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Former East Texas police officer gets 20 years in prison for buying, selling meth
HENDERSON COUNTY, Texas — A former East Texas police officer was sentenced to 20 years in prison for using an informant to sell and purchase methamphetamines. Former Payne Springs Police Department officer Jonathan Hutchison, 41, of Mabank, was arrested in March 2023 along with former Payne Springs Chief of Police April Meadows on manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance and money laundering charges.
PHOTOS: East Texas fire departments work together to put out blaze
GUN BARREL CITY, Texas (KETK) – Several East Texas fire departments worked together to fight a structure fire Thursday night at the Cherokee Shores subdivision. According to Payne Springs Fire Rescue, they were alerted at around 10:33 p.m. of a structure at the Cherokee Shores subdivision that was on fire. “Engine 1 arrived to find […]
Multiple agencies assist with Tool homicide case
Following an extensive investigation, which included crucial contributions from the Henderson County Sheriff's Office, the Henderson County District Attorney’s Office, the Texas Rangers, and the Seven Points Police Department, investigators successfully located the body of a deceased male within Tool city limits. According to the release, the investigation, marked...
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