{"id":170483,"date":"2012-03-09T12:29:54","date_gmt":"2012-03-09T18:29:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ktbb.com\/post\/?p=170483"},"modified":"2012-03-11T17:00:29","modified_gmt":"2012-03-11T22:00:29","slug":"home-intruder-sexually-assaults-72-year-old","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?p=170483","title":{"rendered":"Suspect Arraigned in Sexual Assault of 72-Year-Old"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>MARSHALL \u2014 30-year-old Bradley Gary-Joe Varnell has been arraigned on charges of sexual assault of the elderly, attempting to take a weapon from a law enforcement official, and evading arrest. The bond for those offenses was set at $310,000. According to KETK, Varnell was also due to have an additional charge of violation of parole from the State of Texas. There will be no bond set for that charge. Varnell, a registered sex offender, is currently in the Harrison County Jail.<\/p>\n

Harrison County authorities say Varnell is accused allegedly sexually assaulting a 72-year-old. According to authorities, 911 operators received a call at approximately 4:30 Thursday morning regarding a sexual assault that had just occurred on Highway 134 close to the intersection of Farm Road 1793. Deputies arrived at the location and found the victim to be a woman who stated she was awakened by a man who had entered her house. She said he was standing at her bed and was holding a knife demanding to have sex with her. The suspect then fled the scene. The victim called 911 and was taken to Good Shepherd hospital for an examination. <\/p>\n

Around 7:30 Thursday morning Lt. Floyd Duncan was driving on South on Blackjack Rd. and observed a man walking on the roadway who matched the general description of the suspect. He stopped to identify and speak with the person. The person stated his vehicle had broken down and was walking to his residence. Lt. Duncan asked the person for an ID and to get into his vehicle. The person then reportedly became very agitated and began to fight with the deputy as he was attempting to take him into custody. The suspect then reportedly broke free and ran into a wooded area. The suspect was able to get back to his vehicle and flee. <\/p>\n

Another deputy coming to the location for assistance observed a pickup truck driving east on Swendson Road. He then attempted to stop the vehicle; however, the truck fled from that Deputy and drove into a road ditch. The suspect reportedly jumped from the truck and ran back into the woods. Numerous responding units were able to seal off the roadways and establish a perimeter. A search was begun with the assistance of Harrison County K-9 units and the Shreveport Fire Department bloodhound team. Authorities say deputies were able to establish a location of the suspect after the K-9 units traced his route through the woods. Deputies found the suspect in a home shortly before noon, not far from where he was originally stopped by Lt. Duncan. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

MARSHALL \u2014 30-year-old Bradley Gary-Joe Varnell has been arraigned on charges of sexual assault of the elderly, attempting to take a weapon from a law enforcement official, and evading arrest. The bond for those offenses was set at $310,000. According to KETK, Varnell was also due to have an additional charge of violation of parole … Continue reading Suspect Arraigned in Sexual Assault of 72-Year-Old<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[177],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-170483","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-local-news-archive-archives"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-07-01 13:16:41","action":"change-status","newStatus":"trash","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/170483","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=170483"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/170483\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":171040,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/170483\/revisions\/171040"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=170483"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=170483"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=170483"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}