Cole-Hodgkinson facing grand jury investigation

Editor’s note: This version corrects Jessica Cole-Hodgkinson’s tenure as Hill County attorney.

A former Hill County attorney is facing a pending grand jury investigation in Texas on allegations she shot her estranged husband multiple times in his residence in Abilene.

Jessica Cole-Hodgkinson, who was Hill County attorney from November 2016 to July 2018, is expected to appear before a Taylor County, Texas grand jury sometime this month for an investigation into the felony charge of aggravated assault family violence, Taylor County Criminal District Attorney James Hicks said this morning...