22 Indicted In Central Texas Burglary, Forgery Ring
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22 Indicted In Central Texas Burglary, Forgery Ring
A Central Texas grand jury has indicted 22 people in an alleged burglary and forgery ring.
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(April 11, 2008)—The McLennan County Grand Jury has returned indictments against 22 people in an investigation of an alleged burglary and forgery ring.

Police began making arrests in the case in January after a yearlong investigation stemming from a series of motor vehicle, residential and business burglaries in which checkbooks, credit cards and personal documents were stolen.

The break-ins dated back to April 2007.

Shortly after the burglaries, authorities said, police began to get reports of forged checks, credit card fraud and counterfeiting, all stemming from the break-ins.

Indictments

RICHARD RICK ARRIAGA: ENGAGING IN ORGANIZED CRIMINAL ACTIVITY (ENHANCED) - COUNT I; ENGAGING IN ORGANIZED CRIMINAL ACTIVITY (ENHANCED) - COUNT II

MARSHAL GLEN BUZBEE: POSSESSION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, TO-WIT: METHAMPHETAMINE - COUNT I; ENGAGING IN ORGANIZED CRIMINAL ACTIVITY - COUNT II

FRITZ EUGENE CASE: POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO DELIVER CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, TO-WIT: METHAMPHETAMINE - COUNT I; ENGAGING IN ORGANIZED CRIMINAL ACTIVITY - COUNT II

NATHAN CARINGTON COLEMAN: ENGAGING IN ORGANIZED CRIMINAL ACTIVITY (ENHANCED)

HARRIS TRENT CLARK: ENGAGING IN ORGANIZED CRIMINAL ACTIVITY (HABITUAL) - COUNT I; ENGAGING IN ORGANIZED CRIMINAL ACTIVITY (HABITUAL) - COUNT II; ENGAGING IN ORGANIZED CRIMINAL ACTIVITY (HABITUAL) - COUNT III

MICHAEL COOK: ENGAGING IN ORGANIZED CRIMINAL ACTIVITY - COUNT I; ENGAGING IN ORGANIZED CRIMINAL ACTIVITY - COUNT II; POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO DELIVER CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, TO-WIT: METHAMPHETAMINE - COUNT III

JASON CALVERT CORNETT: ENGAGING IN ORGANIZED CRIMINAL ACTIVITY (ENHANCED)

CHRISTOPHER TRACY DAVIS: ENGAGING IN ORGANIZED CRIMINAL ACTIVITY - COUNT I; ENGAGING IN ORGANIZED CRIMINAL ACTIVITY - COUNT II

ARDIS I. GRISSOM: ENGAGING IN ORGANIZED CRIMINAL ACTIVITY (ENHANCED) - COUNT I; ENGAGING IN ORGANIZED CRIMINAL ACTIVITY (ENHANCED) - COUNT II

MARK CHRISTOPHER HANNA: ENGAGING IN ORGANIZED CRIMINAL ACTIVITY (HABITUAL) - COUNT I; ENGAGING IN ORGANIZED CRIMINAL ACTIVITY (HABITUAL) - COUNT II; ENGAGING IN ORGANIZED CRIMINAL ACTIVITY (HABITUAL) - COUNT III

DAVID LUCAS GUYTON: ENGAGING IN ORGANIZED CRIMINAL ACTIVITY - COUNT I; ENGAGING IN ORGANIZED CRIMINAL ACTIVITY - COUNT II; FORGERY (ENHANCED) - COUNT III; ENGAGING IN ORGANIZED CRIMINAL ACTIVITY - COUNT IV

PATRICIA JEAN HENDRICK: FRAUDULENT USE/POSSESSION OF IDENTIFYING INFORMATION - COUNT I; ENGAGING IN ORGANIZED CRIMINAL ACTIVITY - COUNT II

DAMEN MARCUS HENRY: ENGAGING IN ORGANIZED CRIMINAL ACTIVITY (HABITUAL) - COUNT I; ENGAGING IN ORGANIZED CRIMINAL ACTIVITY (HABITUAL) - COUNT II

TY JASON JAY: ENGAGING IN ORGANIZED CRIMINAL ACTIVITY - COUNT I; POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO DELIVER CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, TO-WIT: METHAMPHETAMINE (ENHANCED) - COUNT II; ENGAGING IN ORGANIZED CRIMINAL ACTIVITY - COUNT III

MYLES DAVID JOHNSON: ENGAGING IN ORGANIZED CRIMINAL ACTIVITY (ENHANCED) - COUNT I; ENGAGING IN ORGANIZED CRIMINAL ACTIVITY (ENHANCED) - COUNT II

JOSEPH BRAND OTTLEY: ENGAGING IN ORGANIZED CRIMINAL ACTIVITY (HABITUAL)

JASON KEVIN PRESTON: ENGAGING IN ORGANIZED CRIMINAL ACTIVITY (HABITUAL) - COUNT I; ENGAGING IN ORGANIZED CRIMINAL ACTIVITY (HABITUAL) - COUNT II

LANCE SHOWEN: ENGAGING IN ORGANIZED CRIMINAL ACTIVITY (HABITUAL) - COUNT I; ENGAGING IN ORGANIZED CRIMINAL ACTIVITY (HABITUAL) - COUNT II; ENGAGING IN ORGANIZED CRIMINAL ACTIVITY (HABITUAL) - COUNT III; ENGAGING IN ORGANIZED CRIMINAL ACTIVITY (HABITUAL) - COUNT IV

TOMMY LEE SMITH: ENGAGING IN ORGANIZED CRIMINAL ACTIVITY (ENHANCED) - COUNT I; ENGAGING IN ORGANIZED CRIMINAL ACTIVITY (ENHANCED) - COUNT II

SAMANTHA WHITE: ENGAGING IN ORGANIZED CRIMINAL ACTIVITY - COUNT I; POSSESSION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, TO-WIT: METHAMPHETAMINE - COUNT II; ENGAGING IN ORGANIZED CRIMINAL ACTIVITY - COUNT III

NATASHA RAYE VANFLEET: ENGAGING IN ORGANIZED CRIMINAL ACTIVITY - COUNT I; ENGAGING IN ORGANIZED CRIMINAL ACTIVITY - COUNT II; ENGAGING IN ORGANIZED CRIMINAL ACTIVITY - COUNT III

CRISSINA DAWN LUECKE AKA CHRISTINA BAKER: POSSESSION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE WITH INTENT TO DELIVER METHAMPHETAMINE - COUNT I; ENGAGING IN ORGANIZED CRIMINAL ACTIVITY - COUNT II; TAMPERING WITH PHYSICAL EVIDENCE - COUNT III


Latest Comments

Posted by: Anonymous on Apr 12, 2008 at 12:53 PM

Waste of space, degenerate scumbags every one of them. Prosecute them to the fullest extent of the law...and cain them too.
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Posted by: concerned taxpayer Location: centex on Apr 11, 2008 at 04:55 PM

Does anyone know if they have pictures of these individuals? If not, where can I see them? I think I know one of these individuals but I want to be sure.
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Posted by: Lee Location: CenTx on Apr 11, 2008 at 12:48 PM

I don't know about the rest of these criminals, but Jason Cornett was one of our former students and he started out breaking into a classroom. Now I read his name quite often in the list of indictments. What happened to the three strikes you're out. He needs to do some hard time because he's been doing this since elementary school.
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