A Texas sheriff is under investigation for allegedly seizing money from undocumented immigrants during traffic stops. Produced and engineered by Brian Standefer, who also wrote the music. And then it was like, Oh, shit, I got to cover this up. Chris Jones: Hes the one who told me, he told me that I had to go play football for Canadian. An improvised explosive device, or IED, exploded shortly after a school official found it at Rossiter Elementary School in Helena, the Lewis and Clark County Sheriff's Office reported. Will we ever know who parked Toms Durango by the water treatment plant? In fact, lie detector test results arent permitted in court as evidence. The door is always open at our office for anything that will bring resolution to this case.. I definitely watch my back more and pay attention to whats going on around me.. "The Units first case was the result of a request for assistance from the Hemphill County Sheriffs Office in the case of Thomas Brown of Canadian, Texas," they said. Episode Nine: Another Day in Canadian.. At one point, he said he had received information that Tom had been accidentally shot by another teenager in the parking lot of the high school football stadiumand that the teenagers father, as well as Sheriff Lewis, had helped hide Toms body to avoid a scandal. When I talked to Penny about all this a year ago, she told me it was the sheriffs department that had asked her to find the passcode. He will only say this: This is kids playing around and they shouldnt have and they know it shouldnt happen, Klein said. A statement from the Oconee county sheriff's office said the 10th judicial circuit solicitor, David Wagner, ruled that the Tuesday shooting of 29-year-old Nathan Drew Morgan by an unnamed 74 . Chris Jones: He pushed me in the back of his cop car. I dont understand where he comes up with stuff like this. According to Chris, Lewis told him that he wanted him to transfer to Canadian and play football for the Wildcats. A couple of years later, he was convicted of armed robbery and sentenced to thirty years in prison. Families of missing persons hope law enforcement would do all they could to locate their loved one. Klein added further details, claiming there were in fact two teenage boys who had been messing with Tom in the football stadium parking lot and that one of them had accidentally pulled the trigger. . Why? Her attorney filed 10 . Skip Hollandsworth: And. And the sheriff told them to do what? I asked. Leave them blank to get signed up. Or did they believe something else had happened to Tommaybe something that was covered up by members of his family? Im just wasting my time. Youll recall that Klein is the outspoken private investigator who works for Toms mother, Penny. I think they would be very happy. And its very important that you guys listen to what I say tonight. The Walking Bridge, just outside of Canadian, is one of the places where Tom was last seen. Tom hadnt been on the football team for more than a month at that point. Captain at Clayton County Sheriff's Office. HEMPHILL COUNTY, TX (KFDA) - Hemphill County Sheriff Nathan Lewis is under investigation by the Texas Rangers, according to the Texas Department on Public . After speaking with Lewis again, the former sheriff explained he considered on-the-job duties as training, saying quote, If [theyre] doing stuff to get the hours, then I am going to give them the hours.. The accident report, 911 call, radio communications and body camera footage, as well as the dispatch report, were released after the accident. If you fill out the first name, last name, or agree to terms fields, you will NOT be added to the newsletter list. A previous investigation by Niccole Caan, who has been following Thomas case since he went missing, showed former Hemphill County Sheriff Nathan Lewis submitted falsified training reports for his duties to Texas Law Enforcement Commission (TCOLE), which oversees law enforcement agencies in the state. (LogOut/ Penny Meek: I dont even know where it is, to be honest. Rachel Kading: He did not. He finally found a spot on the outskirts, by the water treatment plant. Shes involved, he said. Jos R. Ralat is Texas Monthlys taco editor, writing about tacos and Mexican food. . At the meeting, Toms family sat in the front row. Current News. I need to show you something thats going to encourage you to play better and win that state championship. Caroline Gear: Hold on, hold on, okay, so Nathans the one that asked you to come and play there? Hes been interviewed how many times? According to the Canadian Record, the Hemphill Sheriff's Office determined the evidence in the Canadian missing teen case proved it was a voluntary runaway.The Canadian Record tells ABC 7 the Sheriff's Office said this is based on forensic evidence, eviden. With a winning margin of roughly 7,800 votes in the November election, Harmon said he was ecstatic to have been chosen by the county's residents . Were getting the signal? She said that despite all the time thats passed since Tom vanished, Im definitely more paranoid wherever I go. During one of our conversations, Penny told me she had continued texting Tom for more than a year after hed disappeared, hoping that he was still alive and that he would someday turn on his phone, see all of her messages, and respond. 