Celebrities Subpoenaed in Shaver Trial

In its second day of testimony, the trial of Billy Joe Shaver has attracted several big name celebrities to the courtroom.

Reportedly, actor Robert Duvall, best know for his performance in "The Godfather," along with Grammy Award winning country singer Willie Nelson, arrived at the McLennan County Courthouse Thursday morning.

Actor and San Saba native Tommy Lee Jones is rumored to appear Friday.

The first witness called by the defense was Shaver's wife, Wonda. She is expected to continue testifying Friday.

The owner of Pappa Joe Saloon, the scene of the alleged crime, testified about what she saw the night of the incident.

In March 2007, Shaver allegedly shot 53-year-old Billy Coker in the face, injuring his cheek, at Pappa Joe's Saloon in Lorena, about 15 miles south of Waco.

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Suspect Charged in Process Server Murder

A judge on Friday declined the request of the attorney for a Loveland man accused of first-degree murder to reduce the charges against him.

James Whitler, 45, has been charged in the beating death of Stephen Allen, a 57-year-old process server, the evening of May 28 at Whitler’s residence west of Loveland. Whitler is also charged with two counts of attempted first-degree murder for allegedly choking his children, 12-year-old Amanda and 10-year-old Jacob, when sheriff’s deputies apprehended him at his home.

Friday, 8th Judicial District Judge Daniel Kaup decided enough evidence existed to carry all charges against Whitler to a possible trial after listening to testimony from one of the investigators in the case.

Attorneys for both sides agreed Whitler hit Allen multiple times with a T-ball bat and choked the children, but prosecutors and defense attorneys differed on what Whitler’s mind-set was during the attacks.

Allen was serving Whitler with divorce papers and a restraining order taken out by Whitler’s estranged wife, Lisa Whitler, when he was attacked by Whitler — who hit Allen between 15 and 20 times, Larimer County Sheriff’s Sgt. John Feyen testified.

Process Server Served

A civil trial gets underway today in Arapahoe County District Court in which a man says he was severely beaten by a Denver process server who was not charged in the assault.

Ken Bernstein is suing the Denver process-server company, Checkmate Inc., for hiring Anthony Davis, a convicted felon.

According to the lawsuit, on Sept. 30, 2005, Davis was serving Bernstein with a civil subpoena and after serving it, Davis, now 39, refused to leave.