Bad Cops & Prosecutors

Civil Suit Filed Against Former Officer Involved in Reed Case
"Woman sues police, Fennell over sex assault," is Isadora Vail's report in today's Austin American-Statesman.A woman who accused former Georgetown police Sgt. Jimmy Lewis Fennell Jr...

City of Georgetown Statement Concerning Jimmy Fennell Plea
The following is Georgetown's response to the civil lawsuits filed yesterday by one of Jimmy Fennel's victims:The City of Georgetown is shocked and saddened by the events that occurred on October 26, 2007, involving former Sergeant Jimmy Fennell...

Fennell Sentenced to 10 Years
Isadora Vail reports on the Austin American-Statesman website that the former law enforcement officer at the center of the Rodney Reed case was sentenced earlier today. "Fennell gets 10 years," is her post...

KXAN: Judge rejects ex-Georgetown sergeant's plea bargain
Here is the Jimmy Fennel update from KXAN GEORGETOWN, Texas (KXAN) -- A judge on Tuesday rejected the plea bargain presented in the case of Jimmy Fennell, the former Georgetown police officer charged with sexual assault...

Fennell gets 10 years
By Isadora Vail | Friday, September 26, 2008, 10:58 AM Former Georgetown Police Sgt. Jimmy Lewis Fennell Jr...

Jimmy Fennell Pleaded Guilty
KXAN is reporting that Jimmy Fennell has pleaded guilty to "improper sexual activity and kidnapping" and his sentencing his set for Friday, Sept. 26th at 9 a.mGEORGETOWN, Texas (KXAN) -- Jimmy Fennell pleaded guilty and that is the verdict the judge handed down to the former Georgetown police officer...

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