By Brad Kellar

Greenville – A Rains County man is awaiting word on whether he'll receive a new trial for aggravated assault.

James Earl Lemons, of Point, was convicted by a Hunt County jury in March, 2010 following a shooting incident near the Merit Community. He was given 17 years in prison.

However, in February, an appeals court overturned Lemons' conviction and prison sentence, citing he received ineffective assistance from his defense counsel during trial.

By Scott Harvey

Quitman – The murder retrial in a 2009 drive-by shooting in Winnsboro that killed a 24-year-old mother has again ended in a mistrial.

20-year-old Ty Evans was alleged to have shot Anna Marie Moore as she was sitting in her living room. For the second time, a jury could not reach a verdict, issuing the ruling on Friday.

Friends of the victim tell reporters they don't understand the ruling, and want justice.

A second person accused in Moore's murder, Demarcus Hearne, is expected in court next month.

By Scott Harvey

Pine Forest – State Troopers are reporting the death of a Hopkins County man following a one vehicle wreck over the weekend.

29-year-old Felipe Torres Marquez, of Saltillo, was killed when the vehicle he was driving reportedly ran off the road while on a curve and hit a tree, ejected him from the vehicle.

Marquez was pronounced at the scene, along FM 269 in the Pine Forest community.

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By Scott Harvey

Paris – Paris Police are forced to use pepper spray to disperse dozens of people while investigating a shooting.

Authorities responded early Friday morning to the Crosswire Club at 3330 NE Loop 286 to find a subject with a non-life threatening gunshot wound.

According to Crime Information Office Matt Birch, while trying to talk to the victim and check on his condition, police were met by several violent and unruly bystanders. Birch says one person was arrested for interfering with police.

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The Lead: Friday, May 20, 2011

By Brad Kellar

– More places in Southern Hunt County could be selling beer and wine come November. Should a petition drive be successful, voters in Quinlan and West Tawakoni could vote on the measure this fall.

A group identified as Citizens for Economic Growth in J.P. 4 in Hunt County has submitted a petition with the Hunt County Voter Administration Office. Precinct 4 includes much of Southern Hunt County. If approved, a beer and wine sale item would be placed on the November ballot.

By Scott Harvey

Quitman – Deliberations are underway in the Wood County murder retrial of 20-year-old Ty Jordan Evans.

Evans, of Longview, is alleged to have shot and killed 24-year-old Anna Marie Moore in a May, 2009 drive-by shooting.

Moore was reportedly sitting on the couch playing with her two children at their Winnsboro home when the shooting occurred.

The previous trial for Evans, in January, ended in a mistrial after the jury couldn't reach a decision.

By Brad Kellar

Greenville – A former employee with the Hunt County Juvenile Detention Center has been charged with sexual assault of a child.

28-year-old Shane Craig Bennett, of Cooper, is facing a total of 12 counts. He was arrested Tuesday and was last reported in the Delta County Jail on $600,000 bond. Details of the charges were not immediately released.

Bennett had worked as a supervision officer in the Juvenile Detention Center. His employment in Hunt County was terminated after officials learned of his arrest.

By Scott Harvey

Paris – Lamar County authorities have busted what they believe was an organized drug ring involving four Oklahoma residents.

Detectives made contact with a group of persons Wednesday afternoon in Paris who, according to reports, had been under investigation and believed was gathering ephedrine/ pseudoephedrine tablets for the purpose of manufacturing methamphetamine.