Published: May 11, 2008 12:33 am         

Grand jury indicts man on multiple charges

PALESTINE — A 60-year-old Palestine man who allegedly threatened to kill his family and then scuffled with officers this past fall has been indicted on multiple charges by an Anderson County grand jury.

Michael Joe Morman, 60, of Palestine was indicted by the grand jury last week on two charges of unlawful restraint and single charges of endangering a child and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

Anderson County Sheriff Greg Taylor has said representatives of his agency responded to a residence at 121 CR 4257 shortly after 9 p.m. on Nov. 15, 2007 after receiving a call that Morman had threatened to kill members of his family and himself.

Morman, who was reportedly intoxicated, and his wife had been in an argument relating to the couple’s 5-year-old daughter, authorities have said.

“The mom and daughter wanted to leave and he wouldn’t let them leave,” Taylor told the Herald-Press at the time. “He started waving this .32 (caliber) automatic pistol around and he dropped it several times (according to the woman’s statement).”

Officers had to ultimately use pepper spray to contain Morman and place him under arrest, according to the sheriff.

Other grand jury indictments handed down on April 30 included:

Prohibited Substance in a Correctional Facility
Walter Amos, 24, Tyler, date of alleged offense, April 19, 2007.
Nieko Robinson, 35, Beto Unit, date of alleged offense, Jan. 24, 2007.
Prohibited Item in a Correctional Facility
Juan Cruz, 32, Coffield Unit, date of alleged offense, Oct. 3, 2007.
Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon
Colby Wall, 29, Frankston, date of alleged offense, Jan. 13, 2008.
Jeremy Steadman, 24, Tennessee Colony, date of alleged offense, Jan. 13, 2008.
Jeremy Steadman, 24, Tennessee Colony, date of alleged offense, Jan. 13, 2008.
Jeremy Steadman, 24, Tennessee Colony, date of alleged offense, Jan. 31, 2008 (two counts).
Daniel Huffman, 33, Palestine, date of alleged offense, Feb. 3, 2008.
Misty Huffman, 23, Palestine, date of alleged offense, Feb. 3, 2008.
Curtis Arthur, 21, Palestine, date of alleged offense, March 26, 2008.
Unlawful Restraint
Daniel Huffman, 33, Palestine, date of alleged offense, Feb. 3, 2008.
Misty Huffman, 23, Palestine, date of alleged offense, Feb. 3, 2008.
Injury to a Disabled Person with Intent Bodily Injury
Audrey Clark, 28, Palestine, date of alleged offense, Aug. 4, 2007.
Credit Card Abuse
Jared Scott Hudson, 21, Palestine, date of alleged offense, March 16, 2008.
Gerald Singleton Jr., 21, Palestine, date of alleged offense, March 16, 2008.
Credit/Debit Card Abuse
Yulanda Michelle Hudson, 21, Fairfield, date of alleged offense, Jan. 15, 2008 (two counts).
Fraudulent Use/Possession of Identifying Information
Yulanda Michelle Hudson, 21, Fairfield, date of alleged offense, Jan. 15, 2008 (two counts).
Evading Arrest with a Vehicle
Marion L. Hall, 50, Frankston, date of alleged offense, March 22, 2008.
Theft $1,500-to-$20,000
Norma Ward, 34, Grapeland, date of alleged offense, Dec. 13, 2007.
Forgery of a Financial Instrument
Heather Marie Morales, 21, Jacksonville, date of alleged offense, March 14, 2008.
DWI Third or More
Michael Undrea Johnson, 35, Ben Wheeler, date of alleged offense, Sept. 8, 2007 (enhanced to second-degree felony).

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Paul Stone may be contacted via e-mail at pstone@palestineherald.com

     

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