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District Court

These sentences were recorded in April in the Grayson County General District Court Office, Independence. Sentences may be appealed:

Editor’s Note: This information is taken from open court records and is a matter of public record.  
The listings are complete. The newspaper, as a matter of fairness, will not honor requests to omit any listing.
For information on this column or questions, call 236-5178, ext. 213.

District Court

These sentences were recorded in April in the Grayson County General District Court Office, Independence. Sentences may be appealed:

By LARRY CHAMBERS, Staff

INDEPENDENCE – A Grayson County Circuit Court grand jury indicted 27 people on a total of 40 charges on Oct. 28, and returned several sealed indictments that will be opened at a later date, after those named have been served with warrants.

Among those indicted was Lee Johnson Smith, 31, of Dugspur, who is charged with eluding police, disregarding a command to stop and assault on a law enforcement officer (Cpl. T.R. Jefferson of the Grayson County Sheriff’s Department).

By LARRY CHAMBERS, Staff

INDEPENDENCE – Two Grayson County residents were indicted on second-degree murder and other charges by a Grayson County Circuit Court grand jury last Friday.

The charges involve the death of 15-month-old Payton Lyrik Sawyers, who was killed by the couple’s dog.

John Terry Underwood II, 51, was indicted on three charges, including failure to contain a vicious dog resulting in serious human injury; abuse or child neglect; and murder in the second-degree.