Category: Legal

March is a busy month for 173rd District Court and county prosecutors

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From March 7 to March 29, Henderson County prosecutors Dan Hunt and Elizabeth Miles have tried three cases to a jury along with two additional bench trials in late February in Judge Dan Moore’s 173rd Judicial District Court. While the 173rd keeps up an active trial docket, this was a particularly active month.

On March 7, a jury heard The State of Texas v. Cecil Ray Collum, 50 of Malakoff, who was indicted for Failure to Comply with (Sex Offender) Registration Requirements, a state jail felony with a punishment range between 180 days to two years plus up to a $10,000 fine.

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Henderson County Grand Jury Report – October 24

Jeremy Robert Lane has been indicted for murder, according to the the Henderson County Grand Jury report released by the District Attorney’s Office Monday.

Lane was arrested in August in connection with the stabbing death of Mark Groendyk, 27, at a party in Athens.

The indictments released from the the October 19 meeting of the July Term, 2016, Grand Jury include:

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Henderson County Grand Jury Report – October 13

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Henderson County District Attorney R. Scott McKee reported the July Term, 2016, Grand Jury returned the following True Bills for the September 28, 2016 meeting. In addition, 8 cases are indicted under seal.

  • Joshua Loyes Laymance, 28, indicted for Possession of Controlled Substance and Unlawful Possession of Firearm by Felon
  • Truman Kevin Sloan, 38, indicted for Unlawful Possession of Firearm by Felon
  • Tommy Joe Walker, 26, indicted for Possession of Controlled Substance
  • Samuel Michael Miller, 27, indicted for Possession of Controlled Substance
  • Drumell Leon Dawson, 25, indicted for Possession of Controlled Substance
  • Jose Manuel Rico-Gama, 28, indicted for Possession of Controlled Substance
  • Pete Dwayne Franklin, 30, indicted for Possession of Controlled Substance
  • Charles Howard Mullins, 54, indicted for Possession of Controlled Substance and Tampering with Evidence
  • Nichelle Elaine Ralls, 20, indicted for Credit Card or Debit Card Abuse
  • James Clayburn Kiser, 32, indicted for Theft
  • Bobby Othine Williams, 46, indicted for Failure to Comply with Registration Requirements
  • Alex Michael Balajadia, 18, indicted for Unlawful Possession of Firearm by Felon and Tampering with Evidence
  • Tommy Quinta Bowie, JR, 38, indicted for Possession of Controlled Substance
  • James Edward Strange, III, 34, indicted for Unauthorized Use of Motor Vehicle
  • Bailey Marie Hefley, 27, indicted for Evading Arrest
  • Cortney DeWayne Williams, 34, indicted for Possession of Controlled Substance and Tampering with Evidence
  • Michael Keith Duncan, 33, indicted for Failure to Comply with Registration Requirements
  • Rodney LaMont Ray, 34, indicted for Failure to Comply with Registration Requirements
  • Presley Monroe Stevens, 36, indicted for Criminal Mischief
  • James Ray Cryer, JR, 41, indicted for Aggravated Sexual Assault and Aggravated Kidnapping
  • Paul Wayne Simpson, 56, indicted for Aggravated Sexual Assault, Aggravated Sexual Assault, and Tampering with Evidence
  • Phillip Clayton Hestily, 65, indicted for Indecency with a Child