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Apr 1, 2021
Hudson Oaks Mayor Marc Povero announced Thursday that he is running for Parker County sheriff in the March 1, 2022 Republican primary.
Povero is in his second term as mayor of Hudson Oaks and was a three term city councilman before running for mayor. Prior to serving in elected office, Marc was appointed to the ESD 3 board of commissioners and the Hudson Oaks Planning and Zoning Commission.
Povero is a 23-year law enforcement veteran, a sergeant with the Fort Worth Police Department and an FAA-licensed commercial pilot who supervises the departmentâs Aviation Unit.
Povero said he believes it is time for a new leader and a new vision within the Parker County Sheriff s Office, according to a release sent out Thursday morning.
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Mar 16, 2021
The Parker County Sheriff s Office is investigating the death of Cody Robert Hammersley, 34, of Weatherford, who was found lying in a creek bed on March 12.
Hammersley s body was located around 2 p.m. in the 2200 block of Northwest Parkway in Azle, according to the sheriff s office. The PCSO Criminal Investigation Division is conducting the investigation. At this time, we do not immediately suspect foul play, Parker County Sheriff Russ Authier said. Although the investigation is still in its early stage, our CID investigators are looking into every aspect of this case. The cause and manner of death will be determined by the Tarrant County Medical Examiner s Office, which is pending their autopsy results.
Parker County Sheriff Russ Authier swears in his deputies following his own swearing-in ceremony Monday. editor s pick topical featured Authier sworn in as Parker County sheriff
Special to the Weatherford Democrat Mar 15, 2021
Mar 15, 2021
Special to the Weatherford Democrat Parker County Sheriff Russ Authier swears in his deputies following his own swearing-in ceremony Monday.
Newly appointed Parker County Sheriff Russ Authier was sworn in by District Judge Craig Towson in a ceremony Monday.
Authier also swore in a majority of the sheriffâs deputies during the ceremony, and will swear in the rest of the staff as they are available, according to a release from the Parker County Sheriffâs Office.
Mar 16, 2021
A Parker County grand jury indicted Joey Lee Long, 35, of Fort Worth, on March 5 for aggravated sexual assault of a child under the age of 6 and two counts of indecency with a child by sexual contact.
According to the probable cause affidavit, Long was said to have committed the offenses on Feb. 1, 2013 at a residence in Springtown.
The child made an outcry at the Childrenâs Advocacy Center of Parker County in March of 2019 when she was 10 years old. During the forensic interview, the child said Long touched her in a sexual manner.
âThe victim said she told the defendant to âstop,â then ran from the room and told her parents what occurred. The victim said she believes that she was 4 or 5 years old when this occurred,â according to the affidavit.