Coryell County man reindicted on murder charge in old robbery case

A Coryell County grand jury has pushed a long-running violent-crime case back toward trial, reindicting a man in May on a murder charge tied to an episode that has lingered for more than five and a half years. The defendant was already accused of robbing a convenience store on Christmas Day, and prosecutors are now moving the murder case forward alongside the separate armed robbery allegation.

The new indictment matters because it keeps the homicide case active after years of delay and puts it back on a path toward a courtroom resolution. In practical terms, the reindictment refreshes the prosecution’s posture in a case that has remained open while the underlying facts, charging decisions and case strategy evolved over time. For Coryell County residents, that means one of the county’s older serious-felony cases is not fading into the background. It is advancing again, with a murder charge now expected to proceed to trial.

The timing also fits into a busy local court calendar. Coryell County posted jury notices for the district court panel scheduled for June 1, 2026, with jurors directed to report to the Coryell County Leon Street Annex at 417 East Leon Street in Gatesville. The county’s felony docket is split between the 52nd District Court and the 440th District Court, where Hon. Grant Kinsey serves as judge. Those court settings show how major criminal cases can move through multiple stages before reaching a final hearing.

Coryell County District Clerk Becky Moore also announced 34 grand-jury indictments for April 2026, underscoring how often felony cases are flowing through the system. The public indictment notice notes that some cases are excluded when defendants have not yet been arrested and an active capias remains outstanding, which means the public picture of grand-jury activity can be incomplete even when a case is moving forward. That is part of the context around the murder reindictment: the county’s felony calendar is active, but long-running cases can still take time to surface in full.

What comes next will matter most. Residents should watch for a trial setting, pretrial motions and any further movement on the armed robbery charge that remains separate from the murder case. In a county where felony matters can stretch across months and years, the reindictment signals that this one is still very much alive.