Abilene man indicted on child sex abuse charges
Brooke Crum
A Taylor County grand jury indicted an Abilene man Thursday on a child sexual abuse charge.
Michael Shane Strickland, 57, faces a continuous sexual abuse of a child charge, a first-degree felony punishable by 25 years to life in prison.
Strickland allegedly sexually abused a child younger than 14 years old for 30 days or more, according to court documents. The abuse began in August 2011 and continued through May 2012.
The child told police Strickland molested her about 20 times during that time period, according to court documents.
Strickland's bond initially was set at $100,000, but that amount was deemed insufficient and raised to $250,000, court records state. Strickland is not to have any contact with the child as a condition of his bond.
The grand jury handed down other indictments:
Marquise Dreshon Williams, evading arrest, possession of cocaine, Feb. 26;
Amber Dawn Gregory, possession of methadone, Dec. 2; possession of methamphetamine, Nov. 24; injury to a child, May 6, 2016;
Adriana Acosta, theft (enhanced), March 13; theft (enhanced), July 27, 2016;
Hattie Michelle Tignor, possession of methamphetamine, May 26;
John Preston Anthony, burglary of a building, May 27;
Dewayne Anthony Crosby, assault family violence, assault family violence (enhanced), April 15;
Roberto Guzman Jr., aggravated assault, Dec. 22;
Lewis Villarreal III, stalking, Aug. 18;
Douglas Eugene Roberts, failure to register as a sex offender, Nov. 29;
Brandon Lyon Gutierrez, possession of cocaine with intent to deliver, possession of cocaine, April 28;
Amanda Pearson, possession of methamphetamine, possession of oxycodone, Jan. 23;
Dominique Nicole Valadez, aggravated assault, burglary of a habitation, May 31, 2016;
Tricia Lynn Teague aka Tricia Lynn Allen, theft (enhanced), July 22, 2016;
Aaron Dwight John Pickwell aka Aaron John Pickwell aka Aaron Dwight Pickwell, unauthorized use of a motor vehicle (two state jail priors), May 13;
Brandon James Seifried, burglary of a building, theft, Feb. 23, 2016;
Emmanuel Jermaine Ramson, possession of methamphetamine, Jan. 3;
Bradley Scott Jones-South, robbery, June 19, 2016;
Marcos Losano Jr., possession of methamphetamine with intent to deliver, possession of methamphetamine, Jan. 25;
Shannon Sharome Pruitt, possession of methamphetamine with intent to deliver, possession of methamphetamine (one prior), May 1;
Mark Session, possession of methamphetamine with intent to deliver (two priors), March 9;
Yamel Coronado Olivas, tampering with government record, Dec. 8, 2014;
Charles Brandon Bearden, burglary of a habitation, Jan. 22;
Alfredo Theodore Valencia III, continuous assault family violence (one prior), Oct. 9, 2016;
Juan Adrian Ortiz, possession of marijuana, Dec. 17, 2014;
Troy Daniel Sargent, theft (copper), May 26; theft (copper), May 18; theft (copper), May 25; theft (copper), May 3;
Kara Christina Stewart, hindering secured creditors, Sept. 26;
Armando Perez Garza Jr., driving while intoxicated, March 31;
Victoriano Martinez Jr. driving while intoxicated, Nov. 19.