541-774-6800. Yes, sir, she said. Chris was at work. . But she got choked up and couldnt continue. According to Klein, Toms killer pushed Tom into the back seat, drove out to Lake Marvin Road, dumped Tom under the thicket of cottonwood trees, cleaned the blood from the Durangos interior, and drove back into town to find a place to stash the car. And he came up with a report on that a year and a half after the fact.". This article originally appeared in the December 2020 issue of Texas Monthlywith the headline Tom Browns Body. Subscribe today. At the town hall meeting in October, thats exactly what Klein speculated. Christian didnt hesitate. Klein said the person with the pistol had no desire to shoot Tom. Rachel Kading: No; its irresponsible to do so. Bradley Bernard Pierson, 33 of Elk River, MN 55330 for GM 2nd Degree DWI. Then on the night of Nov. 24, 2016, Thomas Brown suddenly vanished. This screenshot of body cam video shows right front end damage to Carrie Harmon's car following the Jan. 6 wreck. I then asked Kading about Kleins newest theorythat Chris Jones had seen Tom tied to a chair while a deputy sheriff held a gun to his head. Questions and rumors have surrounded Thomas Browns case for almost five years. Rumors flew that he had run away. He said whenever I looked at the video from the Dollar General there wasn't anything on there, so I threw it away.". So how can you accuse me of doing something to my son when I dont even know where he was? . Skip Hollandsworth specializes in long-form narratives. We have theories, obviously. According to the case report, the documents Lewis provided to support the training hours were dated September 18, 2018, but were created later. Part of the town thinks it could be an accidental death. The Hemphill County Commissioners Court will appoint a replacement. But now I am not sure who was involved. The report concluded Sheriff Lewis failed to educate himself on the TCOLE rules and laws and that he violated his contract. Will we ever know what happened to Tom Brown? Lewis resigned as Hemphill County sheriff in November 2019. Its crazy he can just say this stuff and people get to hear it., So, I asked Lewis, what did he believe happened on Thanksgiving eve? Pulled up behind him, Penny said, and started messing with him and perhaps accidentally shot him. You know, at the end of the day, I know the truth about that. All this damn conjecture I get all the time. Klein knew that there were plenty of people in the audience who were suspicious of Penny, who is a longtime elementary school teacher in Canadian. Lewis said he never heard from her. They held signs that read Justice for Thomas Brown. Penny told me she was still hoping to persuade the district attorney to convene a grand jury and force witnesses to testify under oath. Penny Meek: Um, I dont know. Merriam Woods Police Chief Nathan Lewis has been fired. Many expected a grand jury to be called. The AG's office further explained their decision to not bring the case to a grand jury, along with 250 pages of details on their investigation. It was said he had been murdered, stuffed into a wood chipper by a notorious methamphetamine dealer. The AGs Office suspended the case earlier this year, saying there was no viable evidence of foul play. Everybodys going to have an opinion. Forrest Wilder writes about politics and the outdoors. By the train tracks. To absolutely everyones surprise, Klein didnt say a word about the theory of the parking-lot killing. HUGE NEWS IN THE TOM BROWN CASE! . Thomass family hired private investigator Philp Klein shortly after he went missing. So the district attorney and the state attorney generals office actually considered indictments of multiple people. Interim Chief of Police at Atlanta Metropolitan State College (Official) Dallas, GA. Daniel Serene. This is Penny Meek. Im sorry. Hemphill County Texas Sheriff's Office, Canadian, TX. Skip Hollandsworth: And that came across as deception on the examiners report. Im Skip Hollandsworth from Texas Monthly, and this is Tom Browns Body. There was a junior high school football game going on at the stadium. Everything.. But its doubtful Lewis found much time to relax. On February fourteenth, I said, Happy Valentines Day. Panhandle region of The State of Texas. The Deputies serve all court papers. There have been plenty of bombshell revelations in this complicated and tragic story. We did everything good. