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Erath County jury seated in trial of man accused of targeting registered sex offenders.

  • Writer: Sara Vanden Berge
    Sara Vanden Berge
  • Jun 2
  • 1 min read

Updated: Jun 8


Charles Broyles
Charles Broyles

 

An Erath County jury of seven men and five women were seated on Monday in the trial of Charles Austin Broyles, a suspect unofficially dubbed the “vigilante shooter.”

 

Broyles is being tried for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in connection with shooting a registered sex offender in the face in December 2023.

 

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He is being represented by Stephenville attorneys Ryan Taylor and Brady Pendleton.

 

According to the arrest affidavit, Broyles was targeting registered sex offenders living in Erath County, accessing the list of names and addresses from the public sex offender website.

 

If convicted, Broyles faces two to 20 years in prison.

 

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Broyles, who is deaf, has a sign language interpreter who will facilitate the trial.

 

Opening statements in the case will begin Tuesday morning.

 

The trial is expected to last most of the week.


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25 Comments

new guy
new guy
Jun 04

Ban the sex offender registry!!!

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marsha.garner
Jun 03

I say give him a MEDAL!!

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FRegistry Terrorists
FRegistry Terrorists
Jun 04
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Yes, they do. And you are one of the sick people. A harasser who apparently isn't capable of leaving other people alone.


People who are listed on your glorious government Registry paid for whatever harassment they did. You harassers who support the Registry must be made to pay for your harassment. It's happening whether you like it or not, so that's good.

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Bjv45126
Jun 03

Why not an attempted murder charge?

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A Z
A Z
Jun 04
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No, I mean when one of your family touches someone else, I hope you want your family member killed!

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Bradlee Parker
Bradlee Parker
Jun 03

I'm sorry, 2-20 years for shooting someone? How can there be a minimum of 2 years, for such a crime?

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A Z
A Z
Jun 04
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So what. The victim probably did prison time. He was released. A vigilante shot him. He needs to do time for murder. But really, he needs the death sentence.

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cherrycapital
Jun 03

Typical "vigilante" scumbag.

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Bjv45126
Jun 07
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The man did his time under the law.

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