NEWS
Hutson murder trial enters second week
Emotional testimony from the children of Tia Hutson opened the second week of the murder trial of Gregory Bell being tried for her beating death in August, 2022.
The murder trial of Gregory Bell for the death of Tia Hutson entered its second week Monday after an opening week that saw witnesses from law enforcement and forensics appear, plus the medical field.
Bell, 58, Saint Jo, was jailed in November 2023 accused in the beating death of a former girlfriend Tia Hutson, 50, also of Saint Jo. The suspect was arrested on Nov. 14, 2023 by Texas Rangers and charged with first-degree murder.
The grand jury indictment that led to arrest stated Hutson’s death was caused by “striking on her head with a hard object.” It was the first murder in Saint Jo since 1986.
She was found severely beaten and raped in her home on Aug. 5, 2022. Six days later she died from her injuries.
Jury selection began the morning of April 22 and where an eight-man four-woman jury was seated with testimony set to begin the next day. Judge Trish Byars is presiding with Paige McCormick, first assistant district attorney, and DA Katie Boggeman, prosecuting the case. Bob Estrada is representing Bell in his trial.
Read more on this story in the May 1 Bowie News.
Top photo – Gregory Bell leaves the courtroom last week during this murder trial. (Photo by Josh Hoggard KFDX/KJTL TV)
National Weather Service has cancelled the tornado watch for tonight.
Montague County Emergency Management – Tornado Watch
Effective: 02:47 PM CST on 03/06/2026
Expires: 10:00 PM CST on 03/06/2026
Alert: THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 15 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN TEXAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 19 COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLIN, COOKE, DALLAS, DELTA, DENTON, FANNIN, GRAYSON, HOPKINS, HUNT, JACK, LAMAR, MONTAGUE, PALO PINTO, PARKER, ROCKWALL, STEPHENS, TARRANT, WISE, YOUNG, THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALLEN, ARLINGTON, BONHAM, BOWIE, BRECKENRIDGE, BRIAR, BRIDGEPORT, CARROLLTON, COMMERCE, COOPER, DALLAS, DECATUR, DENISON, DENTON, FLOWER MOUND, FORT WORTH, FRISCO, GAINESVILLE, GRAHAM, GREENVILLE, HEATH, JACKSBORO, LEWISVILLE, MCKINNEY, MINERAL WELLS, NOCONA, OLNEY, PARIS, PLANO, ROCKWALL, SHERMAN, SULPHUR SPRINGS, AND WEATHERFORD.
Target Area: Collin, TX; Cooke, TX; Dallas, TX; Delta, TX; Denton, TX; Fannin, TX; Grayson, TX; Hopkins, TX; Hunt, TX; Jack, TX; Lamar, TX; Montague, TX; Palo Pinto, TX; Parker, TX; Rockwall, TX; Stephens, TX; Tarrant, TX; Wise, TX; Young, TX
Heads up! Isolated to scattered storms will be possible this afternoon across parts of North Texas, especially along and north of I-20. Any storm that develops will have the potential to produce large hail, damaging wind gusts, and even tornadoes. Pay attention to the weather today!
Unsettled weather will continue across much of North and Central TX Saturday into Sunday as a cold front pushes into the region. A few strong to severe storms will be possible across Central TX on Saturday with locally heavy rainfall increasing the threat for flash flooding late Saturday morning into Saturday afternoon.
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