Man indicted on charge of sexual assault of child

March 10--A Taylor County grand jury on Thursday indicted an Abilene man suspected of sexually assaulting a child relative in 2015.

Johnny Dwight Houston Jr., also known as Johnny Dwight Houston, was indicted on one count of aggravated sexual assault of a child in the Sept. 23, 2015, incident.

According to court documents, the child, who is younger than 10, told police that the suspect forced her to perform oral sex on him while they were in bed together.

The girl said Houston pushed her head down to his private area and told her to perform the act, according to the documents. She also indicated that he pulled his pants down to allow this to happen, documents said.

Houston remained in the Taylor County Jail on a $75,000 bail bond, according to jail records.

Other indictments announced Thursday include:

* Shawn Michael Miller, possession of methamphetamine, Oct. 2;

* Noah Anson Weatherford, possession of cocaine, Oct. 16;

* Caleb Isaac Devereaux, aggravated assault, assault family violence (enhanced), assault family violence, Sept. 15;

* Joshua Ray Brunk, possession of methamphetamine, Sept. 30; retaliation, Jan. 11; burglary of a building, Sept. 23; debit card abuse, Oct. 10;

* Samuel Garcia, theft (enhanced), July 20;

* Marcus Aurelius Herrera, assault family violence (enhanced), Nov. 25;

* Marquis Deyshaun Ware, possession of methamphetamine, Oct. 21;

* Deedee Lynn Wilson, possession of methamphetamine, Aug. 28;

* Tyler Wesley Peters, possession of methamphetamine, evading arrest (enhanced), Dec. 26;

* Brandon Earl Thompson, possession of cocaine, Aug. 11;

* Heather Lynn Trueblood, possession of heroin, Aug. 29;

* Melvin Barnes II, possession of methamphetamine, Aug. 5;

* Beth Deady, tampering with government records, Sept. 17, 2014;

* Crystal Anaiz Jackson, theft (enhanced), July 19;

* Andrew Young Sullivan, possession of methamphetamine with intent to deliver, possession of methamphetamine, Oct. 10;

* Willie James Deavors, theft, Jan. 8, 2015;

* Tressa Wright, possession of heroin, April 1;

* Thomas Logan Skaggs, burglary of a building, forgery, Nov. 18;

* Minnie Christina Lewis, fraudulent use of identifying information, May 1;

* Forrest Redden, debit card abuse, Nov. 14, 2015;

* Michael Chase Thompson, forgery, Dec. 8;

* Elsa Janie Barrientes, forgery, Sept. 21;

* Samuel Seballos, forgery, Sept. 21;

* Louise Beaver Johnson, aka Louise Liza Johnson, possession of oxycodone, Feb. 4, 2016;

* Gerardo Martinez Jr., possession of methamphetamine, Oct. 4;

* Jimmy Lee Massey, theft (enhanced), May 6;

* Aron Paul Smith, unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, Oct. 8;

* Bronson Joseph Serasio, burglary of a building, Sept. 23;

* Shawn Robert Breeding, burglary of a vehicle (enhanced), Oct. 10;

* Randall Scott Cooley, driving while intoxicated, Jan. 7, 2016;

* Amando Arriola, driving while intoxicated, Nov. 19.

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