Shelby County Grand Jury Indicts 18 Individuals

January 9, 2018 - A Shelby County Grand Jury handed down 25 indictments involving 18 individuals on Thursday, January 4, 2018. The grand jury was impaneled for the January 2018 term of the 273rd Judicial District Court.

Nickloas Denetri Rushing was indicted for evading arrest, third degree felony. The indictment alleges, on April 28, 2017, Rushing used a vehicle to flee from Christopher Knowlton, a person the defendant knew was a peace officer who was attempting to lawfully arrest or detain Rushing.

Harold Delonn Glenn was indicted for tampering with or fabricating physical evidence, third degree felony. The indictment alleges, on November 1, 2016, during a traffic stop and/or narcotics investigation Glenn concealed drugs by discarding said drugs onto the ground, and with the intent to impair the drugs' availability as evidence in the investigation and/or in a subsequent official proceeding.

Alvin Earl Smith was indicted for burglary of a building, state jail felony. The indictment alleges, on November 24, 2016, with intent to commit theft Smith entered a building or portion of a building owned by Dr. Dixon Golden, the owner.

Jeffery Scott Fenley was indicted for evading arrest, third degree felony. The indictment alleges, on November 22, 2016, Fenley fled in a vehicle from peace officers Jim Blackwell, Chris Knowlton, Jacob Gross, and Keith Jones while they were attempting to arrest, or detain Fenley.

Bruce Edward Cohoon was indicted for burglary of a building, state jail felony. The indictment alleges, on December 4, 2016, Cohoon entered a building or a portion of a building, not then open to the public, without the consent of Patricia Annette Belrose, the owner. The indictment further alleges Cohoon attempted to commit or committed theft of a plastic bin full of misc. hand tools, water pumps, ladder, container with brass, Radio Flyer wagon, mountain bicycle, old metal antique car wheel, child's bicycle, shovels-rakes, and/or truck tire, owned by Belrose.

Timothy Paul Johnson was indicted for criminal mischief, state jail felony. The indictment alleges, on November 15, 2016, Johnson damaged or destroyed a television and a computer owned by Yvonne McCollister and poured bleach on McCollister's clothes without consent of McCollister, the owner. The indictment further alleges Johnson caused pecuniary loss of $1,500 or more but less than $20,000 to McCollister.

Barbara Jean McKelvey was indicted for burglary of a building, state jail felony. The indictment alleges, on December 13, 2016, McKelvey entered a building or a portion of a building not then open to the public, without consent of Allan Hogan, the owner, and attempted to commit or committed theft of property including a Poulan chainsaw, Honda three-wheeler, Coleman stove, Coleman light, jack stands, tools and tool box and/or assorted scrap items.

Justin Carl Haessly was indicted for burglary of a building, state jail felony. The indictment alleges, on November 7, 2016, McKelvey entered a building or a portion of a building not then open to the public, without consent of Allan Hogan, the owner, and attempted to commit or committed theft of property including a Poulan chainsaw, Honda three-wheeler, Coleman stove, Coleman light, jack stands, tools and tool box and/or assorted scrap items.

Ervin Wayne Parrie was indicted for burglary of a building, state jail felony. The indictment alleges, on November 2, 2016, Parrie entered a building or a portion of a building not then open to the public, without the consent of Hogan, the owner, and attempted to commit or committed theft of a weed eater, chainsaw, miscellaneous tools/items, welding machine and a red and white three-wheeler, owned by Hogan.

Joshua Steven Cooley was indicted for theft, state jail felony. The indictment alleges, on April 18, 2017, Cooley took a Magnum Light Tower MLT060K valued at $2,500 or more but less than $30,000, from Maximus Oilfield Service, the owner. The indictment further alleges this was done without the consent of Maximus Oilfield Service, with intent to deprive the owner of the property. 

Joshua Steven Cooley was indicted for criminal mischief, state jail felony. The indictment alleges, on September 20, 2017, Cooley tampered with a meter loop (electric meter device), without the consent of Deep East Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc., the owner. The indictment further alleges, Cooley caused pecuniary loss of less than $30,000 to the said owner by tampering with the said property to divert or cause to be diverted, electricity from a public power supply, in whole or in part by placing the circuit fuse back in and wiring around the meter loop, holding it in place by zip-ties.

Danny Hayden Stone was indicted for tampering with or fabricating physical evidence, third degree felony. The indictment alleges, on November 19, 2016, while a narcotics investigation was in progress and an attempt to serve an arrest warrant was being made Stone concealed and/or destroyed a crystal-like substance found in a plastic baggy with intent to impair its availability as evidence in an investigation and/or in a subsequent proceeding.

(Dates in parenthesis indicate the date of the alleged incident)

  • Harold Delonn Glenn, possession of a controlled substance (cocaine), state jail felony (November 1, 2016).
  • Ronald Shane Gray, Jr., possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine), state jail felony (November 16, 2016).
  • Ronald Shane Gray, Jr., possession of a controlled substance (MDMA/Ecstasy), state jail felony (December 10, 2016).
  • Joshua Steven Cooley, possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine), state jail felony (March 12, 2017).
  • Samuel Granados Bustos, driving while intoxicated with child passenger, state jail felony (November 6, 2016).
  • Roger Dale Shoemaker, driving while intoxicated - 3rd or more, third degree felony - enhancement: habitual 25 years to 99 years or life (November 3, 2016).
  • Jose Gerardo Barahona, driving while intoxicated - 3rd or more, third degree felony (November 5, 2016).
  • Bruce Edward Cohoon, prohibited substance (methamphetamine) in a correctional facility (Shelby County Jail) (November 26, 2016).
  • Michael Francis Harper, possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, first degree felony (November 3, 2016).
  • Bruce Edward Cohoon, possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine), state jail felony (November 3, 2016).
  • Danny Hayden Stone, possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine), state jail felony (November 19, 2016).
  • Joseph Ray Nash, possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine), state jail felony (November 10, 2016). 
  • Jennifer Alyene Watson, possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine), state jail felony (November 13, 2016).

Indictments and Information are not a conviction, and are a matter of public record. All individuals are presumed innocent until found guilty in a court of law.