County and District Attorney Richard E. Glaser reports during May and June the Grand Jury met three times adding an extra day to their previously scheduled service.  The final three sessions of their six-month term ended with consideration of 89 cases resulting in 85 true bills of indictment. 

Roughly, 50 percent of the cases filed involved either the possession, delivery, or the manufacture of drugs.  Additionally, 8 cases of Aggravated Assault with a Deadly weapon; 3 cases of Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a Felon; 2 charges of Arson were filed; and 1 case of Aggravated Kidnapping.

More alarming than the ever increasing number of cases being filed is the number of cases filed involving crimes of violence with the most helpless victims being in peril.  Those cases include:  3 cases of Murder, two of which were Capital Murder cases (due to the fact the victim was a child under six years of age); 4 cases of Injury to a Child or Elderly (involving senior citizens who cannot adequately defend themselves or the young and helpless); and 2 cases of Indecency to a Child by Sexual Contact.  This trend to more violence in Fannin County is especially troubling when you consider the vulnerability of the victims.

So far in 2008, the Grand Jury has returned 223 true bills of indictment in Fannin County.

An indictment is a formal charge and not in itself an indication of guilt or innocence.  The following people were indicted for the criminal offense and range of punishment indicated:

NAME and RESIDENCE	AGE	OFFENSE/DATE	RANGE OF PUNISHMENT
Baker, Jesse James of Bonham	21	Delivery of a Controlled Substance – Methamphetamine, Less than 1 Gram 03-03-08	State Jail Felony 180 Days - 2 Years + $10,000 Fine
Bellamy, Sarah Michelle of McKinney	21	Possession of Controlled Substance – Methamphetamine More than 4 Grams Less than 200 Grams 03-05-08	First Degree Felony 5 - 99 Years or Life + $10,000 Fine
Bruce, Markus Adrian of Blue Ridge	22	Delivery of Controlled Substance – Methamphetamine More than 1 Gram Less than 4 Grams 03-05-08	Second Degree Felony 2 Years - 20 Years + $10,000 Fine
Bruce, Markus Adrian of Blue Ridge	22	Possession of Controlled Substance – Methamphetamine Less than 1 Gram 03-05-08	State Jail Felony 180 Days - 2 Years + $10,000 Fine
Bruce, Markus Adrian of Blue Ridge	22	Delivery of Controlled Substance – Methamphetamine More than 1 Gram Less than 4 Grams 03-04-08	Second Degree Felony 2 Years - 20 Years + $10,000 Fine
NAME and RESIDENCE	AGE	OFFENSE/DATE	RANGE OF PUNISHMENT
Chisum, Annie Jane of Bonham	32	Arson 04-11-08	Second Degree Felony 2 Years - 20 Years + $10,000 Fine
Fleming, Steven Ray of Overton	48	Prohibited Substance in a Correctional Facility 04-05-08	Third Degree Felony 2 Years - 10 Years + $10,000 Fine
Johnson, Nicara Nicole of Ladonia	22	Possession of a Controlled Substance – Cocaine More than 1 Gram Less than 4 Grams 05-02-08	Third Degree Felony 2 Years - 10 Years + $10,000 Fine
Johnson, Nicara Nicole of Ladonia	22	Delivery of a Controlled Substance – Cocaine Less than 1 Gram 10-09-07	State Jail Felony 180 Days - 2 Years + $10,000 Fine
Johnson, Nicara Nicole of Ladonia	22	Delivery of a Controlled Substance – Cocaine Less than 1 Gram 10-09-07	State Jail Felony 180 Days - 2 Years + $10,000 Fine
