Published: July 11, 2008 04:42 am            

Truck owner re-indicted for crash related charge

PALESTINE — The 76-year-old East Texas owner of a truck/trailer involved in a two-vehicle accident two years ago seriously injuring a Palestine teenager has been re-indicted by an Anderson County grand jury on one of the charges against him.

Bennie Joe Adkinson, 76, of White Oak was re-indicted recently on the charge of fictitious or counterfeit insurance document, relating to the June 2006 accident which injured Martha Michelle Gaines, who was then 19, of Palestine.

Authorities have identified Adkinson as the owner of a 1990 GMC truck/trailer operated by Kenneth Lee Woodworth, 48, of White Oak which allegedly ran a red light at the intersection of North Loop 256 and Sterne Avenue shortly after noon on June 11, 2006, striking a 2000 Buick Park Avenue driven by Gaines.

Gaines received multiple injuries, including a head injury and broken ribs and pelvis, and was in a coma for more than two months. She continues to recover from her injuries.

Adkinson also has been previously indicted on the first-degree felony charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

Other indictments handed down by the grand jury on June 30 included:

Prohibited Substance in a Correctional Facility

David Ledesma, 29, TDCJ’s Coffield Unit, date of alleged offense, Dec. 21, 2007.

Prohibited Item in a Correctional Facility

Walter Amos, 24, Tyler, date of alleged offense, April 19, 2007 (reindictment).

Sexual Assault of a Child

Jack Anderson, 36, Pasadena, date of alleged offense, Sept. 13, 1995, two counts (reindictment).

Indecency with a Child by Contact

Jack Anderson, 36, Pasadena, date of alleged offense, Sept. 13, 1995 (reindictment).

Aggravated Sexual Assault

Luis Trejo, 23, Palestine, date of alleged offense, Oct. 6, 2007 (reindictment).

Credit Card Abuse

Chasity Powell, 23, Palestine, date of alleged offense, Aug. 26, 2007.

Tampering with Governmental Records

Jose Luis Garcia-Delgado, 31, Cayuga, date of alleged offense, Oct. 12, 2007.

Burglary of a Building

Michah Dewberry, 30, Athens, date of alleged offense, July 17, 2006 (enhanced to third-degree felony).

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

        

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