Jury votes to remove Brown from Justice of the Peace office
BELTON — After 90 minutes of deliberation, a Bell County jury decided Wednesday that Justice of the Peace Claudia Brown should be removed from her elected position.
The Killeen Democrat — who has a mild neurological condition, a doctor testified — will immediately be removed from office once visiting state District Judge Stephen Ables signs the paperwork, probably within in a day or two. Until then, her pay is suspended and she will perform no official duties, her defense attorney David Fernandez confirmed.
Brown — the first black woman elected to a JP office in Bell County —will use that time to box up items in her office, Fernandez said.
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Some issues centered on the $4 billion bond she set for Killeen murder suspect Antonio Willis — an incident that attracted international media attention after a report by the Temple Daily Telegram two years ago. Other issues focused on the very low bonds and no bond conditions set for reportedly violent offenders.
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