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A woman told Pharr police that she was asleep late Tuesday night when her attacker crawled into her bed. The woman says her husband was away and not home.
The woman says 19 year old John King Lawson is a relative and was staying at her home.
She says once he got in her bed he tried to take off her clothes and wrestled her to the floor before she could escape. Lawson was arrested a short while later.
In the courtroom, municipal court judge Rudy Martinez had to resort to using sign language to read the charge before Lawson, which is criminal attempt to commit sexual assault, a third degree felony.
Judge Martinez admits that these type of arraignments using sign language are rare, but he tries to ensure the suspect gets the same treatment.
"Anytime the person either speaks another language or isn't able to speak because he's a deaf mute, the procedure is the same, the process is the same. What I try to do and what every judge is obligated to do is ensure that their rights are protected. It's the same procedure, it just takes a little longer sometimes."
He says he does his best to make sure that they understand and says he must rely on the person signing with the suspect to get the message across.
Bond for Lawson has been set at $175,000. Following his arraignment he was transported to the Hidalgo County jail.
A woman told Pharr police that she was asleep late Tuesday night when her attacker crawled into her bed. The woman says her husband was away and not home.
The woman says 19 year old John King Lawson is a relative and was staying at her home.
She says once he got in her bed he tried to take off her clothes and wrestled her to the floor before she could escape. Lawson was arrested a short while later.
In the courtroom, municipal court judge Rudy Martinez had to resort to using sign language to read the charge before Lawson, which is criminal attempt to commit sexual assault, a third degree felony.
Judge Martinez admits that these type of arraignments using sign language are rare, but he tries to ensure the suspect gets the same treatment.
"Anytime the person either speaks another language or isn't able to speak because he's a deaf mute, the procedure is the same, the process is the same. What I try to do and what every judge is obligated to do is ensure that their rights are protected. It's the same procedure, it just takes a little longer sometimes."
He says he does his best to make sure that they understand and says he must rely on the person signing with the suspect to get the message across.
Bond for Lawson has been set at $175,000. Following his arraignment he was transported to the Hidalgo County jail.
