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Associated Press - November 30, 2009 4:55 PM ET
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - An East Texas grand jury has indicted a Texas Youth Commission official on a felony charge for allegedly smuggling a weapon into a teenage lockup.
The Austin American-Statesman reports the Houston County indictment was unsealed Monday. It accuses newly appointed TYC ombudsman Catherine S. Evans of carrying a knife into an East Texas correctional facility.
If convicted, the former Dallas state district judge could face two to 10 years in prison.
No other details were immediately available. That's according to Gina DeBottis, director of special unit that prosecutes prison crimes statewide.
Evans has denied the accusations. Gov. Rick Perry appointed Evans to be the TYC ombudsman in September.
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