Mineola Monitor (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 140, No. 29, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 22, 2015 Page: 6 of 14
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6A Mineola Monitor • Wednesday, July 22,2015
Wood County Grand Jury Indictments
Wood County Grand Jury
indictments filed July 15 have
been released. Those 12 indict-
ments and the charges were:
Sean Clay Earle, Yantis,
evading arrest with vehicle
(enhanced), second degree
felony, bond $25,000; crimi-
nal mischief, $50 or more but
less than $500, class B misde-
meanor, $10,000; escape while
arrested felony (enhanced),
second degree felony, $25,000;
William Ray Elliott, Plano,
theft of property less than
$1,500 with two or more previ-
ous convictions, state jail felo-
ny, $5,000;
James H Griffin, Jr., Mineola,
failure to comply with sex of-
fender registration, third de-
gree felony, $10,000;
Darlene Laverne Jackson,
Lindale, possession of con-
trolled substance less than one
gram, state jail felony, $3,000;
Penny Marie Price, Mine-
ola, possession of controlled
substance less than one gram,
state jail felony, $5,000;
Jeffrey Alan Reece, Holly
Lake Ranch, assault on secu-
rity officer (enhanced), second
degree felony, $10,000;
Jimmy Lee Sartain, Terrell,
deadly conduct discharge of
a firearm, third degree felony,
$40,000;
Kendra Linett Stone, Quit-
man, assault of a public ser-
vant, third degree felony,
$5,000;
James Christopher Swann,
Winnsboro, theft greater than
$20,00 but less than $100,000,
third degree felony, $25,000;
Laura Ann Vickery, Mine-
ola, theft greater than $1,500
but less than $20,000, state jail
felony, $10,000.
Recycling information discussed
at county-wide USV meeting
By LARRY TUCKER
The Democrat Staff
A meeting to inform and educate the
public about recycling efforts in Wood
County was held by the Upper Sabine
Valley Solid Waste Management District
(USV) board in Quitman last Wednes-
day evening.
Board chairman A1 Harris welcomed
the crowd of 25 to the meeting to dis-
cuss recycling efforts in the county.
Jerry Motley, executive director of the
USVSWMD, invited recycling directors
from Longview and Tyler to come and
explain their programs and how they
work. David Simmons, Longview, Rush
Jackson, Tyler, and Gene Keenan of Re-
public Services each took a turn at the
podium explaining their programs.
Harris said the board had asked Mot-
ley to get the meeting together to bring
information and begin a dialogue about
recycling.
Motley said the program was to in-
form the board and members of the
communities about what could be done
to make USVS more effective in the area
of recycling.
Motley gave a brief overview of the
USV waste district. "We are about 50
percent by your tax dollars here in
Wood County and the rest comes from
our transfer fees and we run right at a
$900,000 budget. We want to improve
and expand our operations in the coun-
ty and want to keep it clean and do our
part in recycling and hopefully move on
and be a better place," Motley said.
Simmons, sanitation director in
Longview spoke first and gave an over-
view of their operations. "We collect all
of ours curbside and we do single strain.
That is when customers put all their re-
cycling in a single container and we take
it to a materials recovery center in Kilgo-
re (Rivers Recycling) and dump it all on
the floor where they separate it."
Simmons said in Longview they start-
ed out using blue bags and then moved
up to the blue bins and 18 gallon totes.
"We were doing curbside every Wednes-
day and running our trash twice a week.
On Wednesdays guys would just drive
their routes looking down the streets to
see if there was a blue tub or blue bag.
About four years ago our city council
after getting feedback through surveys
recycling became a hot topic," Simmons
explained. "People really wanted to start
recycling and taking care of our commu-
nity to keep it looking good for future
generations. They hired me at that time
and I started working to increase our re-
cycling volumes."
Recycling picked up in Longview and
the customers asked the sanitation de-
partment for bigger containers. They
began offering a recycling cart for an ex-
tra $1 per month on their bill. "We told
them if you are committed to recycling,
it will be a little out of your pockets to
help with costs. Now, we collect once
a week and do trash and recycling the
same day and our recycling numbers
have more than doubled," Simmons
noted. "It has been a big success and
want you to know it can be done. It's not
cheap but if you can get your commu-
nity on board they will work with you."
Simmons said in Longview they serve
24,900 customers and pick up 270 tons
of trash each month.
To get people on board Simmons said
education was the key. "We started with
the elementary kids and got them excit-
ed about recycling who would, in turn,
get their parents involved," Simmons
said."
Jackson said that 3,600 customers out
of 28,000 they service are involved in re-
cycling in Tyler. "We do a lot of promo-
tional type things. We do run two trucks
and recycle every two weeks and we
do use carts," Jackson said. "We charge
$2.50 added to their rate to recycle. Ours
has turned into a $100,000 profit that
pays for itself. We are in a positive sce-
nario with recycling. We do charge $10
to commercial customers. You have an
area that is spread out, so you may have
to do things differently than how we
(Tyler) and Longview do it."
Keenan, who is Director of Municipal
Affairs for Republic Services said, "You
can't force people to do something they
don't want to do on their own property,
but that recyclers were passionate about
it and they will get it done. The most im-
portant thing is to get the word out and
get people involved."
