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Howard indicted, two new counts added; new arrest on Tuesday

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Nocona businessman Ricky Howard was indicted on four counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child during the Montague County Grand Jury’s Monday session.

In addition to the indictment, Howard was arrested Tuesday on two new complaints of aggravated sexual assault involving a different victim.

Sheriff Paul Cunningham said the arrest came Tuesday after Investigator Chris Hughes met with a different victim who made two complaints stemming from incidents in the summer of 1994 when the male subject was 12 years old. Bond had not been set by presstime.

The 54-year-old Howard was arrested on Dec. 15 on a pair of county arrest warrants for up to 500 incidents that allegedly occurred from 1996 to 2000. The victim was age 13 when the incidents reportedly began occurring. Read the full story in the mid-week News, along with all the grand jury indictments.

 

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Fire starts in transfer station building

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Bowie fire and police emergency personnel responded to this structure fire call around 10:30 a.m. Friday morning. No details were available at this time on a possible cause, possibly from trash inside the station or inside a vehicle. (News photo by Barbara Green)

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Bell receives life in murder of Tia Hutson

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Gregory Bell, 58, Saint Jo, was found guilty of the murder of Tia Hutson, 50, also of Saint Jo after less than an hour of jury deliberation Thursday afternoon.

She was found beaten and raped in her home in August 2022 and six days later never regaining consciousness. The jury also deliberated Bell’s sentence giving him the maximum life in prison and a $10,000 find. It took them less than half an hour to make the decision. A deadly finding also determined a large flashlight was used as a deadly weapon.

Gregory Bell being escorted from the 97th District Courtroom in custody (Photo credit: Josh Hoggard, KFDX/KJTL)

As the jury left the courtroom some members were seen hugging Trevor Riley, Tia Hutson’s who had given a powerful victim’s statement to the court.

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Illegal dumping continues at Bowie Mission

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Staff and volunteers at the Bowie Mission continue to be plagued by people who dump their unwanted furniture and other items at their gates and doors. Despite having signs stating this is illegal and that there are surveillance cameras on scene, dumpers don’t seem to be phased.

This past week several large pieces of furniture were dumped right in front of the gate where the trailer used to go pick up food bank items is stored. Cynthia Brewer, director said most of the volunteers are older and it is difficult to get these large items moved out of the way. She is at her wit’s end trying to get people to stop dumping and while she hesitates to file police charges the situation is getting untenable as people continue to violate the policy.

Anyone who observes illegal dumping at the mission is urged to call the police 872-2251.

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