Wichita Falls attorney, Dean Godfrey, accused of stalking ex

WICHITA FALLS (KFDX/KJTL) — A Wichita Falls lawyer faces a felony stalking cost pursuing his 2nd arrest considering the fact that Monday, May well 8, 2023, right after law enforcement reported he “embarrassed, aggravated, alarmed, tormented, and harassed” his former girlfriend.

Dean Colin Godfrey, 34, of Wichita Falls, was booked into the Wichita County Jail on Tuesday, Could 9, 2023, on just one depend of stalking. As of the publication of this story, he stays at the rear of bars on a $7,500 bond.

The day prior, on Monday, May possibly 8, 2023, Godfrey was jailed on a criminal trespass cost. He was launched on a private recognizance bond later on the similar day.

Affidavit reveals particulars of stalking cost

In accordance to the arrest affidavit, officers with the Wichita Falls Police Office on Monday, May perhaps 8, 2023, were being contacted concerning Godfrey, who they reported had just been arrested the exact day for trespassing on the property of his ex-girlfriend, the sufferer, immediately after currently being barred.

Law enforcement mentioned Godfrey had been unveiled from jail on the criminal trespass charge “in a make any difference of just a number of hours”. They stated since being introduced, Godfrey experienced currently been to the victim’s area of employment and experienced driven by her home several occasions.

The affidavit reported officers then responded to the victim’s home and spoke with her. She explained to law enforcement she experienced recently ended a three-calendar year-extended connection with Godfrey.

Authorities reported the sufferer advised them she sent a text concept to Godfrey at around 4 a.m. on Sunday, Could 7, 2023, not to make contact with her anymore, and considering the fact that she despatched the concept, he’d attempted to phone her 12 periods from diverse telephone numbers, leaving a complete of 8 voicemails.

According to the affidavit, the target also told police Godfrey experienced despatched eight text messages considering that 4 a.m. on Sunday, stating he would “make a scene” at her spot of work, saying “you ain’t getting off that effortless,” and “you owe me additional than this.”

The sufferer explained to police that on Monday, May well 8, 2023, at all-around 5:10 p.m., she was leaving her spot of employment when she observed Godfrey swiftly method her car or truck in his 2022 Chevrolet Tahoe, and that she considered he was heading to hit her automobile thanks to his reckless driving.

The affidavit reported the victim explained to police Godfrey started yelling at her and named her “[expletive] crazy” and complained about her getting him arrested. She reported she was in panic for her security simply because Godfrey experienced turn out to be a lot more intense in his attempts to call her.

Authorities said they reviewed the text messages and voicemails despatched by Godfrey to the victim. They said the next prices have been observed on recordings left by Godfrey to the victim

• “You’re remaining a actually [expletive] person right now.”
• “You’re out of your [expletive] thoughts if you think that is heading to assist me – Improve up! [Expletive]!”
• “You’ve pushed me into an enemy.”
• “You need to have some serious [expletive] sickness in your brain.”
• “I’m not heading to allow this go.”
• “What the [expletive] is erroneous with you?”
• “I in no way thought I’d see the working day I hated you like I do now.”
• “What the [expletive] is mistaken with your brain?”
• “Get prepared for a scene tomorrow at get the job done. You leave me no other choice… Karma is a [expletive].”

The affidavit shown several other quotes left by Godfrey to the victim. It also claimed Godfrey told the target, “What I just cannot determine out is why you would have me arrested for criminal trespass when you know I have dozens of video clips of you committing a felony,” and “Your mother has connections, but I do much too (keep in mind I was a DA), and I’m smiling even though creating this just imagining about you in jail.”

In accordance to the affidavit, Godfrey had yet again tried to call the sufferer at her area of work on Tuesday, May possibly 9, 2023, and remaining several voicemails. Authorities said the target was told to stay home on Tuesday thanks to Godfrey’s steps and panic that he may result in far more problems at the enterprise.

Victim’s mom employed a non-public investigator

Prior to Tuesday’s arrest for stalking, Godfrey had been arrested on Monday, May perhaps 8, 2023, and charged with criminal trespass soon after law enforcement stated he’d been noticed on the residence of his ex-girlfriend in spite of remaining barred.

