Upshur Grand Jury Indicts 20

Considering 21 cases, the Grand Jury handed down indictments on 20, seven of which were sealed.

GILMER, TX, Jan. 29, 2009 -- Billy Byrd, Upshur County District Attorney, reported today that the Upshur County Grand Jurors handed down 21 indictments Tuesday, ranging in seriousness from Evading with a Vehicle to Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child.

Sealed indictments were for Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child, Theft of a Firearm, three counts of Evading with a Vehicle, Possession of a Controlled Substance with Intent to Deliver and Bail Jumping/Failure to Appear.

Those indicted were:

Robert Harris Kimball, 37, of Pittsburg. Charged with Indecency with a Child, a 3rd degree felony. Kimball is currently free on a $5000.00 bond.

Jennifer Brown, 27, of Pittsburg. She is charged with Aggravated Assault, Threat with a Deadly Weapon, a 2nd degree felony. She is currently free on a $5000.00 bond.

John Manuel Thadeus, 48, of Gladewater. Charged with Aggravated Assault, he is currently free on a $10,000.00 bond.

James Leonard Berry, 34, of Gilmer. Charged with Retaliation, a 3rd degree felony, he is currently free on a $10,000.00 bond.

David Earl Gordy, 62, of Winnsboro. Charged with two counts of Deadly Conduct, he is currently free on a $50,000.00 bond.

Deanna Peleaz, 25, of Gilmer. Charged with Prohibited Substance in a Correctional Facility, a 3rd degree felony, she is jailed at the Upshur County Jail with bail set at $25,000.00.

James Matthew Robinson, 27, of White Oak. Charged with Burglary of a Building, a State Jail Felony, he is jailed at the Upshur County Jail.

Earl Henry Parker, 61, of Gilmer. Charged with Evading with a Vehicle, a State Jail felony, he is currently free on a $2000.00 bond.

Johnny Edward Gordon, 56, of Gladewater. Charged with Assault/Family Violence (enhanced), a 3rd degree felony, he is currently free on a $10,000.00 bond.

Karen Behan Wilson, 51, of Diana. Charged with a subsequent offense of Driving While Intoxicated, a 3rd degree felony, she is jailed in the Upshur County jail with bail set at $20,000.00.

Russell Craig Turner, 39, of Gilmer. Charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance with Intent to Deliver, a 1st degree felony, he is jailed in the Upshur County Jail. Bail has not been set.

Perry Gene McCoy Sr., 50, of Gilmer. Charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance with Intent to Deliver, he is currently free on a $75,000.00 bond.