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Grand jury indicts murder suspects
Medlen charged in beating death of 93-year-old neighbor; Kaufman man charged with deadly stabbing
A Kaufman County grand jury on Monday indicted a pair of murder suspects from two different communities.
49-year-old Mona Lacretia Medlen of Terrell was indicted on capital murder charges for her involvement in the beating death of her 93-year-old neighbor, Wynell Bourns in June.
Terrell police believe Medlen was attempting to rob Bourns on June 17 when the incident escalated to violence. Medlen originally was charged in June with one count of aggravated robbery and one count of unauthorized use of a vehicle for stealing Bourns car. However, Bourns died as a result of her injuries on Aug. 30 escalating the charges to capital murder.
Meanwhile, Roman Jess Mendoza of Kaufman was indicted on the charge of murder for his suspected role in the October 2007 stabbing death of 24-year-old Juan Arturo Muro of Kaufman.
The incident occurred Oct. 13 in the vicinity of 204 S. Monroe Street in Kaufman.
Through witnesses’ statements, police believe Muro and a group of others were at the residence drinking alcohol.
At some point, an altercation broke out and Muro was stabbed to death.
Mendoza’s case, which will be heard in 422nd District Court Judge B. Michael Chitty’s court, will be prosecuted by special prosecutor Bill Wirskye because a relative of the suspect worked at the courthouse at the time of the incident.
49-year-old Mona Lacretia Medlen of Terrell was indicted on capital murder charges for her involvement in the beating death of her 93-year-old neighbor, Wynell Bourns in June.
Terrell police believe Medlen was attempting to rob Bourns on June 17 when the incident escalated to violence. Medlen originally was charged in June with one count of aggravated robbery and one count of unauthorized use of a vehicle for stealing Bourns car. However, Bourns died as a result of her injuries on Aug. 30 escalating the charges to capital murder.
Meanwhile, Roman Jess Mendoza of Kaufman was indicted on the charge of murder for his suspected role in the October 2007 stabbing death of 24-year-old Juan Arturo Muro of Kaufman.
The incident occurred Oct. 13 in the vicinity of 204 S. Monroe Street in Kaufman.
Through witnesses’ statements, police believe Muro and a group of others were at the residence drinking alcohol.
At some point, an altercation broke out and Muro was stabbed to death.
Mendoza’s case, which will be heard in 422nd District Court Judge B. Michael Chitty’s court, will be prosecuted by special prosecutor Bill Wirskye because a relative of the suspect worked at the courthouse at the time of the incident.
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