Posted on Friday, August 08, 2008

By CASEY KNAUPP
Tyler Morning Telegraph Staff Writer

Before a Smith County jury in the courtroom for the third day of Patrick "Booger Red" Kelly's trial Thursday, the foster dad of three children he is accused of sexual abusing asserted his Fifth Amendment right to not testify.

John Cantrell, who sparked a delay in Kelly's Smith County case after he was charged in June with aggravated sexual assault of a child for an alleged 1990 incident in California was brought to 241st District Judge Jack Skeen Jr.'s court on the judge's order.

Kelly's defense attorney Thad Davidson said earlier he was unable to track Cantrell down and didn't know how to issue an out-of-state subpoena so on Davidson's motion, Skeen sent a Smith County sheriff deputy to California, where Cantrell was appearing in court Monday, and brought the witness back to Tyler to testify in Kelly's case.

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