Published: September 27, 2008 11:08 pm      

Houston County pair indicted for burglary

PALESTINE — Two Houston County residents who allegedly burglarized a pair of residences in southern Anderson County last month have been indicted by an Anderson County grand jury.

Allen William Lunt, 44, and Brenda Lynn Marroquin, 46, both of Crockett, were indicted earlier this month on two separate charges of burglary of a habitation, according to records provided by the Anderson County district clerk’s office.

The burglaries alleged occurred on Aug. 10 and Aug. 12 at residences on CR 170 and Texas 19 in southern Anderson County, authorities have said.

Lunt and Marroquin were arrested around 4:30 p.m. on Aug. 13 at a Palestine motorcycle shop after they attempted to sell a pair of Harley-Davidson exhaust pipes, according to sheriff’s authorities.

Anderson County sheriff’s Sgt. Larry Warrick and deputy Ronnie Howell responded to the shop after authorities were contacted and “detained the subjects (Lunt and Marroquin), questioned them and discovered the pipes were taken from a burglary (at a residence on CR 170 in southern Anderson County),” according to Anderson County Sheriff Greg Taylor.

Clothes and boots worn by Marroquin at the time of her arrest are also believed to have been taken in the same burglary, according to the sheriff.

During a subsequent search of the 1996 Saturn in the parking lot operated by the couple, authorities say they recovered clothes, women’s bath items and a leather jacket.

The jacket was believed to have been taken during a burglary occurring on Texas 19 South in Elkhart, according to Taylor.

Initially, authorities said they had recovered a total of “approximately $1,000” in stolen merchandise.

Other indictments handed down on Sept. 10 by the grand jury included:

Attempted Prohibited Substance in Correctional Facility

Claudia Marquez, 24, Houston, date of alleged offense, April 19, 2008.

Kyle Richardson, 24, Rice, date of alleged offense, July 17, 2008 (two counts).

Harassment by Persons in Correctional Facility

Johnny Edwards, 39, TDCJ’s Michael Unit, date of alleged offense, Nov. 26, 2007.

Milisa Renae Hackett, 35, Athens, date of alleged offense, July 3, 2008.

Criminal Conspiracy

Robert Chambers, 33, Huntsville, date of alleged offense, July 17, 2008.

Burglary of a Building

Adrian Bland, 32, Palestine, date of alleged offense, not provided.

Carlos Cesar Vidal, 31, Palestine, date of alleged offense, Aug. 1, 2008.

Possession of Marijuana 4 Ounces-to-5 Pounds

Elliott Turner, 25, Palestine, date of alleged offense, May 2, 2008.

Possession of Controlled Substance Less Than 1 Ounce

Keith Butler, 21, Palestine, date of alleged offense, April 11, 2008.

Patrick Calhoun, 31, Palestine, date of alleged offense, April 21, 2008.

Burglary of a Habitation

Amanda Hope Dugan, 29, Palestine, date of alleged offense, May 28, 2008.

Edgar Alberto Lagos, 30, Palestine, date of alleged offense, July 16, 2008

Fraudulent Use/Possession of Identifying Info

Melissa Tabor, 29, Palestine, date of alleged offense, March 31, 2008.

Assault Causing Bodily Injury - Family Violence

Edgar Alberto Lagos, 30, Palestine, date of alleged offense, July 16, 2008.

DWI - Third or More

Charles Caldwell, 49, Palestine, date of alleged offense, Aug. 9, 2008.

Robbery

Carlos Cesar Vidal, 31, Palestine, date of alleged offense, Aug. 1, 2008.

Sexual Assault of a Child

Tommy Sumpter, 40, Waco, date of alleged offense, June 7, 2007 (four counts).

Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child

Steven Anthony Rose, 51, Elkhart, date of alleged offense, March 20, 2007 (three counts - reindictment).

Indecency with a Child by Sexual Contact

Steven Anthony Rose, 51, Elkhart, date of alleged offense, March 20, 2007 (reindictment).

Possession of Child Pornography with Intent to Promote

Steven Anthony Rose, 51, Elkhart, date of alleged offense, March 23, 2007 (16 counts).

Theft of Property $1,500-to-$20,000

Otis Vaughn, 34, Palestine, date of alleged offense, April 1, 2008.

Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon

Bennie Joe Adkinson, 77, White Oak, date of alleged offense, June 11, 2006 (reindictment).

Theft By Check - Aggregation of Amounts $1,500-to-$20,000

David Lee Simpson, 46, Palestine, date of alleged offense, Jan. 7, 2006.

Russell Lewis, 43, Elkhart, date of alleged offense, Aug. 7, 2005.

Homer Lee Smith, 48, Palestine, date of alleged offense, March 30, 2005.

Robbery

Leah Lynette O’Neal, 40, Palestine, date of alleged offense, July 28, 2008.

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