I am dying laughing. The Sheriff of Trinity County has a Facebook page. He posts mug shots of people who got arrested, events and just things in general. He posted about a guy with a warrant that ran from a traffic stop, was chased into Trinity County, where he ditched the car and ran in the woods. They called in TDC (Texas Department of Corrections--read that as prison) tracking dogs. The dogs got on the suspect's trail and the chase was on. Sheriff made dry comments about the dog pack being the only dog pack in the state that do not "catch their target"
and that they are the only dog pack that will not bite.
They are trained to bark and chase, so the officers can locate the suspect and catch them. Well, this guy took a collar off a friendly little beagle and gagged the dog, buckled the collar behind it's head, so it couldn't bark. This was a felony 3 offense, Assault On A Public Servant. All this happened in October of 2021.
Today this guy was sentenced for 3 years for Assault on a Public Servant. (the dog) Charges are still pending for running from the law and he was wanted in Harris county (Houston) for Indecency With a Child Sexual Contact, that he still has to go to court for. As backed up as cases are in Houston, it may be the 3 years before his case comes up. I'm thinking that at least the parents of the child this guy sexually assaulted can take satisfaction that he is in prison now.......for assaulting a dog.
https://www.facebook.com/TrinityCountySheriff
In other Trinity County news....... there will be an auction Saturday at the "Y" which is a fork in the road where two highways split, just outside of Groveton. This auction consists of old county office furniture, retired county vehicles, and county computers. The sheriff seizes the property of drug dealers, so there are a half dozen or so vehicles, assortments of tools, a house (grow house). I remember when they made that bust. The sheriff made a video telling all about it and showing the inside of the grow house. There is all kids of stuff in this auction, a friend is going, I might go too.
Same day and location, there is the first annual Apple Springs Crawfish Cook off. Buy a $20 armband and eat all you want.
There will be a water slide and bounce house for the kids and live music.
I might add that the "Y" is the location for the 4-H and FFA Fair, but is simply referred to as the "Y".
Our Sherriff is all about his community and hosts a Sheriff's Breakfast once a month, donations only. All donations go to a scholarship fund for kids to go to trade schools.
The Sheriff's posts about arrests make me laugh. Another recent one was as he put it, a "meth monkey" that kept calling 911 for the Sheriff's Department to come to his house and get the people out of the walls. People kept talking and trying to break in the house. The sheriff put his cell phone on video, explaining to the general public how the department spent their time. He never showed the young man's face, but recorded the whole conversation. the house turned out to be a real small camp trailer. There were no people in the walls or trying to break in. The young man was on probation and not supposed to be doing drugs or alcohol. He got arrested for abuse of 911. The sheriff explained to the man that while he was calling in about people in the walls, somebody else could be trying to call with a real emergency, like a heart attack or drowning.
This guy puts it all out there. Other Sheriff's have Facebook pages, but nowhere near as entertaining as this one.
The sellers are upset and mad. 
Realtor had an 11:00 appointment this morning, didn't know how long that would take. Then she was going to the abstract office in Lufkin and find out what the hold up is and how come nobody is even returning her calls. I told her to call me and I'd bail her out of jail. 
text, UBETCHA!
