TARRANT COUNTY ( KFDX/KJTL ) — After nearly ten hours of deliberation over the course of two days, the Tarrant County jury of eight men and four women have returned verdicts on the charges pending against Anthony Patterson.
TIMELINE: The trafficking, child sex crimes case against Anthony Patterson
Former president of the Patterson Auto Group, Patterson, 48, of Wichita Falls , stands accused of multiple counts of human trafficking and child sex crimes.
The jury began deliberating at around 12:20 p.m. on Monday, November 18, 2024, following closing arguments from the prosecution and Patterson’s defense team .
On Tuesday, Nov. 19. 2024, the jury returned vericts on all thirteen charges:
- Count 1 — Continuous Trafficking of Persons — Not Guilty
- Count 2 — Trafficking of a Person — Not Guilty
- Count 3 — Trafficking of a Person — Not Guilty
- Count 4 — Trafficking of a Person — Guilty
- Count 5 — Indecency with a Child by Exposure — Guilty
- Count 6 — Indecency with a Child by Exposure — Guilty
- Count 7 — Indecency with a Child by Exposure — Guilty
- Count 8 — Sexual Performance by a Child — Not Guilty
- Count 9 — Sexual Performance by a Child — Not Guilty
- Count 10 — Sexual Performance by a Child — Guilty
- Count 11 — Employment Harmful to a Child — Not Guilty
- Count 12 — Employment Harmful to a Child — Not Guilty
- Count 13 — Employment Harmful to a Child — Not Guilty