Tommy Witherspoon

@TSpoonFeed

I am a longtime newspaper journalist who works now as managing editor for KWTX, the leading Central Texas television station.

Waco, TX

Joined September 2012

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Tommy Witherspoon@TSpoonFeed · Jul 25

Chad Justice resigns as guardian of Johnnie Sharp, widow of Big Red CEO Donal Sharp kwtx.com/2025/07/25/cha…

TSpoonFeed's tweet card. One of four people charged with negligently caring for and financially exploiting Johnnie Sharp, the 79-year-old widow of former Big Red president Donal Sharp, resigned as her guardian,

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Tommy Witherspoon@TSpoonFeed · Jul 25

Mistrial declared overnight in trial of Lorena mother charged with injury to a child by omission kwtx.com/2025/07/25/mis…

TSpoonFeed's tweet card. The deadlocked jury was unable to reach a verdict after 14 hours of deliberations.

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Tommy Witherspoon@TSpoonFeed · Jul 22

McLennan County District Clerk Jon Gimble to seek Texas Senate seat kwtx.com/2025/07/22/mcl…

TSpoonFeed's tweet card. McLennan County District Clerk Jon Gimble announced he is a candidate for the District 22 Texas Senate.

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Tommy Witherspoon@TSpoonFeed · Jul 21

Waco man gets 12 years in prison in sexual assault of young family member kwtx.com/2025/07/21/wac…

TSpoonFeed's tweet card. Valentín L. Velasquez, 68, pleaded guilty to one count of sexual assault of a child and three counts of indecency with a child by contact.

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Tommy Witherspoon@TSpoonFeed · Jul 21

Men injured in I-35 DWI wreck suing Mynar’s Bar owner Richard Mynar kwtx.com/2025/07/21/men…

TSpoonFeed's tweet card. Richard Mynar, 63, remains free on bond after his arrest in the incident on DWI (3rd or more) and third-degree felony collision involving injury charges.

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Tommy Witherspoon@TSpoonFeed · Jul 18

Judge amends bond conditions in elder exploitation cases involving widow of former Big Red president kwtx.com/2025/07/18/jud…

TSpoonFeed's tweet card. A judge on Friday amended the bond conditions for three of four people charged with negligently caring for and financially exploiting Johnnie Sharp, the 79-year-old window for former Big Red presid...

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Tommy Witherspoon@TSpoonFeed · Jul 18

Central Texas teen out on bond in capital murder case back in jail after assaulting pregnant girlfriend: affidavit kwtx.com/2025/07/18/cen…

TSpoonFeed's tweet card. Cyle Nickolas Flores, who turned 18 last week, remains jailed under bonds totaling $2 million.

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Tommy Witherspoon@TSpoonFeed · Jul 17

Bruceville-Eddy man indicted on animal cruelty charges in case of severely malnourished dog kwtx.com/2025/07/17/bru…

TSpoonFeed's tweet card. A McLennan County grand jury charged William Lee Harris, 21, with two counts of cruelty to non-livestock animals.

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Tommy Witherspoon@TSpoonFeed · Jul 17

Grand jury formally indicts Waco man accused of sexually assaulting Crestview Elementary student kwtx.com/2025/07/17/gra…

TSpoonFeed's tweet card. A grand jury indicted Michael Myers on two first-degree felony counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child and a second-degree felony count of indecency with a child by contact.

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Tommy Witherspoon@TSpoonFeed · Jul 17

Waco gang member sentenced to 40 years in prison on drug charge kwtx.com/2025/07/16/wac…

TSpoonFeed's tweet card. Marcus James Lynn Jr., 31, took his punishment out of a jury’s hands by accepting a plea offer.

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Tommy Witherspoon@TSpoonFeed · Jul 15

China Spring man gets 10 years probation in sexual assault of child relative kwtx.com/2025/07/15/chi…

TSpoonFeed's tweet card. Isaiah Lorenzo Williams, 21, was on trial in 19th State District Court.

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Tommy Witherspoon@TSpoonFeed · Jul 14

Former China Spring football standout on trial in alleged sexual assault of family member kwtx.com/2025/07/14/for…

TSpoonFeed's tweet card. Testimony kicked off Monday in the trial of a former China Spring football standout charged with sexually assaulting a young family member for more than four years.

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Tommy Witherspoon@TSpoonFeed · Jul 13

Bruceville-Eddy vineyard owner convicted in U.S Capitol insurrection back in jail kwtx.com/2025/07/13/bru…

TSpoonFeed's tweet card. A Central Texas man convicted for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol was arrested Saturday night on suspicion of drunken driving and weapons charges.

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Tommy Witherspoon@TSpoonFeed · Jul 1

Waco man found incompetent to stand trial in murder of parents to remain under state psychiatric care kwtx.com/2025/07/01/wac…

TSpoonFeed's tweet card. Capital murder defendant Matias Maltos Saucedo will remain under psychiatric treatment at Rusk State Hospital.

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Tommy Witherspoon@TSpoonFeed · Jun 30

Habitual criminal sentenced to 30 years in prison in burglary, injury to son kwtx.com/2025/06/30/hab…

TSpoonFeed's tweet card. A Waco man convicted as a habitual offender was sentenced to 30 years in prison Monday for breaking into the home of his children’s mother in 2022 and injuring his 4-year-old son with the door he...

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Tommy Witherspoon@TSpoonFeed · Jun 30

Former Baylor student sentenced to probation, six months in prison in 2021 sexual assault of another student kwtx.com/2025/06/30/for…

TSpoonFeed's tweet card. James K. Shadle, 23, pleaded guilty to two reduced charges of attempted sexual assault.

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Tommy Witherspoon@TSpoonFeed · Jun 27

Bellmead man charged with arson in incident at Sandman Motel kwtx.com/2025/06/27/bel…

TSpoonFeed's tweet card. A Bellmead man remains jailed after his arrest Thursday on charges he started fires in a Waco motel room.

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Tommy Witherspoon@TSpoonFeed · Jun 27

Waco man with dementia found incompetent to stand trial in 33-year-old murder case kwtx.com/2025/06/27/wac…

TSpoonFeed's tweet card. A 68-year-old Waco man linked by DNA evidence to a 33-year-old murder case was found incompetent to stand trial Friday because he suffers from debilitating dementia.

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Tommy Witherspoon@TSpoonFeed · Jun 27

Hamilton man acquitted by Coryell County jury in 2022 stabbing death kwtx.com/2025/06/27/ham…

TSpoonFeed's tweet card. A Coryell County jury acquitted a Hamilton man of murder Thursday night after deciding he acted in self-defense in the June 2022 stabbing death of a man he had only met that day.

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Tommy Witherspoon@TSpoonFeed · Jun 24

Hubbard, Texas man guilty in brutal courtroom assault of defense attorney kwtx.com/2025/06/20/hub…

TSpoonFeed's tweet card. Christopher Donte Loud is charged with blinding his attorney in one eye.

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