Defendant: James Irven Staley, Ii Court: 30th District Count PATTI FLOR:
Address: Race: White ‘Courts & County Courts 2
Complainant: State Of Texas ‘Sex: Male ey. :
‘Agenc) _ DOB: 11/26/1982 -
Prior Cause Number: DATE: 10/21/2020
COUNT — PREFILENO. OFF. DATE, ARR. DATE TRN TRS
1 10/11/2018 Not arrested on this charge -
2 10/11/2018 GIR
10/08/2020 ~ Out of State _
COUNT DEGREE BOND | OFFENSE
sesame WW7, ¢20,000 | CAPITAL MURDER OF PERSON UNDER TEN YOA
2 FI $200,600.00 _[ MURDER
INDICTMENT
IN THE NAME AND BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
‘The Grand Jury of Wichita County, State of Texas, duly organized at the July term, A.D. 2020, of the
30" District Court of said county, in said court at said term, does present that James Irven Staley, Iii, hereinafter
called defendant, did in said county and state on or about the:
I Ith day of October, 2018
" 11th day of October, 2018
then and there intentionally or knowingly cause the death of an
individual, namely Jason Wilder McDaniel, an individual
younger than 10 years of age, by suffocating and/or strangling
and/or asphyxiating and/or impeding the airway or breathing of
said Jason Wilder McDaniel.
then and there commit or attempt to commit a felony, namely,
injury to a child, by intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly
causing bodily injury to Jason Wilder McDaniel by striking
and/or slapping and/or jamming the Defendant's hand or other
object against the mouth and/or face of Jason Wilder McDaniel
andior by suffocating and/or by strangling and/or by
asphyxiating and/or by impeding the airway or breathing of
Jason Wilder McDaniel, and in the course and in furtherance of
the commission or attempt, the said Defendant did commit or
attempt to commit an act clearly dangerous to human life,
namely suffocating and/or strangling and/or asphyxiating and/or
impeding the airway or breathing of said Jason Wilder
McDaniel, which caused the death of Jason Wilder McDanielAGAINST THE PEACE AND DIGNITY OF THE STATE,
JOHN R. GILLESPIE
Criminal District Attorney Foreman of ffeGrand Jury
of Wichita County, Texas
Witness(es):CHARGING INSTRUMENT NUMBER: CR2020-3484-A
CAUSE NUMBER(S): W20- REX 0 - WA \
THE STATE OF TEXAS
v.
JAMES IRVEN STALEY, III
CHARGE(S):
. [rica 10/28/2020 12:26 PM
IN THE 30th DISTRICT COURT
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CAPITAL MURDER OF PERSON
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MURDER D020- ORA0A0- HUD.
AFFIDAVIT.
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Patt Fires
District Clerk
im Johnson
Before me, the undersigned Assistant Criminal District Attorney of Wichita County, Texas, personally
appeared the undersigned affiant,
who under oath says:
“I have good reason to believe that Defendant James Irven Staley, lii did in Wichita County, Texas, on
or about the:
Ith day of October, 2018
Mth day of October, 2018
then and there intentionally or knowingly cause the death of an
individual, namely Jason Wilder McDaniel, an individual younger than
10 years of age, by suffocating and/or strangling and/or asphyxiating
and/or impeding the airway or breathing “of said Jason Wilder
McDaniel
then and there commit or attempt to commit a felony, namely, injury to
a child, by intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly causing bodily injury
to Jason Wilder McDaniel by striking and/or slapping and/or jamming
the Defendant's hand or other object against the mouth and/or face of
Jason Wilder McDaniel and/or by. suffocating and/or by strangling
and/or by asphyxiating arid/or by impeding the airway or breathing of
Jason Wilder McDaniel, and in the course and in flirtherance of the
commission or attempt, the said Defendant did commit or attempt.to
commit an act clearly dangerous’ to human life, namely suffocating
and/or strangling and/or asphyxiating and/or impeding the airway or
breathing of said Jason Wilder. MeDaniel, which eaused the death of
Jason Wilder MeDaniel
Sworn to and subscribed before me on this the 2Ist day of October-2020.
Affiant