A man who spent several years in prison for attempting to rob a smoke shop in Killeen more than five years ago was indicted this week after Harker Heights police
Grand theft auto lands Hillsboro man in prison
By Tim Colliver - tcolliver@aimmediamidwest.com
In sentencing hearings held Thursday at Highland County Common Pleas Court, a Hillsboro man was given a 15-month prison sentence, while two others got community control and another had a warrant out for his arrest after failing to appear in court.
Dusty R. Cox, 40, Hillsboro, was sentenced to 15 months in prison after being convicted of grand theft of a motor vehicle, a fourth-degree felony.
He was given credit for 76 days of jail time already served.
According to a bill of particulars related to the case, Cox was arrested in Greenfield on Jan. 14, 2021 after being found in the possession of a 2000 Chevrolet Blazer that had been reported stolen from a job site one day earlier.
Twelve indicted by grand jury
By Tim Colliver - tcolliver@aimmediamidwest.com
Elliott
A Highland County grand jury convened for the first time in 2021 Tuesday morning, returning indictments against 12 individuals ranging from drug possession and trafficking to fraud, grand theft of a motor vehicle and failure to appear.
Donald E. Elliott, 29, Lynchburg, was charged with one count each of aggravated trafficking in and aggravated possession of methamphetamine, both third-degree felonies, and a second-degree misdemeanor charge of resisting arrest.
Dana Peacock, 41, address unknown, faces a second-degree felony charge of identity fraud of a person in a protected class, and theft from a person in a protected class, a third-degree felony.