This will raise questions and may eventually get answers regarding the police failure to administer a blood alcohol test. It may also be an attempt to regain public confidence that has been lost in the investigation into the criminal disappearance of 13 year old Hailey Dunn. UPDATED: 1:28 pm CDT August 12, 2011 SWEETWATER, Texas -- A special prosecutor will be brought in to handle the prosecution of prominent Big Country attorney John Young after he allegedly pulled a gun on a Sweetwater police officer in June. Young has not been indicted on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and is free after posting bail on a $12,000 bond. Nolan County officials told KTXS News that the state Attorney General's Office was appointed as a special prosecutor after the Nolan County District Attorney's office recused itself from the case. District Attorney Ann Reid said the officials in the DA's Office recused themselves because of a conflict of interest. Young had been serving as legal council for Billie Dunn, mother of missing teen Hailey Dunn; however, Young was unable to represent her during her court appearance in June. According to Sweetwater Police Chief Jim Kelley, Young pointed a 9-mm handgun at a Sweetwater officer. Kelly said Young was intoxicated at the time. Young's arrest is all the buzz in Sweetwater. Young is well-known as a defense lawyer in recent high profile cases. When House of Yahweh leader Yisrayl Hawkins was facing charges for promotion and participation of bigamy, Young was one of his attorneys. Young also ran, but lost the race, for District 71 state representative in 2006. |
Friday, August 12, 2011
Billie Jean Dunn Attorney to Face Special Prosecutor
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