Ellis County jury convicts former Cedar Hill Police Officer

  WAXAHACHIE – Former Cedar Hill Police Officer Donald Mercer was convicted and sentenced to jail time last week in Ellis County. Mercer,  from Dallas County, was convicted by a jury of the Class A Misdemeanor offense of Official Oppression and sentenced to 300 days in the Ellis County Jail.

Brandon Kyle Longoria sentenced to life in prison for child abuse

  ENNIS – Last week, the Ellis County District Attorney’s office announced 32-year-old Brandon Kyle Longoria has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Young Child. It took the jury just 40 minutes to deliberate.

Midlothian teacher will not be indicted for student abuse

MIDLOTHIAN – The Ellis County District Attorney’s Office has reported the grand jury finished its investigation last week and did not issue criminal charges involving one of the two teachers involved in an abuse case last month involving a special education student.