NEWS
Two county lawmen indicted; suspended from duty
Two officers serving in separate Montague County law enforcement agencies were indicted by the grand jury during a special Wednesday session of the panel.
One officer faces allegations stemming from his job as a county sheriff’s deputy, while one police officer faces charges related to allegations in his personal life.
Floyd Lee Phariss, 47, Sunset, faces a charge of official oppression, a class A misdemeanor.
The indictment alleges that on May 15 Deputy Phariss, while acting in his capacity as a deputy, intentionally caused bodily injury to Daniel Lee Harris by impeding his normal breath or circulation by applying pressure to the throat or neck. At the time, Harris was reportedly in custody and restrained by handcuffs,
Brian Keating, a patrol officer with the Bowie Police Department, was indicted on a charge of injury to a child with the intention of bodily injury, a third degree felony.
Read the full story in the weekend News.
This hay hauler had some trouble as the made the curve on Mason Street near Orchard Friday afternoon as multiple round bales fell off. Someone was back on the scene quickly to get the hay out of the street and away from its edge. (Photo by Barbara Green)
After a handful of days with rain chances, this upcoming work week will be dry and hot. Afternoon temperatures will rise back into the 90s and 100s, with heat indices between 100-110 by midweek. (U.S. National Weather Service)
By BARBARA GREEN
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Judges have been named for the two cases involving 97th District Attorney Casey Hall, including the indictment for theft and a petition for removal as DA.
On July 11, Judge David L. Evans, presiding judge for the Eighth Administration Region of Texas, assigned E. Lee Gabriel to handle the indictment case against Hall. The judge then named Bruce McFarling for the removal petition case.
The two-term DA Hall was indicted by the Montague County Grand Jury July 15 on a charge of theft of property $2,500 to $30,000, a state jail felony. The allegations stem from reported misappropriation of state grant funds.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
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