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Woman charged with multiple Wal-Mart thefts
A Commerce woman has been charged with stealing several hundred dollars worth of merchandise and cash from a Hunt County retailer during a two-month period.
The indictment against Odessa Hatcher was among 48 returned by the Hunt County grand jury last Friday, June 26, as the panel completed a six-month term of presenting charges for consideration by the 196th District Court. A new grand jury will be seated next month to serve the 354th District Court.
Hatcher, 53, was indicted on one count of theft of property of between $1,500 and $20,000 by aggregate amount. Hatcher was alleged to have stolen a total of more than $1,000 in goods and $600 in cash from a Hunt County Wal-Mart during the course of 14 dates between Sept. 2 and Nov. 21, 2008.
Among the other indictments issued and made public last week, two people with extensive criminal histories were charged with allegedly committing new felony offenses in Hunt County.
The indictments issued against and were among 48 returned by the grand jury Friday, including three sealed indictments, as the panel completed a six-month term of presenting charges for consideration by the 196th District Court. A new grand jury will be seated next month to serve the 354th District Court.
— Donnie Lynn Decker, 47, of Lone Oak, received one indictment for possession of a controlled substance. Decker was alleged to have been in possession of less than one gram cocaine on Aug. 30, 2008. The indictment listed seven convictions for felony theft — including five from Cooke County in 1987 — three previous convictions for burglary of a building and two previous convictions for possession of a controlled substance.
— Christopher Scott Day also known as Chris Williams, 39, of Watauga, received one indictment with one count of forgery by passing. Day, using the name Cody Posey, was alleged to have written a $20,000 fake check on May 9, 2007.
The indictment listed 15 prior convictions in the last 11 years on charges ranging from forgery, to misapplication of fiduciary property, credit card abuse, felony theft, unlawful possession of fraudulent identifying information and possession of a controlled substance.
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