Trial date set in “ballot harvesting” case

LONGVIEW – A trial date has been set for a Gregg County commissioner and others in an alleged “ballot harvesting” scheme during the 2018 Democratic primary election. According to our news partner KETK, the trial of Commissioner Shannon Brown, Marlena Jackson, Charlie Burns, and DeWayne Ward is scheduled to begin Jan. 31, 2022. The case is connected to the 2018 election race for Pct. 4 commissioner between Brown and Kasha Williams. The state filed 134 felony charges against the four defendants, including engaging in organized election fraud, illegal voting, fraudulent use of an application for a mail-in ballot, unlawful possession of a mail-in ballot, tampering with a governmental record, and election fraud.