BELTON — During a brief hearing this week, an ex-city of Killeen councilman firmly rejected a plea bargain offer from the Bell County Attorney’s Office and therefore will have two misdemeanor charges resolved by a jury.

Last year, Jonathan Okray, 59, was charged with harassment of a 911 operator by making an abusive call, which is a Class B misdemeanor, and discharging a firearm within city limits, which is a Class A misdemeanor. Both incidents are alleged to have occurred in December of 2023.

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Judge John Mischtian, who presides over Bell County’s Court-at-Law #2, left the bench during the Wednesday afternoon hearing, which was a routine matter of putting a plea bargain offer into the court reporter’s record.

“We’re here for a brief hearing in order to ma

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