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Murder suspect jailed – Ex-boyfriend indicted for Tia Hutson’s murder
By BARBARA GREEN
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Greg Bell, a former boyfriend of Tia Hutson, was arrested this week and charged with her murder, which occurred more than a year ago in Saint Jo.
Bell, 56, was indicted on Nov. 13 in the death of Hutson who was 50 at the time of her death. The 97th District Attorney’s office reported the Texas Rangers arrested Bell for first-degree murder on Nov. 14 and took him to the county jail where he remained on Thursday with $750,000 bond. He also had seven other Class C misdemeanor warrants for various complaints.
The grand jury indictment stated Hutson’s death was caused by “striking on her head with a hard object.”
This was the first murder in Saint Jo since 1986 and it shocked the small town, which is generally a quiet, rural city. A neighbor found Hutson in her home severely beaten and raped on Aug. 5, 2022. Six days later she died from her injuries.
Hutson’s son, Trevor Riley, called Bell’s arrest a “first step,” that relieves a lot of stress for his family. The family moved out of Saint Jo due to fear of any suspect.
“I’m sure the Bell family is feeling some measure of the horror and loss that we felt, my heart goes out to them. For those of us left behind, the Christian thing to do is to let go of our anger and fear and try to forgive. It’s up to the justice department to remember that my mom doesn’t have that opportunity.
By BARBARA GREEN
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Trustees of the Bowie Independent School District welcomed one new member this week following the Nov. 5 election and accepted the 2023-24 outside audit with no exceptions.
Incumbent Trustee Jacky Betts returned to place one and Angie Christmas took the place two seat. After the board officers were dissolved with the new ones taking the oath, officers were elected. Betts will continue as president, Guy Green as vice president and Kent Dosch as secretary.
Paul Fleming of Edgin, Parkman, Fleming & Fleming, PC, presented the audit telling there were no issues and the process went smoothly. He noted the biggest change was the Legislature compressing the district tax rate and additional changes in the tax law. State aid formula grants increased due to the state’s funding formula compensating for lost property tax revenue due to the law change previously mentioned.
Read the full story in the weekend Bowie News.
By BARBARA GREEN
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Information was the watchword for the second hospital/emergency room community meeting Tuesday night, as the steering committee was announced along with additional financial considerations.
About 50 people attended the meeting. Melody Gillespie, who was named chairperson for the committee, said the goal is to gather information to get it out into the community. This group was formed after the Bowie emergency room was closed by Faith Rural Health System in early October just shy of one year of operating in Bowie.
Kylie Ward, one of the public relations volunteers, said, “This committee is not here to force things on you and there are assumptions already we are proposing a tax. We are not, we don’t have that ability, we are just a research team here to explore all the options.”
Other members of the committee include Tiffany Chandler and Damon Benton handling finance and grant research; Jennifer Tellef, secretary; Valerie Tomerson, grant research; Ann Smith, PR and Margin Latham and Gillespie, legislative research. It was pointed out there are other members of the sub-committees who are helping with research, but they also invite anyone interested to help with the process.
Read the full story in the weekend Bowie News.
Top photo – Jack County Judge Keith Umphress spoke at this week’s steering committee meeting. (Photo by Barbara Green)
The following indictments were filed with the 97th District Clerk following the November session of the Montague County Grand Jury.
There were a total of 13 indictments with one sealed awaiting the arrest of a suspect.
A grand jury indictment is not evidence of guilt. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
Read the full list of indictments in your mid-week Bowie News.
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