Mom of 4
May 22nd, 2008, 03:15 PM
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GUN BARREL CITY – A Bonita Point teenager is jailed, accused of forcing a 63-year old female neighbor to jump into an abandoned well in order to steal her car.
Joshua James Cannon, 18, was charged with unlawful use a motor vehicle and being a felon in possession of a firearm following the last Friday afternoon incident, according to information released by Henderson County Sheriff’s Office information officer Lt. Pat McWilliams.
Cheryl Adams notified authorities at 5:21 p.m. Friday, May 16, that her mother, Shirley Shafer, 63, might have been kidnapped, and her vehicle stolen. Adams discovered a message on her mother’s telephone answering machine saying Seagoville police had recovered her mother’s vehicle that morning.
Seagoville officers initiated a traffic stop on U.S. Highway 175 for reckless driving, and impounded the vehicle, pending research into the actual owner.
The two individuals occupying the car were released, pending investigation, McWilliams reported.
Family members began searching Shafer’s home at 177 Snapper Lane, and located her in an abandoned well approximately 20 feet deep.
The bottom of the well was muddy, and she was able to sit on a log that had fallen down there some years ago, McWilliams said.
Gun Barrel City fire department volunteers freed Shafer from the well, and she was transported to the East Texas Medical Center in Tyler for treatment of hypothermia, bruises and a broken nose.
She returned home to recover from her all-day ordeal Saturday.
Cannon was arrested by HCSO Investigator Kevin Hanes at 9:30 p.m. Friday and jailed under bonds totaling $17,500.
A 16-year-old juvenile found riding with Cannon by Seagoville police was not charged, as he apparently joined Cannon later for the drive to Dallas.
All three – Shafer, Cannon and the juvenile – are close neighbors in the Bonita Park subdivision of Gun Barrel City, McWilliams said.
"There’s no real motive (for the incident) that we can find, other than getting the vehicle," McWilliams added.
Other Bonita Point residents reported Cannon had just been released from jail the previous week, and McWilliams confirmed Cannon had registered as a sex offender May 14. Shafer was not physically assaulted during the confrontation at her home, McWilliams added.
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GUN BARREL CITY – A Bonita Point teenager is jailed, accused of forcing a 63-year old female neighbor to jump into an abandoned well in order to steal her car.
Joshua James Cannon, 18, was charged with unlawful use a motor vehicle and being a felon in possession of a firearm following the last Friday afternoon incident, according to information released by Henderson County Sheriff’s Office information officer Lt. Pat McWilliams.
Cheryl Adams notified authorities at 5:21 p.m. Friday, May 16, that her mother, Shirley Shafer, 63, might have been kidnapped, and her vehicle stolen. Adams discovered a message on her mother’s telephone answering machine saying Seagoville police had recovered her mother’s vehicle that morning.
Seagoville officers initiated a traffic stop on U.S. Highway 175 for reckless driving, and impounded the vehicle, pending research into the actual owner.
The two individuals occupying the car were released, pending investigation, McWilliams reported.
Family members began searching Shafer’s home at 177 Snapper Lane, and located her in an abandoned well approximately 20 feet deep.
The bottom of the well was muddy, and she was able to sit on a log that had fallen down there some years ago, McWilliams said.
Gun Barrel City fire department volunteers freed Shafer from the well, and she was transported to the East Texas Medical Center in Tyler for treatment of hypothermia, bruises and a broken nose.
She returned home to recover from her all-day ordeal Saturday.
Cannon was arrested by HCSO Investigator Kevin Hanes at 9:30 p.m. Friday and jailed under bonds totaling $17,500.
A 16-year-old juvenile found riding with Cannon by Seagoville police was not charged, as he apparently joined Cannon later for the drive to Dallas.
All three – Shafer, Cannon and the juvenile – are close neighbors in the Bonita Park subdivision of Gun Barrel City, McWilliams said.
"There’s no real motive (for the incident) that we can find, other than getting the vehicle," McWilliams added.
Other Bonita Point residents reported Cannon had just been released from jail the previous week, and McWilliams confirmed Cannon had registered as a sex offender May 14. Shafer was not physically assaulted during the confrontation at her home, McWilliams added.
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