NAVARRO COUNTY, Texas — A Navarro County jury returned a not guilty verdict Thursday, February 26, 2026, in the criminal case against 90-year-old Winfred Duane Housewright of Grand Prairie, who had been charged with Accident Boating Death, according to an update released by The Law Office of Michael J. Crawford.
Prosecutors with the Navarro County District Attorney’s Office, led by District Attorney Will Thompson and First Assistant District Attorney Andrew Wolf, pursued a third-degree felony charge, which carries a potential punishment of two to ten years in prison under Texas law.
The charges stemmed from a May 6, 2022 boating accident, when Housewright was 86 years old. During the collision, his 76-year-old fishing partner, who reportedly could not swim, was thrown into the lake…