Dateline: March 7, 2002

District court sends two men to state pen 

By Roger Estlack, Clarendon Enterprise

A Clarendon man was sentenced to 25 years in prison last Friday by District Judge David McCoy for assaulting a local woman last September.

According to the district attorney’s office, Stanley McCampbell was indicted by a Donley County Grand Jury for the first degree felony offense of Burglary of a Habitation with Intent to Commit Aggravated Assault. He entered a guilty plea as part of a plea agreement.

McCampbell was represented by defense attorney Rick Harris of Pampa. District Attorney Stuart Messer represented the State.

In another case last week, Judge McCoy found Bobby Dale Tyson of Wellington guilty of Indecency with a Child relating to a July 1998 offense. McCoy sentenced Tyson to eight years in prison as a result of plea negotiations between D.A. Messer and defense attorney Earl Griffin.

Messer’s office said the conviction was a result of cooperation between the Donley County Sheriff’s Office, Child Protective Services, and the Bridge – Children’s Advocacy Center of Amarillo.

“This case required the joint efforts of all those involved to be able to bring it to a conviction,” Messer said, “but mainly it took the courage of one young girl who, even though she was a victim of abuse, still had the courage to stand up for what was right.”

Messer also expressed his appreciation for the Clarendon Lions Club for the use of the Lions Hall.

“During the remodeling of the Donley County Courthouse, we have received wonderful cooperation from Clarendon College in allowing us to use their facilities; but when we had a scheduling conflict with the college, the Lions showed their willingness to serve the community by allowing their building to be used as a courtroom.”