, 46, Malakoff, indicted for Assault
  • Tray Daniel Walters, 24, Kemp, indicted for Evading Arrest or Detention
  • Cynthia Ann Sonoff Hodges, 46, Corsicana, indicted for Possession of Controlled Substance
  • Maurice Cartez Miller, 38, Athens, indicted for Possession of Controlled Substance
  • Callie Lanae Chalk, 25, Kemp, indicted for Possession of Controlled Substance
  • James Robert Huffaker, 58, Kemp, indicted for Possession of Controlled Substance
  • Bobbie Renee Carroll, 42, Kemp, indicted for Prohibited Substances and Items in Correctional Facility
  • Travis Brax Davis, 19, Murchison, indicted for Burglary
  • Roger Allen Coleman, JR, 46, Mabank, indicted for Forgery
  • Javier Castaneda, JR, 18, Athens, indicted for Burglary
  • Scotty Lemond Barker, 34, Athens, indicted for Burglary of Vehicle
  • Brad Wesley McGuire, 26, Athens, indicted for Possession of Controlled Substance
  • Christopher Emil Mireles, 33, Tyler, indicted for Aggravated Robbery, Unauthorized Use of Motor Vehicle, Burglary, Burglary, Burglary, and Unauthorized Use of Motor Vehicle
  • Billy Ray Clark, 48, Athens, indicted for Possession of Controlled Substance

Cedar Creek Lake man sentenced to 75 years

Randall Gene Looney, II

Press release

A Henderson County jury recently convicted 34-year-old Randall Gene Looney, II of three different felony offenses in Judge Mark Calhoon’s 3rd Judicial District Court. Looney was indicted for Aggravated Assault, Aggravated Kidnapping, and Burglary of a Habitation. The jury required less than 30 minutes to deliberate before finding Looney guilty on all three charges.

Over the course of the trial spanning two weeks, the jury heard evidence from Assistant District Attorneys Jenny Palmer and Daniel Cox that on January 8, 2016, Looney was searching for his ex-girlfriend, who had recently left him. After learning that she was staying in a home in the Eustace area, Looney had an acquaintance take him to that location where he kicked in the front door and entered the residence.

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Grand Jury Report – May 1

Press release

Henderson County District Attorney Mark Hall reported that the Henderson County Grand Jury for the January-June term 2017 returned the following indictments. In addition, 7 cases are indicted under seal.

  • Gary Grantham, 39, Dallas, indicted for Unauthorized Use of Motor Vehicle and Driving While Intoxicated
  • Steven Wayne Metcalf, 44, Kaufman, indicted for Possession of Controlled Substance
  • Elbert Dale Combs, 33, Athens, indicted for Evading Arrest or Detention and Evading Arrest or Detention
  • Dustin Chandler Bunger, 32, Gun Barrel City, indicted Tampering with or Fabricating Physical Evidence and Prohibited Substance in Correctional Facility
  • Chase Marvin Sturch, 27, Gun Barrel City, indicted for Tampering with or Fabricating Physical Evidence
  • Stephen German Fricks, 36, Dallas, indicted for Assault
  • William David Hearn, 47, Burnet, indicted for Evading Arrest or Detention
  • Santiago Gutierrez Hernandez, 42, Dallas, indicted for Evading Arrest or Detention
  • Cody Ray Harper, 24, Mabank, indicted for Manufacture or Delivery of Substance in Penalty Group One
  • Lisa Dawn Roberson, 43, Dallas, indicted for Manufacture or Delivery of Substance in Penalty Group One
  • Wesley Samuel Ryan, JR, 42, Tool, indicted for Manufacture or Delivery of Substance in Penalty Group One
  • Justin Glynn Adams, 25, Athens, indicted for Manufacture or Delivery of Substance in Penalty Group One
  • Jesse Bud Graham, 35, Athens, indicted for Manufacture or Delivery of Substance in Penalty Group One
  • Katie Reigh Busch, 25, Athens, indicted for Manufacture or Delivery of Substance in Penalty Group One
  • Crystal Lee Boyte Whitman, 41, Mabank, indicted for Possession of Controlled Substance
  • Kent Richard Weltmer, JR, 37, Kerens, indicted for Possession of Controlled Substance
  • Lori Nicole Fade Almond, 38, Malakoff, indicted for Possession of Controlled Substance and Tampering with or Fabricating Physical Evidence
  • Zachary Douglas Phillips, 29, McKinney, indicted for Abandoning or Endangering a Child
  • Stan Keith Johnson, 49, Ft. Worth, indicted for Failure to Comply with Registration Requirements
  • Raymond Don Crutcher, 34, Athens, indicted for Intoxication Manslaughter
  • Devonte Tyrell Hayes, 21, Athens, indicted for Burglary
    Anthony Deaundra Williams, 45, Athens, indicted for Evading Arrest or Detention
  • Mitchell Gene Morgan, JR, 35, Eustace, indicted for Possession of Controlled Substance
  • Michael Van Madison, 30, Athens, indicted for Continuous Violence Against the Family
  • Heather Dawn Riddoch, 36, Eustace, indicted for Credit Card or Debit Card Abuse
  • Jose Oswaldo Lopez, 21, Chandler, indicted for Burglary
  • Jessie Leroy Almond, 37, Malakoff, indicted for Burglary
  • Randy Allen Shepherd, 59, Gun Barrel City, indicted for Possession of Controlled Substance
  • Ronald Lee Dabney, 47, Corsicana, indicted for Possession of Controlled Substance
  • Bruneswick Lakeith Jones, 45, Athens, indicted for Manufacture or Delivery of Substance in Penalty Group One
  • Tyler Lane Thompson, 22, Gun Barrel City, indicted for Continuous Violence Against the Family
  • John Harold Doty, 41, Chandler, indicted for Possession of Controlled Substance
  • Rachel Nicole Meador, 29, Chandler, indicted for Possession of Controlled Substance
  • Rodger Lee John, 54, Mabank, indicted for Manufacture or Delivery of Controlled Substance in Penalty Group One
  • Ashley Marie Manley, 31, Payne Springs, indicted for Possession of Controlled Substance
  • Thomas Anthony Snowden, 47, Mabank, indicted for Failure to Comply with Registration Requirements
  • Derrick Antonio Fulton, 36, Athens, indicted for Failure to Comply with Registration Requirements
  • David Reed Derhammer, 36, Gun Barrel City, indicted for Possession of Controlled Substance
  • Javier Castaneda, JR, 18, Athens, indicted for Robbery
  • Amber LaDawn Hooten Farmer, 36, Athens, indicted for Manufacture or Delivery of Controlled Substance Penalty Group One
  • Mario Duntrell Hunter, 26, Dallas, indicted for Possession of Controlled Substance
  • Joseph Kyle Butler, 31, Malakoff, indicted for Assault
  • Kevin Lamont Mathis, 39, Athens, indicted for Manufacture or Delivery of Controlled Substance Penalty Group One
  • Adrian Jermaine Warren, 27, Athens, indicted for Burglary of a Building, Theft of Firearm, and Theft of Firearm
  • Teresa Ann Espinoza Trussell, 45, Athens, indicted for Fraud Use of Identifying Information and Debit or Credit Card Abuse