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. I want to help people in the way that he wasnt helped, she said. Klein said in the past there was evidence missed by the sheriff's team, including blood in Thomas's SUV and a shell casing from a . . When she does, she said, she feels like she gets PTSD or something, especially when she drives around town, following the route she and her friends used to call Toms loop., I wonder what I could have done for Tom if I had stayed around a little bit longer [that night], she said. It is effective on Friday at 5:00 p.m. My source called again and said the latest rumor going around town was that a grand jury would be convened to hear testimony about Tom Browns death and that Kading was going to present new evidence. Chris? Our hope at that time was that if we did this, maybe the truth would come out. Klein said that one of his top investigators, Caroline Gearwho also happened to be Kleins daughterbegan talking to Chris after he was sent to prison. The breathtaking dancing shimmer of the aurora borealis and its counterpart in the southern hemisphere, aurora australis, dazzles those lucky enough to catch a glimpse of Earth's greatest light show. Find agency contact information, phone numbers, addresses and more. Todd Rowell (2021-Present) Sheriff Todd Rowell served 20 years with the Mesa County Sheriff's Office prior to being sworn in August 2021 to complete retired Sheriff Matt Lewis's remaining elected term. In the meantime, Philip Klein let everyone know he was still pursuing leads. We need to heal as a community and basically get away from all this., Lewis said he and the other deputies had actually completed their training hours but that he had simply submitted the reports incorrectly. During our interview, she did confirm rumors that she had spoken with the countys district attorney, Franklin McDonough, about the possibility of convening a grand jury to look into Toms death. That weekend, the Wildcats were in the state football playoffs, and Chris said that Lewis told him the gamblers were banking on a Wildcat victory. And hes like, Here, put on this pair of goggles, and I put them on. Rachel Kading: I mean, the one that sticks out is, he told the sheriffs office at some point that two Hispanic people in town were responsible for this death and that it was connected to the Mexican Mafia, or to a cartel. Briant said he hopes that will happen by the end of this week. Chris had just joined the team. I asked her if she has ever been to the spot where Toms remains were found. So you can go get indictments, which are very easy to get, but to not have the trial evidence, its unethical and it doesnt serve the victim. I believe only on Pennys, not on Chriss. When you write reports a year and after because why? Skip Hollandsworth: Is there any evidence that Tom went up to the football parking lot? At the end of the report, it states Lewis was very apologetic for all the mistakes and trouble the training issue caused. #961. Twelve remaining charges against former Greenville County Sheriff Will Lewis have been dismissed, in part due to the crippling effects the coronavirus has had on the criminal justice system. Furious with Klein, some members of the audience let loose. Telephone: (718) 488-2300 Fax: (718) 488-3501 Lewis County Sheriff's Department Mike Carpinelli, Sheriff Outter Stowe Street P.O. I know the truth about where he was. And Im like, Im pretty sure I didnt make the oil field go away, but if you want to think I did that, then thats fine., Pennys friends, however, defended her as a loving mother overwhelmed with grief over the loss of her son. Is that correct? Skip Hollandsworth: But in a lie detector test that Penny agreed to give, you wrote that she, quote, showed signs of deception on questions regarding Tom Browns location. What do you mean by that? Additional production on this episode by Harper Carlton and Patrick Michels. Thats why I came to school in Higgins. Tucker said he was already so distraught over Toms death that he was worried his answers would come across as evasive. I was just fed up with going through all this stuff and all the lies and all the rumors and social media, and so I just said, Im done with this. Theres been just a lot of conjecture in the case, and it harmed it, honestly. Then that adult called Lewis, a close friend. The Dollar General is next door to Fronks gas station, the