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WF woman jailed for making false indecency with a child complaint
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A Wichita Falls woman has been arrested on a Bowie Police warrant accused of making a false report alleging indecency with a child by her ex-husband and his wife.
She faces an additional complaint of tampering with a witness accused of “coaching” her seven-year-old daughter to make the allegations.
Bowie Police Lt. Randy Hanson said he has been investigating the case since the complaint was made on Jan. 16 by Sarah Ann Mitchell, who is the biological mother of the reported seven-old-year victim. The complaint said the incident occurred between June and December 2017.
“She told us her daughter has reported the abuse citing her biological father and his wife as the perpetrators of criminal acts that constitute indecency with a child,” said Hanson.
During the investigation the detective said there were numerous inconsistencies as well as distinct indicators the information was false. The suspects also underwent a lie detector test conducted by the polygraph criminal investigations unit of the Department of Public Safety, which they both passed.
“In the end we believe the mother, who was about to go into a custody battle with the father, coached the victim and it was all false,” said Hanson.
Mitchell was arrested Wednesday on complaints of making a false report to a law officer, a class B misdemeanor and tampering with a witness, a third degree felony.
Read the full story in the weekend News.
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Bowie Council meeting cancelled
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The regular meeting of the Bowie City Council for July 22 has been cancelled. City Manager Bert Cunningham and Mayor Gaylynn Burris will be attending the Texas Public Power Association conference.
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City staff examines new generators for water plant
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City of Bowie officials were on hand to inspect the emergency electrical generators that were delivered last week.
Mayor Gaylynn Burris and City Manager Bert Cunningham inspected one of three emergency electrical generators purchased as part of an ongoing Federal Emergency Management Agency Hazard Mitigation Grant. They also talked with Jay Evans, head of the city electric department, and Jerry Sutton, director of the water treatment plant about the next step for installation of the generators.
This grant provides funding for one 150 kW and two 250 kW generators for use at the water treatment plant.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
City Manager Bert Cunningham and Mayor Gaylynn Burris talk with the electric and water department staff about the new generators. (Photo by Cindy Roller)
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