Driver in dual-fatality wreck indicted
By SHANNON CRABTREE scrabtree@leader-news.com
      The 19-year-old Danevang man accused of killing two people when his elevated pickup rolled over the top of a sedan on Hwy. 71 near Taiton has been formally indicted by the Wharton County Grand Jury on seven felony counts.
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Police Blotter
      City Arrests Alcohol, drugs Leon Markel Lee, 24, of 602 Alamo was arrested at 4:09 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 11 on charges of criminal trespass and possession of a controlled substance and warrants for minor in possession of an alcoholic beverage, unsafe backing and public intoxication.
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COURT REPORTS
      Alleged drunken driving, burglary and vandalism are among the reasons several Wharton County residents will be facing felony trial soon. A grand jury indictment is not an indication of guilt, but rather a citizen judgment allowing a prosecutor to proceed with felony charges.
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