last place Thomas was known to have gone to get gas before disappearing. Thats crazy. Sheriff Rowell is a native of Colorado, United States Marine Corps veteran, and holds an Associate's Degree in Criminal Justice and a . Skip Hollandsworth: But youre not going to go public with it. Lewis resigned from his post after being formally reprimanded by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) for falsifying training records. Last month, the Texas Rangers and the Texas attorney general's office . Rachel Kading: When we kind of came to the end of the case and we really werent sure, still, what had happened, but we knew that people were lyingsomebody has to be lying in this casewe discussed having an investigational grand jury. . Chip Gaines Bought Larry McMurtrys Historic Texas Bookstore. Heres Chris talking long-distance to Caroline Gear on a prison telephone. According to 31st District Attorney, Franklin McDonough, the case was rejected for lack . Well, what do you want to do next with your life? Nathan Lewis (independent) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas' 19th Congressional District. Skip Hollandsworth: Well, good luck on that. Please pray that Toms killer is found and brought to justice. And at the bottom of the sign was Toms photo. Thomas was a high school senior, class president, and state champion football player when he went missing the day before Thanksgiving in 2016. Read earlier chapters and learn more about the. And let me tell yall something. . Just going to keep teaching school and doing whatever I can to bring answers for Thomas. The Unit's first case was to assist the Hemphill County Sheriff's Office in the case of Thomas Brown of Canadian. This one isthe latest shared by Philip Klein and his team of investigators last night. Chris Samples: Welcome in to the program; it is Thursday, October the twenty-first. Eight months later, in October 2017, his iPhone was found during a search of Lake Marvin Road that had been organized by Philip Klein. Kading decided to have the polygraph examiner ask Penny and Chris about the phone. Hemphill County Sheriff Nathan Lewis resigns, Woman released from federal prison by mistake in custody at Lubbock Co. jail, Texas mother who drowned her two children sentenced to 40 years, Amarillo High gears up for third consecutive regional semifinal, Discover Switzerland, Austria and Bavaria with Doppler Dave, Hemphill County Sheriff's Office Investigation, KFDA-departmentheads@gray.tv - 806-331-9839. The TCOLE is responsible for verifying that officers fulfill their continuing education requirements, and the officers informed Lewis that the agency would be investigating allegations that he had committed document fabrication by submitting reports that falsely detailed training hours completed by three deputies and himself. Cause we get out on the street and were busting our ass. CANADIAN, Texas (KFDA) - The Hemphill County Sheriff in the swirl of controversy resigned today. 0:59. Chris said that Sheriff Lewis let him go, but made it clear that Chris would be shot the next time he didnt follow orders. I mean, hes supposed to be a big investigator, and thats his theory? She said she wasnt sure what, if anything, took place in the parking lot. ABC 7 was the first to report the 31st District Attorney, who oversees Hemphill County, wrote a letter saying Sheriff Lewis was the subject of an investigation by the Texas Rangers. Skip Hollandsworth: And whats your answer at this point? Lewis has also been accused--both formally and informally--of numerous other breaches of the law and his ethical duty as a law enforcement officer. Rachel Kading: I dont think we can go there. Philip Klein: Five times! CANADIAN, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) Hemphill County Sheriff Nathan Lewis has turned in his resignation, that according to Hemphill County Judge George . Hemphill County Judge George Briant said Nathan Lewis submitted his resignation shortly before five this evening. I headed to Main Street, and stopped at an empty lot. "Hemphill County Sheriff Nathan Lewis has let go of his Chief Deputy, Brent Clapp, as of Monday. Tucker Brown: Im the fifth-generation person from Canadian. If Penny had indeed found and moved Toms body, that would also mean she knew her son was dead when she sent all those texts to his phone. The attorney general announced in August 2019 there was no foul play in his death. If you fill out the first name, last name, or agree to terms fields, you will NOT be added to the newsletter list. . Chris then claimed that in the early evening hours of Thanksgiving Dayless than 24 hours after Tom had disappearedLewis came to see him again. Penny insisted to me that