The Leonard Graphic (Leonard, Tex.), Vol. 115, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 27, 2005 Page: 5 of 14
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Thursday, October 27, 2005 - The Leonard Graphic - Page 5
Grand Jury issues indictments to local residents
Fannin County Grand Jury re-
cently handed down indictments.
An indictment is not an indication
of guilt, but provides that there is
enough evidence to pursue investiga-
tion and possible trial.
Roshael Danyel Rose, 19, of
Leonard - forgery of a financial in-
strument, state jail felony.
Rhonda Leann Rose, 34, of Leon-
ard - forgery of a financial instru-
ment, state jail felony.
Charles R. Leister, 49, of Leonard
- evading arrest with vehicle, state
jail felony.
Jason Dwayne Sirkel, 23, of Blue
Ridge - two counts of possession
of controlled substance, metham-
phetamine, over four grams under
200 grams, second degree felony;
possession of controlled substance, methamphetamines, less than one gram, state jail felony; delivery of a Nina Bragg, 48, of Bonham - pro- indecency with a child sexual con-
amphetamine, over four grams under gram, state jail felony; unlawful pos- controlled substance, cocaine, less hibited substance in correctional tact, second degree felony.
200 grams, second degree felony; session of a firearm by felon, third than one gram, state jail felony. facility, third degree felony. James Wilson Hennen, 39, of
escape while arrested, third degree degree felony. Ira Jermaine Brown, 24, of Bon- Deldrick Shamon Anthony, 27, of Honey Grove - burglary of a building,
felony. Joanie Renee Wallace, 26, of Bon- ham - two counts of delivery of con- Choice Moore Unit - prohibited sub- state jail felony.
Gregory Scott Taylor, 25, of ham -forgery of financial instrument, trolled substance cocaine, less than stance in correctional facility, third Kassey Diane Borgstrom, 17, of
Bonham - delivery of controlled state jail felony. one gram, state jail felony. degree felony. Denison - evading arrest with vehicle,
substance, methamphetamines, over Jean LaJoyce Thomas, 39, of Edward Dewayne Jordan, 24, of Kindall Dee Totty, 42, of Honey state jail felony.
four grams under 200 grams, first Bonham - delivery of controlled Bonham - delivery of controlled sub- Grove - manufacture/delivery of a Bryce King, 22, of Denison - theft
degree felony. substance, cocaine, less than one stance, cocaine, less than one gram, controlled substance, methamphet- of stolen property over $1,500 under
Timothy Allen Taylor, 34, of gram. state jail felony. z amine, less than one gram, third $20,000, state jail felony.
Bonham - delivery of a controlled Nathanel D. Lollis, 24, of Bon- Allen West Ervin, 18, of Bonham degree felony. Therman Lavelle Harris, 53, of
substance, methamphetamines, over ham - injury to a child, first degree - possession of controlled substance, David Zackery, 24, of Honey Plano - DWI with child under 15 years
four grams, under 200 grams, first felony. methamphetamines, less than one Grove - aggravated sexual assault of a of age, state jail felony.
degree felony. ’ Rena Leann Jester, 25, of Bon- gram, state jail felony. child, first degree felony; indecency James Earl Jones, 24, of Tulsa
Haven Alen Parfait, 25, of Bonham ham - injury to a child, first degree Scott Lane Pearson, 32, of Bon - with a chi Id sexual contact, second Okla. - possession of controlled sub-
- delivery of a controlled substance, felony. ham - theft of firearm, state jail degree felony. stance, marijuana, 4 oz. to 5 lbs.,
methamphetamines, over four grams Alice Lanelle Jones, 28, of Bon- felony; theft of stolen property over Jerry Don Zackery, Jr., 32, of state jail felony.
under 200 grams, first degree felony; ham - possession of a controlled $1,500 under $20,000, state jail Honey Grove - aggravated sexual as-
possession of controlled substance, substance, cocaine, less than one felony. sault of a child, first degree felony;
Ladonia man sentenced >»•-’-■,•.■-•.•!••...■•-..■■•!
1 O wIcOn 1H AWIIOFTIO • A woman contacted Leonard
VU BUN 111 11 1411 Police Department after she ob-
On Sept. 15, it took a Fannin worked as a team with law enforce- served a truck run through a “Bridge
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County Jury less than one hour to find
Kenderick Demon Cuba of Ladonia
guilty of six counts of Delivery of a
Controlled Substance and one count of
Possession of a Controlled Substance,
Cocaine.
County and District Attorney
Richard Glaser said, “We decided to
try all seven cases together in order
ment and the confidential informant Closed” sign on her county road.
•A woman contacted police after
discovering that someone had broken
into a mailbox. The woman said that
she had found an empty bottle ofpre-
in their efforts to curtail the drug traf-
ficking in Fannin County.
