Former jailer indicted

By PAUL STONE

PALESTINE — A 27-year-old former Anderson County jailer has been indicted by an Anderson County grand jury on two counts of prohibited substance in a correctional facility, according to records released by the Anderson County district clerk’s office.

Spencer Bryan, 27, of Palestine was indicted on the charge by the grand jury on April 15, according to records released late last week.

The third-degree felony is punishable by two to 10 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and a fine not to exceed $10,000.

Authorities have said that Bryan knowingly permitted an inside trusty of the jail to bring two bags of Bugler smoking tobacco into the jail.

Bryan, who was terminated from his post around the time of the allegation, had worked as a jailer at the Anderson County Jail for approximately six months, according to Anderson County Sheriff Greg Taylor.

Other indictments handed down by the grand jury last month included:

Theft Less Than $1,500
K. Harold Woodard, 29, Palestine, date of alleged offense, March 12, 2008 (enhanced to third-degree felony).
Possession of Controlled Substance 1-to-4 Grams
Rachel Lee Meredith, 38, Palestine, date of alleged offense, Jan. 13, 2008.
Possession of Controlled Substance Less Than 1 Gram
Anthony Bernard Williams, 40, Elkhart, date of alleged offense, Jan. 13, 2008.
Patrick Ealy, 34, Palestine, date of alleged offense, Dec. 27, 2007.
Jennifer Finley, 23, Tennessee Colony, date of alleged offense, Jan. 4, 2008.
Brenda Mae Lege, 45, Palestine, date of alleged offense, Jan. 11, 2008.
Tom Henry Cary, 52, Palestine, date of alleged offense, Dec. 28, 2007.
Fraudulent Possession of Controlled Substance/Prescription
Gregory Taylor, 46, Elkhart, date of alleged offense, March 19, 2008.
Evading Arrest/Detention with a Vehicle
Alejandro Aleman, 35, Palestine, date of alleged offense, March 22, 2008.
Melvin Anthony Carey, 40, Palestine, date of alleged offense, Feb. 19, 2008.
Retaliation
Melvin Anthony Carey, 40, Palestine, date of alleged offense, Feb. 19, 2008.
Assault on a Public Servant
John Travis Vinson, 73, Palestine, date of alleged offense, March 8, 2008.
Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle
Ivory Kenneth Miller, 40, Palestine, date of alleged offense, Feb. 18, 2008.
Stephanie Lynn Marts, 30, Breckenridge, Mo., date of alleged offense, Jan. 6, 2008.
DWI Third or More
Roger Wade Knight, 53, Crockett, date of alleged offense, Oct. 2, 2007.
Wanda Ann Grimes, 49, Grapeland, date of alleged offense, Oct. 19, 2007.
Hinder Secured Creditor $1,500-to-$20,000
James Walker, 23, Palestine, date of alleged offense, Dec. 3, 2007.
Theft $1,500-to-$20,000
Leon Miller, 66, Rusk, date of alleged offense, July 29, 2007.
Tamara Marie Malone, 37, Rusk, date of alleged offense, July 29, 2007.
Credit Card Abuse
Shanetha Yvette King, 34, Palestine, date of alleged offense, Jan. 3, 2008.
Natasha Renee Gonzales-Terry, 26, Elkhart, date of alleged offense, Nov. 5, 2007.
Joshua Keith Whitehead, 22, Elkhart, date of alleged offense, Nov. 5, 2007.
Interfere with Child Custody
Daylene Suzann Nichols, 25, Larue, date of alleged offense, Oct. 23, 2007 (two counts).
Theft By Check $1,500-to-$20,000
Belinda Owens, 51, Deberry, date of alleged offense, Sept. 10, 2005.
Theft By Check $1,500-to-$20,000 Aggregation of Amounts
Shannon Murray, 22, Palestine, date of alleged offense, Jan. 24, 2007.
Jessica Brown, 25, Palestine, date of alleged offense, July 8, 2005.

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Paul Stone may be contacted via e-mail at pstone@palestineherald.com