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State-jail criminal negligent homicide indictment quashed

A visiting judge signed an order Tuesday to quash an indictment against two former Nacogdoches County jailers, essentially ending the prosecution of the case involving an inmate who died in jail.  Visiting Judge Guy Griffin signed the order against Elizabeth Ann Owens, 40, of Nacogdoches, and Danny Ray Russell, 35, of Douglass, who were indicted on charges of state-jail criminal negligent homicide.  The charges were in connection to the Dec. 5 death of Edwinta Ruth Deckard, 53, of Nacogdoches.  The grand jury indicted Owens and Russell on June 18.  Griffin stepped in for Judge Campbell Cox, who recused himself from the case. 

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