WF attorney entangled in stalking allegations free from jail again
A Wichita Falls attorney who has been in jail three times this month on allegations related to his ex-girlfriend was free again Thursday afternoon, according to online jail records.
Dean Colin Godfrey, 34, a former Wichita County assistant district attorney, was most recently arrested Sunday and held in the Wichita County Law Enforcement Center on a charge of of repeatedly violating certain court orders and bond conditions within 12 months, according to online jail and court records.
He was initially held without bail, but jail records showed he bailed out Thursday on a total of $35,000 in bonds for charges of stalking and violating a protective order and bond conditions for the stalking charge.
Godfrey was first arrested in early May on a misdemeanor criminal trespass charge in connection with an April 29 incident. He bailed out on that charge but was behind bars the following day on a stalking charge.
Godfrey is accused of repeatedly contacting his girlfriend and showing up at her home and workplace where he was barred, among other allegations, in police reports and the woman’s request for a protective order.
Police said he also posted flyers about the ex-girlfriend on downtown buildings Saturday while his court-ordered ankle monitor had a dead battery, which was a violation of his bond conditions for the stalking charge, according to allegations in court records. Officers arrested him at his parents' home Sunday.
Anyone charged with a crime is presumed innocent until proven guilty in court. Criminal trespass is a class B misdemeanor punishable by up to 180 days in jail and a fine up to $2,000.
Stalking and violation of certain court orders and bond conditions are a third degree felonies with a maximum punishment of up to 10 years in prison.
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