Tuesday, June 8th:
*Pretrial Hearing (@ am CT) - TX –
Michael Lee Swearingin (32) &
Jenna Kay Scott (28) (Jan. 4, 2019, Temple; found in Clearview, OK on Jan. 19, 2019) –
for *Cedric Joseph Marks (44/now 45) (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 bond 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.
Trial was to start on 6/24/19 for misdemeanor charges (interfering w/emergency call, false report to police officer & violating protective order).
*Charged (3/16/20) with 2nd degree murder in Minnesota of April Lee Pease.
Court information from 2/3/19 thru 1/27/21 reference post #978 here:
Found Deceased - TX - Michael Swearingin, 32, & Jenna Scott, 28, Temple, Bell County, 4 Jan 2019
3/30/31 Update: Judge Steve Duskie refused to reduce the bond Tuesday, 3/30/21 for the man accused of killing Jenna Scott & Michael Swearingin. Cedric Marks asked Tuesday to reduce his bond from $1.5 million to $200K, calling it an unreasonable amount of money. Marks’ brother & sister testified that they are helping to raise cash for the $200K bond. If released, Marks would live in Arlington with his sister, Darlena Marks-Simmons. During testimony, Marks & his siblings told the court that he has no money & his only property that could be used as collateral is a collection of Transformer toys appraised to be worth $30,000. The Bell County District Attorney’s Office argued that he is a flight risk with possible contacts across the country. The judge agreed with the prosecutor & denied the bond reduction.
3/30/21 Update: Next pretrial hearing on 6/8/21.
*Maya Renee Maxwell – Status hearing on 6/4/21. Trial set to begin 11/15/21.
*Ginell Marie McDonough – 1/31/20: Plead guilty. Sentencing on 11/19/20 where charges were dismissed, will testify against Marks.
