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McDonald’s Faces Multi-Million Dollar Lawsuit for Allegedly Employing Registered Sex Offender Who Assaulted Teen Worker

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HEARNE, Texas — A legal battle is unfolding as McDonald’s and its franchisee, McKinney Restaurant Management, are being sued following allegations that they employed a registered sex offender who subsequently assaulted a teenage co-worker. The lawsuit centers around the claims that Eric Price, a 28-year-old convicted sex offender, was negligently hired at a McDonald’s location in Hearne, leading to the assault of a 15-year-old female employee. Price, previously convicted of sex crimes involving minors, is currently serving a 40-year sentence for this latest offense. Official records detail his prior convictions, including a case in 2014 … Read more

Erath County Man Indicted for Targeting Registered Sex Offenders in Shooting Incident

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STEPHENVILLE, Texas – An indictment was handed down by an Erath County grand jury on Friday against a man accused of targeting and shooting a registered sex offender. Charles Austin Broyles, 30, now faces charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, according to Captain Jeremy Lanier of the Stephenville Police Department. The incident took place on the night of December 3, 2023. Broyles allegedly went to a residence on Morgan Mill Road in Erath County and shot the registered sex offender in the face. As revealed in the arrest affidavit, Broyles had specifically targeted … Read more