GREENVILLE —
A Grayson County man is facing multiple charges of aggravated robbery and aggravated assault, in connection with a 2010 armed hold-up of a Hunt County game room and a shootout with a Hunt County Sheriff’s deputy.
Opening arguments and the start of testimony are scheduled in the 196th District Court this morning for Darreus Demont Williams of Van Alstyne, who is being tried on three counts of aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon, one count of aggravated assault against a public servant and one count of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Williams is facing a maximum sentence of up to life in prison on four of the counts.
Jury selection was conducted Monday.
Three additional indictments of aggravated robbery, which had been filed against Williams, were dismissed Monday.
Williams has pleaded not guilty.
Williams’ alleged co-actor, Guadalupe Ramirez III, was convicted by a jury last fall and was sentenced to prison.
Williams and Ramirez allegedly acted alongside Vincent Thomas of Greenville on the night of Feb. 20, 2010 during the armed hold-up of the Bonnie Lou’s Game Room on State Highway 276.
The indictments indicate Williams was convicted in Collin County in 2007 for delivery of a controlled substance.
Thomas was shot and killed during a gun battle with a Hunt County Sheriff’s deputy following a chase which ended at the Greenville city limits.
Top News
Testimony starts in game room robbery trial
- Top News
-
-
A second day to honor heroes
Friday’s first day of the annual Audie Murphy Days celebration featured a variety of stirring tributes to veterans and patriotism.
-
Unemployment continues to slide
More than 200 people found jobs in Hunt County last month, as the local jobless figures remained at the lowest levels seen in five years.
-
City Council to meet in special session Monday
The Greenville City Council intends Monday to name a temporary replacement for former city manager Steven Alexander.
- City pledging to repair fire damage at Aunt Char's
- Audie Murphy Days starting today
-
City buys new computers for police
The City of Greenville is spending $59,000 to purchase replacement laptop computers for patrol officers in the Greenville Police Department.
-
Taking steps in fight against cancer
Hundreds of crusaders in the fight against cancer – survivors, people battling the disease, caregivers, friends and volunteers – will converge on T. A. “Cotton” Ford Stadium in Greenville tonight for the 2013 Relay For Life of Hunt County, sponsored by the American Cancer Society.
-
GCS names top two 2013 graduates
Greenville Christian School has announced the top graduates for its 2013 graduating class.
- Attorney appointed for defendant appealing murder conviction
-
Former constable indicted for shootings
A Rockwall County grand jury Wednesday indicted former Hunt County Constable Anthony Dewayne Lewis on charges of murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon involving the February 16 shootings at The Harbor in Rockwall.
- More Top News Headlines
-
Probe Begins After Conn. Commuter Trains Crash
NTSB Begins Investigation Into Conn. Train Crash
Lotto Fever Sweeps the Country
Conn. Commuter Trains Collide; 60 Go to Hospital
Coffee Run Leads to Hatchet Hitchhiker Arrest
Fmr. IRS Head Insists No Politics in Targeting
CDC: Fecal Bacteria Common in Swimming Pools
$1 Million in Jewels Stolen at Cannes Film Fest
NM Mom Chases Down Child Abductor
Raw: Crash Sends Car Into Fla. Pool
Raw: Obama Sits Down With Elementary Kids
Raw: Bear Falls From Tampa Tree
Ousted IRS Chief: Errors Not Caused by Politics
Terror Suspect Due in Court in Idaho Friday
Raw: Driver Ejected From Truck, Over Bridge
Could Tobacco Be the Next Biofuel?
Wash. State Releases Draft Rules for Legal Pot
Dying Man's Blinks Lead to Murder Conviction
Officials: Texas Tornado Likely Had 200 Mph Wind
Brothers Arrested in NOLA Parade Shooting