she still has no idea how Tom died or how his body ended up off Lake Marvin Road. Oh, thats theory; Oh no, its fact. Fact! Search warrant leads to arrests; drugs, property recovered. What was the question asked them? She knows so much about whats going on.. I really dont know, and I dont have any ideas anymore of who it could be., Christian still doesnt come home very often. The exact location of the remains has not been released. . Penny said Kading hadnt paid her a visit either. The Hemphill County Sheriffs Office was put in charge of the investigation, but Thomas was not found. Skip Hollandsworth: And how many people are we talking about being indicted? Its not going to happen. Ortega also reported she did not perform or complete any Field Training Programs for Corrections. Click here to read the survey answers. It was initially thought that a formal grand jury investigation into this case might produce new evidence or leads but, after careful and thorough deliberation, we do not believe presenting this case to a grand jury at this time would be fruitful or ethical. I asked Kading about one of Kleins stories: that Tom possibly had been shot in the football stadium parking lot. Lewis resigned from his post after being formally reprimanded by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) for falsifying training records. Before I left Canadian, I drove by some of the towns landmarks. The duties and responsibilities of the Sheriff's Office include: Inmate Custody; The Sheriff is the Treasurer of the County; The Sheriff collects taxes from citizens and disburses them (state, county, municipal and school.) On Tuesday, October 26, 2021, Sheriff Windham and SCSO deputies completed a narcotics operation at a residence in Timpson. Chris told her that Sheriff Lewis had come to see him before the 2016 football season began. So I asked Kading, what did she think happened on Thanksgiving eve 2016? He was wearing glasses. On the sign were two sentences: There is a killer among us. And in the meantime, weve ruined the sheriff and his familys life. Penny said theyve even been blamed for a faltering economy; it just so happened that an oil bust had begun ravaging the region the same year Tom disappeared. And he was like, if you dont do that, he was gonna kill me. Why, Kading wanted to know, would Penny ask for the phones password unless she had the phone in her possession all along? In a curious move, Sheriff Nathan Lewis asked Penny for Tom's phone passcode, even though his phone had not yet been recovered. Pictured: Nathan Lewis, former Sheriff of Hemphill County, TX. This week, there may be some explanation. Skip Hollandsworth: There was a moment last night when I thought, This story will never come to an end. Has that occurred to you? For more news from the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles and Eastern New Mexico, visit www.ConnectAmarillo.com. You might remember him from an earlier episode of the podcast. Penny Meek on the Walking Bridge in Canadian. At the time of Tom Browns disappearance, Lewis was Sheriff of Hemphill County. I assumed the Justice for Tom signs would be removed and peace would return to the small town. Is that correct? Theres been a lot of discrepancies. When I started working on this story almost a year ago, I assumed that the truth about Toms case would eventually come out. Its kind of hard to pick up and leave that. Calls the district attorneys office about the status of Thomass case and if it will go a grand jury have so far not been returned. Philip Klein: And were gonna tell you about the manner of death. Jason Daniel Smith, 45 of Garrison, MN 56450 for GM 3rd Degree DWI. I want all of you to think: What if it was your child? Yet those rumors went nowhere. "So what he said was, number one, he would get paid to play football for Canadian," she said. (Klein still wouldnt identify either teenager.) Our theme music is No Hard Feelings by the Avett Brothers. But as Klein told the crowd all he had done to find out what had happened to Tom, he insisted, over and over, that he had found nothingnot a single piece of evidenceimplicating Penny, Chris, or Tucker. 32,537. This past January,five months after the state attorney generals office suspended its investigation into Toms death because of a lack of evidence, I got a call from a source in Canadian who told me that Rachel Kading was back in town. Thats just ludicrous. Current Sports. Sheriff. Part of the town thinks he committed suicide. Two written reprimands from the commission are subject to suspension. A Right-wing Cabal Took Over Odessas Municipal Government. Advertise; Investigators said they could not determine whether Thomas Brown's death was homicide, suicide or due to natural causes because so few of his remains were found. Jones identified then-Sheriff Nathan Lewis as the enforcer for a high-dollar gambling ring in Canadian that was betting on the outcome of Wildcat football games. