March 15, 2005

Drug charge added, pastor out on bail

ARLINGTON (TX)
The Dallas Morning News

09:04 PM CST on Monday, March 14, 2005

By DEBRA DENNIS, KATHRYN YEGGE and JEFF MOSIER / The Dallas Morning News

An Arlington pastor charged with sexually assaulting three women posted bail Monday but must wear an ankle monitor and abide by other conditions to stay out of jail.

The release of Terry L. Hornbuckle, 43, of Grapevine from the Tarrant County Jail was delayed because of a drug charge added to the case against him. When he was arrested last week, police said they found between 1 and 4 grams of methamphetamine in his car. That third-degree felony charge added $5,000 to Mr. Hornbuckle's bail of $400,000.

Mr. Hornbuckle was arrested and indicted Friday on charges that he sexually assaulted three young female members of Agape Christian Fellowship Church between July 2003 and October 2004.

As a condition of his release, state District Judge James Wilson ordered Mr. Hornbuckle on Monday to report to a Tarrant County probation officer. He is prohibited from contacting the three women, using alcohol or drugs and possessing a firearm.

Posted by kshaw at March 15, 2005 08:48 PM