Ferris Texas

Bomb threat shuts down Ellis County Courts

ELLIS COUNTY – Last week on Thursday, July 20, Ellis County Sheriff’s Office Communications received a report of a bomb threat in the Ellis County Courts on Jackson Street in Waxahachie.The call came in around 2:40 p.m. according to the Ellis County Sheriff’s Office.
Quadtavius Ramone Donalson

Quadtavius Ramone Donalson

ECDC employee nabbed for smuggling

ELLIS COUNTY – Quadtavius Ramone Donalson, Waxahachie, an  Ellis County Detention Center employee, was arrested last week for smuggling a prohibited substance into the Wayne McCollum Detention Center in Waxahachie.
Three suspects fled police in a high-speed pursuit ending in the suspects vehicle crashing.

Three suspects fled police in a high-speed pursuit ending in the suspects vehicle crashing.

High-speed chase ends in crash

RED OAK – At around 12:30 a.m. Sunday morning, July 23, Red Oak Police attempted to stop a black Hyundai Elantra driving at speeds over 100 miles per hour northbound on Highway 342 toward Lancaster.