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Man gets 99 years in prison
A jury in Gilmer sentenced a Gladewater man to 99 years in prison last week after convicting him of possession of firearm by a felon who was a habitual offender, said Upshur County District Attorney Billy Byrd. Jimmy Wayne Skinner, 50, had pleaded not guilty in 115th District Court to...
Upshur County man reconnects with ‘angel’ after deadly 1995 Arizona train crash
PHOENIX (KLTV) - A man living in East Texas survived a major train derailment in Arizona as a young boy. Now, decades later, he’s reconnected with his guardian on the deadly journey. Solo traveler Patrick Healy was 9 years old when he boarded an Amtrak train in Longview bound...
Upshur County Man Gets 99 Years
A Gladewater man has been sentenced in Upshur County to 99 years in prison for multiple drug and weapons charges. Prosecutors say 51-year-old Jimmy Wayne Skinner was on parole when he was arrested at a drug raid on a shop building in February. Skinner was found with methamphetamine, marijuana, cutting agents, loaded syringes and multiple …
Upshur County man sentenced to 99 years on drug, firearm charges
UPSHUR COUNTY, Texas (KETK) – An Upshur County man was sentenced to nearly 100 years in prison on Wednesday for drug and gun violations. According to the Upshur County Criminal District Attorney’s Office, 51-year-old Jimmy Wayne Skinner was found guilty by a jury and will serve 99 years at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. […]
Gladewater man gets 99 years after raid found drugs, sheriff's office gun
GILMER, Texas (KLTV) - A Gladewater man is going to prison after a February raid found him in possession of guns and drugs while on parole. Jimmy Wayne Skinner, 50, was one of six people arrested in the Feb. 2 Upshur County raid. Skinner was charged with multiple gun and drug violations compounded by his prior offenses. On Wednesday, a jury sentenced Skinner to 99 years’ confinement for the crimes.
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