In accordance to the arrest affidavit on the criminal trespass demand, police responded to the victim’s home on April 29, 2023, and created get in touch with with a personal investigator who said they get the job done for Bohn & Associates. Court files display the investigator was employed by the mom of the sufferer.

The affidavit explained the personal investigator informed police he observed Godfrey on the victim’s property soon after obtaining been barred on April 27, 2023. Law enforcement stated they afterwards verified Godfrey was in fact barred from the residence.

Police said they then spoke to the operator of the residence, who reported at all-around 11:50 a.m. on May well 4, 2023, Godfrey experienced bodily walked onto the assets, hopped about the fence line to the east of the residence, and commenced yelling at her daughter, the sufferer.

The home-owner informed law enforcement that she thought Godfrey did not treatment about the actuality that he’d been barred, and explained he would continue on to occur to the residence and trigger disturbances.

Law enforcement afterwards claimed they have been in a position to match the images taken by the private investigator with Godfrey’s driver’s license and were being ready to positively identify Godfrey had been at the residence irrespective of getting barred.

Godfrey responds on social media

Subsequent his launch on bond from jail on Monday, May perhaps 8, and prior to his 2nd arrest on Tuesday, May perhaps 9, Godfrey created a assertion on the Dean Godfrey Legislation Facebook page pertaining to his arrest for felony trespass.

In the assertion tackled to clientele and buddies, Godfrey explained the incident “was handled incorrectly by various parties involved” and mentioned that the incident “should have by no means escalated to wherever it did.”

“What ought to have been handled as a non-public make a difference was regrettably manufactured general public by factors out of my command,” Godfrey claimed in the assertion. “I am adamant that I did nothing completely wrong except make poor conclusions concerning who I pick to associate with socially and romantically.”

Godfrey concluded the statement by stating “Once the information and evidence occur out publicly, I will be wholly cleared of this nonsense and I really significantly look ahead to going on from this shortly,” and that he appreciated the endurance of his consumers and good friends.

Court grants target short term protective order

A lookup of courtroom records uncovered that on Tuesday, May well 9, 2023, the victim filed a civil case against Godfrey requesting a protective purchase owing to Godfrey’s conduct, which she stated had “escalated greatly the very last couple months.”

The application for the protective buy was filed in the 78th District Court docket. Hooked up to the application is an affidavit from the victim as effectively as the private investigator employed by the victim’s mom and dad, the two of which record causes they believe that an order ought to be granted.

In her affidavit, the victim stated on the early morning of April 23, 2023, she found Godfrey on the roof of her dwelling. She stated he’d disabled two security cameras and damaged one more one, and that she ended their partnership as a outcome.

The target claimed in addition to acquiring Godfrey barred from her home, she blocked his mobile phone quantity and blocked him on several social media accounts.

In the affidavit, the target alleged Godfrey experienced inundated her with “multiple text messages from several cell phone numbers”, 17 cellphone calls, and 10 voicemails. She stated Godfrey had encroached on her home two times even with being barred, and that on multiple occasions, he came to her put of function to harass her and left letters.

In accordance to court paperwork, the target explained Godfrey hacked and took management of her emails and social media accounts. She also said he “returned” a number of goods she’d presented him around the study course of their connection by throwing them into her property.

“His erratic actions and harassment has me sincerely fearful,” the sufferer said in her affidavit.

A momentary ex parte protecting get was submitted on Tuesday, Might 9, buying that Godfrey’s license to have a handgun be suspended. Other disorders of the get involve:

• Prohibited from committing an act in opposition to the Secured Person resulting in bodily damage, bodily harm, assault, or sexual assault
• Prohibited from speaking specifically with the Safeguarded Individual in a threatening way
• Prohibited from speaking a danger by way of any human being to the Secured Individual
• Prohibited from going within just a few metropolis blocks of the Safeguarded Person’s home or location of work

A hearing concerning no matter whether or not the momentary protective get will grow to be a last protective get is scheduled for Might 26, 2023.