Van Zandt Newspapers:
Precinct 1 Commissioner Ricky LaPrade will run against Tony Miller in a Republican primary, while Johnny Hill is alone among Democratic candidates for that office.
Tyler Paper:
He was arrested in April on misdemeanor charges including driving while intoxicated, but on Friday, Van Zandt County Precinct 1 Commissioner Ricky LaPrade found himself back in jail — this time for a felony.
Van Zandt County District Attorney Chris Martin told the Tyler Morning Telegraph Friday afternoon that a grand jury indicted LaPrade on Thursday on the misdemeanor charges of DWI, resisting arrest and unlawful carrying of a weapon stemming from the April 14 arrest.
However, Martin said the grand jury also indicted the commissioner on a third-degree felony charge of misapplication of fiduciary property because LaPrade was driving a county vehicle when he was arrested by Canton police.