Mother of child who drowned in New Chapel Hill indicted in connection with death

Published 4:25 pm Thursday, December 12, 2019

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A Smith County grand jury has handed up an indictment against the mother of the 3-year-old girl who drowned in a pond in New Chapel Hill.

Tiffany Snyder, the mother of Madison Williams, was indicted on a charge of injury to a child, recklessly causing serious bodily injury, according to the Dec. 5 indictment.



Williams was found dead in a pond in the New Chapel Hill area on Aug. 18 after a search by first responders. She had been reported missing that morning. An autopsy confirmed that she drowned.

Judge Kerry Russell of the 7th District Court issued the warrant for Snyder’s arrest. Her bond for the charge was set at $200,000.

Snyder, 29, of Tyler, was booked in the Smith County Jail Sept. 9, where she remains, according to jail records.

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She was also indicted on a possession of a controlled substance charge for an offense that occurred April 16. Her bond for that charge is set at $2,500.

In total, the grand jury handed up indictments for 51 people on 55 felony charges during its Dec. 5 session.

Other indictments handed up include:

— James Ashcraft, 63, of Canton, possession of a controlled substance.

— Damian Barnett, 23, of Tyler, burglary of a building.

— Cedric Beal, 34, of Tyler, driving while intoxicated for the third time or more.

— Kerry Blanton, 49, of Tyler, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

— Peyton Boswell, 24, of Tyler, assault/family violence.

— Diego Carmelo, 27, of Tyler, accident involving injury.

— Clayton Carter, 33, of Winona, theft.

— Derrick Cooks, 40, of Tyler, possession of a controlled substance.

— Joshua Cowart, 36, of Tyler, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

— Brandon Crocker, 37, of Tyler, possession of a controlled substance.

— Sharina Davis, 32, of West Monroe, Louisiana, manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance.

— Ryan Dunbar, 36, of Plano, possession of a controlled substance.

— Tony Ellisor, 45, of Tyler, possession of a controlled substance.

— Drew Evans, 45, of Tyler, possession of a controlled substance.

— Nathaniel Evans, 20, of Whitehouse, possession of a controlled substance.

— Ravon Ford, 41, of Tyler, fraud use/possession of identifying information items.

— Loyd Green, 59, of Chandler, driving while intoxicated for the third time or more.

— Naomi Hadley, 38, of Tyler, assault of a peace officer/judge.

— Harley Harris, 24, of Tyler, possession of a controlled substance.

— Jerrett Hicks, 38, of Tyler, theft with two or more previous convictions.

— Alejandro Jaimes, 34, of Tyler, assault/family violence.

— Oscar Johnson, 75, of Tyler, tamper/fabricate physical evidence and possession of a controlled substance.

— Callie Kelly, 31, of Dallas, possession of a controlled substance and unauthorized use of a vehicle.

— Anita Lankford, 43, of Tyler, possession of a controlled substance.

— Wayne Lawrence, 48, of Lindale, intoxication assault with a vehicle.

— Bradley Lewis, 34, of Tyler, driving while intoxicated for the third time or more.

— Damian Love, 41, of Tyler, possession of a controlled substance.

— Justin Manning, 19, of Houston, burglary of a building.

— Amy Matthews, 51, of Tyler, possession of a controlled substance.

— Robin McCrary, 30, of Jacksonville, theft with two or more previous convictions.

— Ryan McKenzie, 26, of Tyler, possession of a controlled substance.

— David Meeks, 61, of Tyler, manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance and unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon.

— Benji Morris, 32, of Tyler, burglary of a habitation.

— Octavio Navarrete, 57, of Odessa, driving while intoxicated for the third time or more.

— Carla Prince, 50, of Tyler, possession of a controlled substance.

— Brian Reichel, 24, of Mineola, unauthorized use of a vehicle.

— Ronnie Rinehart, 34, of Waskom, possession of a controlled substance.

— Amber Sadler, 40, of Tyler, possession of a controlled substance.

— James Sanders, 31, of Henderson, forgery of a financial instrument.

— Kyle Shellito, 34, of Malakoff, theft with two or more previous convictions.

— David Shelton, 54, of Chandler, possession of a controlled substance.

— Joseph Sherman, 33, of Shreveport, Louisiana, unauthorized use of a vehicle.

— Martinez Taylor, 34, of Tyler, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

— Tammie Taylor, 56, of Tyler, possession of a controlled substance.

— Janet Teel, 41, of Whitehouse, possession of a controlled substance.

— Johnathan Toliver, 20, of Tyler, evading arrest with a vehicle.

— Carlos Torres, 24, of Tyler, assault/family violence.

— Douglas Trapp, 63, of Tyler, driving while intoxicated for the third time or more.

— Rhonda Weatherford, 50, of Waskom, possession of a controlled substance.

— Brendon Welch, 20, of Tyler, possession of a controlled substance.