NEWS
Forensic phone software already paying off, fingerprint system installed
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
New forensic equipment at the Montague County Sheriff’s office has been operational for less than a month and has already helped confirm a burglary and theft suspect in two separate cases.
Sheriff Marshall Thomas and Sgt./Investigator Ethan Romine showed off the new automated fingerprint identification system. AFIS the automated biometric identification system was installed at the sheriff’s office in the last two weeks. It includes a 27-inch monitor, scanner and CPU all part of the package, and they added a 50-inch monitor mounted on the wall in the fingerprint office to enhance examination.
The fingerprinting system joins a trio of cell phone programs that can help unlock, extract data and refine that data into a readable format. The staff has been using CellHawk, a software that takes cell phone data and breaks it down to not only call logs but mapping, detailed connections with callers and much more.
Read the full story in the weekend Bowie News.
The jury was seated on Monday and the opening day of testimony Tuesday only lasted four hours, before the panel went into deliberations about 2 p.m.
Two hours later the jury returned a guilty verdict on both charges. Wednesday morning the jury was set to begin discussion on Hall’s punishment at 8:30 a.m. with both sides offering evidence and testimony. Hall faces up to 10 years in prison.
The trial was moved to Denton County on a change of venue requested by Hall in March. After 16th District Judge Sherry Shipman read the verdict, it was reported Hall hung her head in disappointment and was later seen crying and emotional as she left the courtroom.
Members of the Bowie City Council will meet in regular session at 6 p.m. on May 13 in council chambers.
The meeting opens with a proclamation for Emergency Medical Services Week.
City Manager Bert Cunningham will report on recent rainfall problems, Smythe Street sidewalk project and the substation work.
There is only one item of new business an ordinance related to speed limits on specific streets. Public comments and approval of minutes wrap up the agenda.
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