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A 32-year-old youth pastor was arrested on charges related to the sexual assault of a child, Mesquite police said Monday. Conner “Jesse” Penny, a Mesquite resident, was arrested April 5 after police received a report the day before regarding the sexual assault of a child. It was unclear Monday whether he has an attorney. Police said Penny had continuous sexual …

Mesquite police arrested a pastor from a Baptist church in Coppell on Monday on a charge of sexually assaulting a child. Jason Thomas(Mesquite Police Department) Authorities said they learned last month of the accusation against 40-year-old Jason Thomas, an associate minister of worship at Valley Ranch Baptist Church. Police said the alleged abuse involved a girl younger than 14 but …

Mesquite police arrested two 17-year-old men in connection with reports of gunshots fired Tuesday night at Poteet High School, police said Friday. The gunshots were reported around 8:20 p.m. Tuesday in the 3300 block of Poteet Drive while fans were leaving a basketball game between Poteet and Lancaster High School, police said. Officers who were there determined that a fight broke out …