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The man listed as number one on the Top 10 Texas Most Wanted Sex Offenders turned himself in at the Montague County Sheriff’s Office Friday.
Sheriff Paul Cunningham said Randy Jay Hofstetter, 28, turned himself in about 11 a.m. July 18. It appears the action came at the urging of Hofstetter’s grandmother who resides in Montague and came to the sheriff’s office with her grandson.
Hofstetter, who hails from Fort Worth, was wanted for warrants for failure to register as a sex offender, parole violation for an original offense of delivery of meth; probation violation for original offense, aggravated sexual assault of a child. The Department of Public Safety Top 10 webpage listed the subject as “armed and dangerous.”
Hofstetter was added to the Texas Top 10 on July 8 and his arrest included a reward of up to $5,000 for specific information resulting in his arrest. The site states that Hofstetter was convicted on three counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child for incidents in Hopkins County involving an eight-year-old girl. He received 10 years probation and had to register quarterly for life as a sex offender. The warrants were issued in mid-January.
Tawni Jones Ledbetter was arrested on July 10 by law officers in Hood County on a warrant for making a false statement to the Texas Alcohol Beverage Commission.
Ledbetter was released from jail on $10,000 bond. While the former owner of The Rack lists Bowie as where she lives, she also remarried earlier this year to a man who resides in Granbury.
The TABC complaint could be handled as a misdemeanor according to the public information office, but additional details were unavailable as of presstime. The PIO indicated it depends on the specific type of case and he did not have the warrant information at the time of the call.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
CORRECTION – In the Wednesday Bowie News this article in the print edition stated Ledbetter was the owner of The Rack, this is incorrect. She is no longer owner of this business. We apologize for this error.
Due to the July 4th holiday this week, The Bowie News will be printing early in the week. Deadline for any news or ad for the July 6 paper will be noon on July 2. The Bowie News office will be closed on July 4.
Meet the ladies of the 2024 Jim Bowie Days Pioneer Court as they prepare for the crowning on June 28.
Hosted by the Bowie Amity Club, the crowning and pioneer reunion begins at 2:30 p.m. on June 28 at the Bowie Community Center, middle section.
Mildred McCraw, known to many as the “Chicken Lady,” as well as Bowie’s biggest cheerleader, has been selected to serve as pioneer queen. Her duchesses will be Doris McGuffey longtime local business woman and radio air personality at KNTX Radio, and Margaret Long, longtime bank official with Sanger Bank.
See the full stories from these ladies in your weekend Bowie News.
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