Staff reports
Jason Levi Miller, 39, of Bonham was arrested Monday morning in Valley, Nebraska by the Metro Fugitive Task Force of the United States Marshals Service out of Omaha, Nebraska. Miller has been on the Top Ten Most Wanted list of the Sherman Police Department for several years. Miller has outstanding warrants for four counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child and two counts of indecency with a child by sexual contact.
A statement from the Grayson County District Attorney’s Office said its Criminal Investigator Don Tran, who serves as a Task Force officer with the U.S. Marshals Service, has been working tirelessly to located Miller and was successful in that endeavor last week. Miller will be transported to the Grayson County Jail shortly.
Thomas appeal Part 2: Bias about interracial marriage not enough to overturn Thomas verdict
By Jerrie Whiteley
Herald Democrat
In more than 40 pages, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals broke down its feelings on the record of the trial of Andre Thomas for the 2004 killing of Leyha Hughes. While there some concerning spots on the record, those were not enough to overcome the presumption that jurors were able to use only the law and the facts of the case to reach a verdict.
The appeals court also ruled that Thomas attorneys provided him with adequate representation during that trial.
Collinsville man wanted on child porn, abuse charges located in Illinois
Herald Democrat
Charles Joseph Zoph, 60, of Collinsville was arrested Monday in Illinois by the Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task of the United States Marshals Service.
A statement from the Grayson County District Attorney s Office said Zoph was indicted by a Grayson County Grand Jury earlier this month for 11 counts of possession of child pornography and five counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child.
Grayson County Criminal Investigator Don Tran, who serves as a Task Force Officer with the U.S. Marshals Service, quickly located Zoph following his indictment. Zoph will be transported to the Grayson County Jail shortly thereafter, the release said.
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