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Upshur County District Clerk's Office employee arrested on official oppression charge

Released the same day he was charged with a $3,500 bond.
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UPSHUR COUNTY, Texas — An employee in the Upshur County District Clerk’s office was arrested on a charge of official oppression.

Jon Christopher Coleman, 51, was arrested Thursday on the charge and released the same day on a $3,500 bond, according to a statement from Upshur County Sheriff Larry Webb. The charge is a misdemeanor. 

Coleman was arraigned by Upshur County Pct. 2 Justice of the Peace Lyle Potter.

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