This case was tried in the 336th Dis-
trict Court before Judge Laurie Blake.
The defendant elected to have the court
sentence him, which Judge Blake did
then back into her driveway and scription pills and only one letter in
thins enmnlaini the case, and for this reason Mathis-
- P Spencer said she had the file locked
filed against ill in her private office. The files and re-
A Grayson County district clerk cords are normally available to court
has filed an ethics complaint against personnel and are available online.
hit her 55-gallon trash can and pull
away. The vehicle was unable to be
located.
• A 37-year-old Leonard woman
contacted police on Oct. 17 after
her mailbox. She soon discovered the
shipping package for the medication,
a few pills and several other letters in
a nearby gutter.
• Leonard police arrested a 17-
year-old teenager on Oct. 20 at 9:45
p.m. after he was walking down the
middle of Connett Street, allegedly
intoxicated. He was arrested and also
charged with one count of unlawfully
336th District Court Judge Lauri
Blake, who also presides over cases in
the Fannin County. Blake has denied
the charges in the complaint.
Cyndi Mathis-Spencer of Grayson
County has alleged that Blake ordered
a court file to be retrieved from a
locked office. Allegedly, maintenance
workers went through the ceiling to
get the file from the office.
A visiting judge removed Judge
Blake from the case Monday, which
is a civil lawsuit between a doctor and
Teen arrested after
parents’ murder
A 19-year-old Royse City man
was arrested Monday after his par-
to reduce our tremendous backlog of The defendant was sentenced to a total contained an air conditioning unit and middle of Connett Street, allegedly locked office. Allegedly, maintenance ents, Norma and Dennis Woodruff,
cases and make the best use of our of 22 years-two years in the State Jail then took about $200 in change and intoxicated. He was arrested and also workers went through the ceiling to were found shot and stabbed to death
limited resources.” Division-TDCJ and a $500 fine in each bills from two locations in the home, charged with one count of unlawfully get the file from the office. in their home near Royse City.
According to Glaser, the offenses of the six delivery cases and ten years Someone also allegedly rummaged carrying a weapon after the officer A visiting judge removed Judge The Hunt County Sheriff’s Of-
ran from April 2003, and culminated in the Institutional Division-TDCJ through drawers in the home, found a 6- to 7-inch steak knife in Blake from the case Monday, which fice says Brandon Dale Woodruff
with the execution of a search warrant and a $1,000 fine in the possession • Leonard police were dispatched his pocket. is a civil lawsuit between a doctor and isincustody, andwasarrestedin
of the defendant’s residence in Ladonia case. The judgments also included to a home on Oct. 18 at 12:40 p.m. • Leonard police arrested a 57- attorney. The attorney had previously Texarkana, where the parents’ funeral
on Oct. 14,2003. A search of the resi- court costs and restitution for lab fees after the 82-year-old resident discov- year-old man on Oct. 20 at 11:15 p.m. motioned that Blake be removed from was held,
dence uncovered between one and four in each case, ered that she had been burglarized, after a woman alleged that he had
grams of cocaine, plastic baggies, a Glaser remarked that even though The woman stated that the perpetrator physically abused her since she had B
scale, a rifle and $119 - some of which the air conditioning was not working had taken a $100 bill, $7 in bills from been staying with him. The man was . • randma S U aturday Morning bake PV •
was impress money used by the Drug in the courthouse, six of the 12 jurors her coin purse, 8 new quarters and a charged with assault causing bodily K 1 n N A n p . * •
Task F orce in its previous underc over returned to court after they rendered he art- shaped necklace valued at $150. injury-family violence. At the a.N.A.P. Lenter
buys from the defendant. the seven guilty verdicts to hear Judge The burglar had entered through a • An officer was dispatched to a - (beside the Pharmacy)
Former Drug Task Force officers Blake’s sentence, and all expressed window. Burglary of a habitation is location on College Street on Oct. exos natunday
Terry Bee (now with the Bonham approval of the sentences. a second-degree felony. 23 at 1:36 a.m. after a report of a dis- r . - aaiurnay 4a
Police Department) and George Rob- Mike Morrow, Assistant County • A Leonard woman contacted turbance. Officers arrived and found VD 1 8a.m.-?
inson (Fannin County Sheriff’s Office) Attorney, assisted Richard Glaser for police after observing her neighbor an intoxicated man standmg in the 1 Silent Auction for seasonal
handled the confidential informant the prosecution, and Chris Blanton of take water from an outside water street yelling at a group of people. —.,. - cakes pies breads and
during the investigation in 2003 and Sherman was appointed by the court faucet on her property. Police plan to The man was taken into custody for. 12Eiereete. Various oven baked goods
testified for the State. Glaser’s office to represent the defendant, issue a citation for the offense. public intoxication, a
- Obituaries======== Peron
. aongutrr
Mary Ellen Lawrence M. McCraw and Ruby McDonald Michael Wayne Mulkey
LA MARQUE — Funeral services McCraw. She was a 1928 graduate Michael Wayne Mulkey, 59, of
for Mary Ellen Lawrence, 71, of La of Celeste High School and attended Dallas, was born on March 1, 1949,
Marque, were held Wednesday, Oc- Burleson College in Greenville. On and passed away on Oct. 20, 2005.
