ARLINGTON (TX)
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
By MARK AGEE
STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER
ARLINGTON -- The attorney representing an Arlington minister accused of sexually assaulting congregants has asked that Judge James Wilson be removed from the case.
Mike Heiskell, who represents Bishop Terry Hornbuckle, confirmed that he had filed a motion to recuse the judge but would not say why.
"Since there is a gag order, that's all I can say," Heiskell said.
The Star-Telegram attempted to obtain a copy of the motion, but a clerk said the motion was part of the case file and subject to the gag order, which Wilson put in place earlier this year after the case received significant media attention. ...
Hornbuckle, founder and lead pastor of Agape Christian Fellowship in south Arlington, has been indicted on six charges of sexual assault, a charge of tampering with a witness, a charge of retaliation against a witness and a drug possession charge.
Posted by kshaw at December 10, 2005 07:38 AM