Keenan added information on the re-
cycling bags. "I recommend you try us-
ing clear bags so you can actually look
inside and make sure what is there can
be recycled."
Motley reported in Wood County,
Quitman, Mineola, Hawkins, and
Winnsboro do some recycling. "We
started in Quitman back in April and
Mineola in January. We have to be sen-
sible about what we are doing. What
we need to do is get people involved,"
Motley said.
Sheriff
From page 5A
belongings. No charges
were filed.
A deputy saw a motor-
cycle in the Winnsboro
area that seemed out of
place and after a routine
check the registration
showed it was stolen. A
deputy saw a man exit
an apartment and he
said he lived there and
the motorcycle was his.
The man said he pur-
chased the motorcycle
for $600 but didn't obtain
a title. Information about
the man who reportedly
stole it was taken and the
deputy noted the motor-
cycle was spray painted
blue then painted black
over the blue. A wrecker
service was summoned
to take the bike. Dal-
ton Dale Rogers, 32, of
Winnsboro was arrested
and taken to jail where
he faces a unauthorized
use of a motor vehicle
charge.
July 9 - A man on
Highway 80 said that
someone cut the tires
on his 2002 Mitsubishi
Lancer. The man said he
suspected it was done so
another man could haul
off the car as scrap. The
suspect was contacted
and admitt ed cutt ing
the wires so that the car
could be shifted into neu-
tral and loaded on a trail-
er. During questioning
the suspect experienced
a medical episode that
required EMS attention
but was later released.
The case was forwarded
to CID for review.
A woman on Private
Road 6536 called 911 and
said she was dragged
off the bed by a man af-
ter she was watching a
"devil movie" on her
tablet. The woman said
the man then destroyed
the tablet and took her
phone away when she
called 911 for help. She
also said she was struck
in the face and had inju-
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Henson, 50, of Mineola
was arrested and taken
to jail where he faces
charges of assault caus-
ing bodily injury, fam-
ily violence and interfer-
ence with an emergency
phone call.
A deputy took a scam
report from a man who
said his father was con-
tacted by someone
claiming to be with Pub-
lishers Clearing House.
The caller told the man
he won $2.5 million,
a new Mercedes and
$5,000 a week for life.
He was advised to wire
$589 and he did so. He
was then asked to send
more money and told
by the caller that a check
would be delivered once
he received $2,350. Once
the man told the caller to
bring the check first, the
caller disconnected the
call. An offense report
was completed and for-
warded to CID.
A woman on County
Road 2689 said she dis-
covered her grandson's
guitar missing from her
residence. The woman
said she always leaves
the doors unlocked and
found the door locked
three days earlier and be-
lieved the guitar was tak-
en then. The instrument
is described as a Taylor
acoustic guitar valued at
$1,500.
July 8 - A woman on
County Road 4490 said
that a man left on foot
with his two children
after getting upset over
an ongoing custody bat-
tle with the children's
mother. The man re-
portedly made reference
to taking the children to
Oklahoma even though
he didn't have a ve-
hicle. Despite efforts to
locate the man and his
children, deputies were
unsuccessful. Area law
enforcement agencies
were notified to be on the
lookout for the man and
children to check on their
welfare.
A man reported 12
cows missing on a 3,000
acre tract. He said he
searched everywhere but
there were no cut fences
or locks and no signs of
the cows. The case was
forwarded to CID.
CID Summary
A sergeant was as-
signed a case of a miss-
ing person. During
the investigation it was
learned the missing per-
son had been evicted
from their home in Wood
County and in the days
following was arrested
and booked into the Tar-
rant County Jail.
A sergeant conducted
numerous follow-ups on
the multiple lawn mow-
er thefts including inter-
views with suspects and
inmates. The investiga-
tion continues.
A sergeant made con-
tact with a resident in
Yantis who reported bul-
lets being fired which hit
his home. The deputy in-
terviewed all local neigh-
bors and was unable
to locate anyone firing
a gun in the area. The
reporting party stated
nothing further occurred
and the there was no
new information on who
might have fired the gun
so the case was closed.
A sergeant has re-
viewed a case in which
a vehicle was stolen
from the Quitman area.
Throughout the course
of the investigation, sus-
pect information was ob-
tained which led to the
recovery of the vehicle
which was returned to
the owner. Once the case
is completed it will be
turned over for prosecu-
tion.
A sergeant received a
report regarding numer-
ous items stolen in the
Winnsboro area includ-
ing a lawnmower and
other similar items. The
sergeant spoke with both
the victim and the sus-
pect and was able to me-
diate the situation. The
property was returned
by the suspect and the
case was closed.
A sergeant continues
to investigate several
cases involving assaults
and child related crimes.
Several arrests are ex-
pected in the upcoming
weeks.
A sergeant continues
to investigate a reported
assault that appears to
be related to the victim's
sexual orientation. Sev-
eral interviews have been
conducted and more are
expected before the in-
vestigation is concluded.
A sergeant took a theft
report from two men
who said during the dis-
solution of an estate, a
man bought three mules
and two wagons. The
man paid some money
up front but failed to pay
the remaining balance.
The sergeant made con-
tact with the buyer who
agreed to take care of the
debt. The case remains
active pending verifica-
tion of the buyer paying
the debt.
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