Mount Pleasant News

  Paris Police worked a burglary of a residence in the 700 block of Tudor Thursday morning. An unknown suspect forced entry into the house and took a television. Someone broke into another residence in the 2000 block of Old Bonham road. Two satellite boxes were missing with damage reported. …

George Bergin Hopkins County Jail The Hopkins County man, arrested Monday in connection with the seizure of hundreds of head of cows, bulls, and calves, has posted $20,000 bond and been released from jail. George Bergin, 61, is charged with cruelty to livestock animals. A hearing on the fate of the …

  Brandon Harrison Bowie County Jail A Northeast Texas man has pleaded not guilty to attacking his ex-girlfriend. Brandon Harrison, 30, entered the plea in Bowie County District Court at his arraignment on two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Harrison allegedly assaulted the woman at knifepoint at …

  Gabriella Ortiz Hunt County Jail The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals will receive the case December 20 of a Campbell woman sentenced to 42 years in prison in connection with the death of two-year-old Brandon Herrera. Gabriela Ortiz had pleaded guilty to injury to a child by omission causing …

  Misael Garcia Hunt County Jail A Commerce teen has pleaded guilty to soliciting an underage girl on the internet. As the result of a plea bargain, 19-year-old Misael Garcia was sentenced to ten years in prison. One count of aggravated sexual assault of a child and indecency with a …

    A new scam with callers claiming to be U.S. Marshals has been reported in parts of East Texas. The scammers tell people they failed to appear for a federal summons or jury duty, and if they don’t pay a fee, they will be jailed. The scammers have people’s …

  Authorities are investigating a Thursday morning burglary at the Attorney General’s office in Longview. Investigators say computers and personal items were taken during the break-in. There have been no arrests in the incident and the investigation is continuing  

    Acting U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston announced that a Texas pilot has pleaded guilty to federal wire fraud and arson charges. Theodore Robert Wright, III, 32, formerly of Kemah, Texas, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge K. Nicole Mitchell to conspiring to commit wire fraud and conspiring to commit …

Happy Thursday! Chamber Christmas Open House will be at the Holman House Thursday (Dec 14) 5:30 until 7:00 pm. If you are a member of the Chamber and you bring someone who joins the Chamber, you will receive one free ticket to the Chamber Banquet. Next Tuesday Camp County Democrats …

    The Annie Sims Elementary School 4th Grade Honors Choir performed a variety of Christmas songs including “Jingle Bells,” “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” and “We Wish You a Merry Christmas” for the staff of the Mt. Pleasant ISD Administration Building Friday at Noon. The employees loved hearing from the …