tober 19, at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Jan. 24, 1980, she married William Mr. Mulkey grew up in Garland
Lawrence-Sorensen Funeral Home, S. “Bill” Cunningham. She spent her and was graduated from Garland
in Jackson, Tenn., with Dr. Joseph entire life in the Celeste-Greenville High School in 1967. He attended
Thornton officiating. Burial followed area. She was retired from the clerical the University of North Texas and
in the Lesters Chapel Cemetery. She offices of the City of Greenville on was graduated from there in 1971.
passed away Saturday, October 15, Dec. 31,1978. She was well respected He loved working with flowers and
promptly by rendering the maximum discovering that someone had entered
prison or state jail time in each case, her residence through a window that
2005 at her home. by all who knew her, art; he, loved painting.
Lawrence was born on Oct. 1, Cunningham was a member of He is survived by his life partner
1934, in Greenville, the daughter of First Baptist Church for many years often years, Scott Russell Stout, and
Bill and Allene Woodruff. She gradu- and was a member of the Business mother, Helen Mulkey.
atedfrom Greenville High School and Women's Sunday School Class. Wil- He was preceded in deathby his
attended Memphis School of Cosme- . .: father, Herbert Mulkey and former
0" ma was also active for many years in
tology and the University of Tennessee ..partner, Mark Earheart.
in Knoxville. the Business and Professional Wom- Funeral service will be held at
\ Lawrence was a member of Order en's Club. She served as president for 10:30 a.m., Monday, Oct. 24,2005, in
. of the Eastern Star, Altrusa Club, Jack- three terms and filled all other offices Williams Memorial Chapel. Interment
" son Womens Club, H2U Senior Group at various times. She was also active will follow at 1:30 p.m: in the Celeste-
at Mainland Medical Center, Madison in the Modern Study Club, serving in Hogeye Cemetery in Celeste.
a
County F.C.E. Club and AARP. She all offices at various times. Family will receive friends Sun-
was owner and head instructor of the Her survivors include her brother, day, Oct. 23, from 4 to 6 p.m. at Wil-
Jackson Beauty Academy. Bert McCraw Jr. of San Antonio; two liams Funeral Directors, 1600 South
Her survivors are her husband, nieces, Dianna Currie and Tracy Me- Garland Avenue, Garland.
Homer Lawrence, Jr. of La Marque, Craw, both of San Antonio; a nephew,
daughter, Julianna Lawrence of La George Wallace Sheilds of Greenville; Ray J. Blanton
Marque; son, James Lawrence an three great-nieces; one great-nephew; BONHAM - Funeral services for
Virginia Morton ON create, Betty one stepson. Sandy Cunningham of Rau J. Blanton 75, of Bonham, are
Rosales of Grand Prairie, Peggy Bry- Greenville; three step-grandsons and pending with the American Funeral
ant of Paris, and Valerie Raymond of one step-granddaughter. Her husband, Services. He passed away Monday,
Burleson, brothers, Mike Woodruff parents and sister, Louise Shields, Oct. 24, 2005, in Wilson N. Jones
of Palacios and Billy Woodruff of preceded her in death. Hospital in Sherman. American
Paris; granddaughters, Nicole Oswald, Coker-Mathews Funeral Home Funeral Services is located at 4312 W.
Marie Oswald and Hannah Lawrence; jn Greenville was in charge of the Crawford St. in Denison and can be
grandson Sydney Lawrence. She is arrangements. reached by calling 903-463-6300.
preceded in death by her parents,
daughter Marianne Oswald and broth-
er, Leonard Woodruff.
■( Lawrence-Sorensen Funeral Ser-
vices in Jackson, Tenn. Was in charge
of the arrangements.
Taylor Funeral Home
WERE HERE WHEN YOU NEED US.
Wilma Kathryn
McCraw Cunningham
GREENVILLE-Funeral services
for Wilma Kathryn McCraw Cun-
ningham, 94, of Greenville, were held
g Thursday, Oct. 20, in Coker-Mathews
Funeral Home Chapel at 2 p.m. with
the Bob Layman officiating. Burial
followed in Forest Park Cemetery
in Greenville with Rod Cook, Chad
Cunningham, Chase Cunningham,
Clay Cunningham, Patrick Lucas, Bill
Patterson, Jeff Shiner, and Key Walker
serving as pallbearers. She passed
away Oct. 18,2005.
Cunningham was born Sept. 4,
1911, in Celeste, the daughter of Bert
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