Johnson, Nicara Nicole of Ladonia	22	Delivery of a Controlled Substance – Cocaine More than 1 Gram Less than 4 Grams 10-09-07	Second Degree Felony 2 Years - 20 Years + $10,000 Fine
Jones, Torquisha Larray of Bonham	22	Delivery of Controlled Substance – Cocaine Less than 1 Gram, Drug Free Zone 03-11-08	Third Degree Felony 2 Years - 10 Years + $10,000 Fine
Kirkham, Thomas Dewayne of Trenton	29	Theft of Wire Less than $20,000 03-19-08	State Jail Felony 180 Days - 2 Years + $10,000 Fine
Knul, Stefan William of Howe	34	Unlawful Possession of Firearm by Felon 03-14-08	Third Degree Felony 2 Years - 10 Years + $10,000 Fine
Perry, Christi Renee of Bonham	32	Theft of Wire Less than $20,000 03-19-08	State Jail Felony 180 Days - 2 Years + $10,000 Fine
Taylor, Cody Wayne of Melissa	19	Delivery of Controlled Substance – Methamphetamine More than 1 Gram Less than 4 Grams 03-04-08	Second Degree Felony 2 Years - 20 Years + $10,000 Fine
Taylor, Cody Wayne of Melissa	19	Delivery of Controlled Substance – Methamphetamine More than 1 Gram Less than 4 Grams 03-05-08	Second Degree Felony 2 Years - 20 Years + $10,000 Fine
Watkins, James Darren of McKinney	42	Possession of Controlled Substance – Methamphetamine More than 4 Grams Less than 200 Grams 03-05-08	First Degree Felony 15 - 99 Years or Life + $10,000 Fine
NAME and RESIDENCE	AGE	OFFENSE/DATE	RANGE OF PUNISHMENT
Watkins, James Darren of McKinney	42	Delivery of Controlled Substance – Methamphetamine More than 1 Gram Less than 4 Grams 03-05-08	Second Degree Felony 2 Years - 20 Years + $10,000 Fine
Williamson, Russell Bryan of Bonham	40	Theft of Wire Less than $20,000 03-19-08	State Jail Felony 180 Days - 2 Years + $10,000 Fine
Cuba, Danielle Denise of Bonham	22	Capital Murder 03-15-08	Death or Life Imprisonment
Cuba, Danielle Denise of Bonham	22	Injury to a Child 03-15-08	First Degree Felony 5 - 99 Years or Life + $10,000 Fine
Harris, Bo Baily of Wolfe City	19	Murder 04-22-08	First Degree Felony 5 - 99 Years or Life + $10,000 Fine
Louis, Corey Don of Bonham	39	Capital Murder 03-15-08	Death or Life Imprisonment
Louis, Corey Don of Bonham	39	Injury to a Child 03-15-08	First Degree Felony 5 - 99 Years or Life + $10,000 Fine
Baker, Mathew Scott of Bonham	21	Possession of Controlled Substance – Methamphetamine, Less than 1 Gram 04-19-08	State Jail Felony 180 Days - 2 Years + $10,000 Fine
Baker, Mathew Scott of Bonham	21	Prohibited Substance in a Correctional Facility 04-19-08	Third Degree Felony 2 Years - 10 Years + $10,000 Fine
Bragg, Leo Henry, Jr. of Bonham	52	Sex Offenders Duty To Register Life/Annually 03-31-08	Third Degree Felony 2 Years - 10 Years + $10,000 Fine
Brown, Eyvonne, Denise of Telephone	46	Delivery of Controlled Substance – Cocaine, Less than 1 Gram 10-30-07	State Jail Felony 180 Days - 2 Years + $10,000 Fine
Casey, Patricia of Cooper	22	Delivery of Controlled Substance – Cocaine, Less than 1 Gram 10-03-07	State Jail Felony 180 Days - 2 Years + $10,000 Fine
Cole, Jeremy Curtis of Bonham	26	Credit Card or Debit Card Abuse 02-13-08	State Jail Felony 180 Days - 2 Years + $10,000 Fine
Collins, Anna Crystal of Bonham	37	Assault Public Servant 04-24-08	Third Degree Felony 2 Years - 10 Years + $10,000 Fine

NAME and RESIDENCE	AGE	OFFENSE/DATE	RANGE OF PUNISHMENT
Cunningham, Cynthia Lynn of Paris	39	Possession with Intent to Deliver Controlled Substance—Methamphetamine, More than 1 Gram Less than 4 Grams 04-01-08