Thursday, October 17th:
*Pretrial Hearing – (@ 1:30pm CT) - TX – Michael Lee Swearingin (32) & Jenna Kay Scott (28) (Jan. 4, 2019, Temple; found in Clearview, OK on 1/9/19) –
only for *Cedric Joseph Marks (44) (ex bf of Scott’s) arrested (1/8/19) in Kent County, Mich. for a burglary warrant, waived extradition to Texas. *Charged (2/4/19), indicted (4/3/19) & arraigned (5/10/19) with capital murder of multiple persons & tampering with evidence. $2,016,500 Bond. DA will seek DP.
*Charged (2/4/19), indicted (4/3/19) & arraigned (4/10/19) with interfering w/emergency call, false report to police officer, violating protective order, burglary habitation intend.
*Charged & indicted (3/13/19) & arraigned (4/26/19) with 1st degree felony burglary (on 8/21/18 at Scott’s home).
($16,500 on charges of interference with an emergency call, making a false police report & violation of a protection order, bond for the burglary charge is $250K, the murder of multiple persons is carrying a bond of $1.5 million & $250K. Plead not guilty to all charges.
Court information from 2/3/19 thru 4/10/19 reference post #710 here:
Found Deceased - TX - Michael Swearingin, 32, & Jenna Scott, 28, Temple, Bell County, 4 Jan 2019
Trial starts 6/24/19 for misdemeanor charges (interfering w/emergency call, false report to police officer & violating protective order).
5/24/19 Update: Murder charges Pretrial hearing on 6/27. 6/27/19: Trial for interfering (6/24/19) was cancelled. Pretrial hearing scheduled for 8/29. 8/12/19: DA filed notice they will be seeking DP if convicted. DNA test prove Marks is Maxwell’s baby’s father.
8/29/19 Update: Pretrial hearing reset –The pretrial hearings for both Cedric Marks and Maya Maxwell were reset again Thursday. Because of the sheer volume of discovery evidence provided in these cases, more time was necessary to review it and determine what actions needs to take place, Bell County District Attorney Henry Garza said Thursday. Next pretrial hearing on 10/17.
*Maya Renee Maxwell – Last Pretrial hearing on 8/30. No update as of 10/12.
*Ginell Marie McDonough – Pretrial settlement hearing on 11/22.