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. CANADIAN, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) The investigation of Hemphill County Sheriff, Nathan Lewis, has been closed. Third is my friend Tucker Brown; thats Toms brother. That these two individuals found out that he may know something about it; that they basically kidnapped him, strapped him to a chair; that they shot him up with drugs and told him that if he ever told anybody, that they would kill him. She would have done anything for Tom, said Mary Alice Hughes, who first met Penny when she was a freshman and Penny was in eighth grade. As of today, this case remains a questionable death investigation without sufficient evidence to attribute Tom Browns death to a criminal act, an accidental death, or a suicide; therefore, this case will be suspended until such time as additional reliable evidence has been discovered.". I hear your anger. Oct 27, 2021. Chris said that next to Tom he saw Pyne Gregory, the sheriffs deputy, with a hat on his head and a gun in his hand. They just think that Thomas committed suicide and that we know it and we just need to get over it and move on. She did not answer the question. According do a statement from Sheriff Lewis . Read more from the Tom Browns Body Series: Chapter 3: Evil Has Come to Canadian, Texas. . He gave me a one-word answer: Penny. Home New Members Photos. Klein told me he had been talking to a couple of the towns residentshe wouldnt identify them or tell me their ageswho were feeding him an entirely new story about what had happened on Thanksgiving eve 2016. I was simply bewildered. An online facebook community called Moms4Tom was created. Kading was, however, spotted in Salem Abrahams downtown office interviewing one of his employees, who happened to be the woman whod found Toms cellphone. We report on vital issues from politics to education and are the indispensable authority on the Texas scene, covering everything from music to cultural events with insightful recommendations. Why wouldnt you let people see what you had? He got into fights and was eventually kicked out of high school after that 2016 season. Tucker Brown: I mean, this has been our home for four generI mean, am I the fifth? When expanded it provides a list of search options that will switch the search inputs to match the current . The Sheriff enforces payment of delinquent taxes. But despite numerous searches, there was no sign of Tom. That somebodys going to talk? Investigators with TCOLE later traveled to Canadian to follow up on the case and interviewed Lewis, Clapp and Ortega. February 2023 Reader Quiz: What Did You Learn? And who, if anyone, other than Tom positioned his body under the cottonwood trees? According to a report produced in October, TCOLE was alerted to allegations of document fabrication against Sheriff Lewis by then . Skip Hollandsworth: Your report also says that Chriss whereabouts on November twenty-fourththe early morning hours of Thanksgiving Daywere unknown or uncorroborated. by Malheur Enterprise on June 30, 2021. Cant answer that? I've got 26. But kidnapping Tom was supposed to inspire Chris to play harder and win a playoff football game? City Employees Are Heading for the Exits. Bring on the Shiplap? This button displays the currently selected search type. What Chris is saying is that Lewis had told the teenager hed be killed if he didnt move to town and play for the Canadian Wildcats. Im your writer and host, Skip Hollandsworth. Then, in the late summer of 2020, just as we were wrapping the podcast, there were rumors that the attorney-general investigators wanted the local district attorney to call a grand jury. February 2023 Reader Quiz: What Did You Learn? Posted by Sheriff Nathan T. Johnson on Monday, December 20, 2021 The crash occurred shortly before 5:30 p.m. Saturday on Trail C5A (Flat Rock Road) in the town of Martinsburg . Philip Klein: Chris Jones is an integral part in the Tom Brown case. [surveillance videos from] Dollar General and Fronk. Lewis could have told the two boys to plant the backpack a third of the way down Lake Marvin Road. Personal Facebook. Sheriff Lewis continued, explaining to the family that after locating the vehicle, police had taken search dogs to the scene, the dogs were able to lock on to Toms scent following it for a mile east, toward the banks of the Canadian River . Tom Browns Body is a Texas Monthly production. 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