Mary Jane Farmer, for the Van Alstyne News
A former Van Alstyne resident remains in Grayson County Jail on multiple felony charges, after Sherman police jailed him there on 9/11 arrest. This is his 18th incarceration in Grayson County since his first one in 1996.
About 11:21 a.m. that day, a resident of a house in the 800 block of North Ricketts Street called police and told dispatch that someone was breaking windows on his/her home, pouring gasoline on it, and threatening to set the house on fire, according to the police report. The suspect was still on the property when officers arrived and they took him into custody.
Police found the suspect to be in possession of the following: a fuel can, a lighter, two flash drives, 3 DPV units, and a receipt and paper.
Jail records show the suspect to reside in Bells now.
Jail records also show the suspect is in jail on a first-degree felony charge of criminal attempt-capital murder of multiple persons; arson intending damage of a habitation; and 3 counts of aggravated assault with deadly weapon, a 2nd degree felony. Bail was set at a total of $625,000, with conditions.