Councilwoman Sylvia
Morrow entered a plea of not
guilty to charges of theft in
City Court Jan. 23.
A trial date was set for Feb.
27.
Following is the original
report published Dec. 21
regarding the incident at the
local Wal-Mart that resulted in
the charges.
Police Chief Micky Dove
confirmed Councilwoman
Sylvia Morrow was charged
with misdemeanor theft following
an early morning incident
Monday at the
Natchitoches Wal-Mart.
Morrow was issued a summons
to appear in court in
January. She was not booked
into jail. A summons can be
issued when law enforcement
believes the person will
appear in court at a specified
time and at a specified location.
This means a person was
in police custody but was
released on a written promise
to appear. The accused signs a
paper stating they will appear
in court. This is common
when it is a low level misdemeanor.
If the accused does
not show up, the person will be
charged with failure to appear
and the judge will issue a
bench warrant, at which time
the accused will be taken into
custody.
