A rural East Texas justice of the peace was so curious about a murder suspect alleged to be a Satanist, he spoke with the suspect without the defense attorney’s permission, which led to a public reprimand.
In 2022, Joshua Ritter was justice of the peace for Precinct No. 4 in Shelby County. That precinct presides over matters in Tenaha, a community of about 990 inhabitants.
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