Published: June 27, 2008 07:36 pm            

Vidor administrator indicted for sexual assault w/ photo

From staff reports





After months of speculation by parents and staff and even a media tug-of-war over public records, the truth has finally come out as to why a Vidor administrator was given a paid leave of absence from his post.

Vidor High School Assistant Principal Danny Reynolds Jr., 33, was indicted by an Orange County Grand Jury this week on two counts of sexual assault and two counts of improper relationship between an educator and student.

Both offenses are second degree felonies .If convicted, Reynolds could face anywhere from two years probation to 20 years in prison.

According to the Orange County District Attorney’s office, the improper incidents with an underage student occurred Nov. 15, 2005 and again on Jan. 18 of this year.

Reynolds has been on paid leave from Vidor ISD since early March.

Bond has been set in this case at $10,000. Although no trial date has been announced, the District Attorney’s office said the case is being handled in the 128th District Court.

Others indicted by the grand jury this week include John Darrell Marange, 45, who is accused of aggravated assault.

Charges against Marange stem from an incident involving an Orange police officer and a domestic dispute with his wife. When the officer arrived near Marange’s home, he reportedly met with a 32-year-old woman in the street who advised him she was having a problem with her husband.

The woman told the officer all she wanted to do was to gather clothing so she could leave for the day. She said a fight ensued between she and Marange and that he reportedly pulled an 8-inch knife from his back pants pocket and held it up about head level as if in a “ready position for stabbing,” according to reports.

Marange also allegedly came towards the officer with his hand still in the same position. The officer said he was forced to spray Marange with pepper spray several times before he dropped the knife and was taken into custody.

Other indictments returned include;

• Courtney S. Daniels, 18, Bridge City, injury to a child- Daniels is accused of assaulting a child at a local high school;

• William C. Bailey lll, 38, Vidor, aggravated assault- Bailey is accused of assaulting a man with a sledge hammer;

•Dianna McCain Howard, 50, Bonwier, felony theft- Howard is accused of having a record as a habitual thief and being caught stealing property from a grocery store;

• Hector Alexander Cabrera, 35, Houston, unauthorized use of a motor vehicle- Cabrera is accused of stealing a vehicle from the scene of a traffic accident on Interstate 10;

• Donald Ray Hawkins, 23, Bastrop, La., unauthorized use of a motor vehicle- Hawkins is accused of taking a vehicle and never coming back;

• Bobby Wayne Brumfield, 42, Orange, unauthorized use of a motor vehicle- Brumfield is accused of taking a vehicle and never coming back;

• Ian Tate Emmons, 17, Orange, burglary of a building- Emmons is accused of breaking into a shop and stealing property;

• Jacqueline Rogers, 30, Vidor, fraudulent use of identifying information- Rogers is accused of using a man’s identifying information without consent to obtain a credit account;

• Brian Raymond Smith, 26, Orange, felony driving while intoxicated- Smith is accused of having at least two prior convictions of Driving While Intoxicated was arrested for the same offense;

• Christopher Alexander Levi, 33, Houston, felony possession - Levi is accused of being in possession;

• Cedric Denzelbest White, 28, Houston, felony possession - White is accused of being in possession;

• Christopher Alexander Levi, 33, Houston, felony possession - Levi is accused of being in possession;

• Desrelle Lastrapes, 18, Orange, felony possession of a controlled substance- Lastrapes is accused of being in possession of hydrocodone;

• Brett Allen Terro, 28, Bridge City, felony possession of a controlled substance- Terro is accused of being in possession of cocaine;

• Andrus Treimaine Hardin, 25, Orange, felony possession of a controlled substance- Hardin is accused of being in possession of cocaine;

• Larry Donell Daniels Jr., 25, Orange, felony possession of a controlled substance- Daniels is accused of being in possession of cocaine;

• James Cooper, 43, Greenville Miss., felony possession of a controlled substance- Cooper is accused of being in possession of cocaine;

• James Brandon Vasquez, 25, Fairfield Ohio, felony possession of a controlled substance, felony possession of marijuana- Vasquez is accused of being in possession of cocaine and a felony amount of marijuana;

• William Alan Leary, 23, Cincinnati Ohio, felony possession of a controlled substance, felony possession of marijuana- Leary is accused of being in possession of cocaine and a felony amount of marijuana;

• Mark Eddie Padgett, 23, Middleburg, Fla., felony possession of marijuana- Padgett is accused of being in possession of a felony amount of marijuana.



Reach this reporter at 409-883-3571, Ext. 2613, or dschamber@orangeleader.com

        

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