Hawkins mayor arrested for tampering with government records

UPDATE: Hawkins mayor arrested for recording event with candidate, not making it available as government record

Rushing and Matthew "Todd" Eddington were arrested Wednesday and released Thursday from the Wood County Jail in Quitman on $10,000 bonds, court records show.

Hawkins mayor arrested for tampering with government records

UPDATE: Todd Eddington, who runs the Crooked Wood County “Justice” System Part III page on Facebook, and friend to Mayor Deborah Lynn Rushing, has been arrested for tampering with government records and is being held at the Wood County Jail on a $10,000 bond. Mugshot of Todd Eddington, courtesy of the Wood County Jail. According to DPS Sergeant Adam Albritton, Eddignton and Rushing were arrested with the intent to harm government documents. Edd…

Hawkins Mayor, Another Resident Arrested for Tampering With Governmental Record

Hawkins Mayor Deborah Lynn Rushing, 46, was booked into the Wood County Jail on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, on a charge of tampering with a governmental record. Her bond has been set at $10,000. The Texas Rangers are leading the investigation. Also arrested on the same charge was 51-year-old Matthew Todd Eddington, also of Hawkins. His bond was likewise set at $10,000. Eddington previously turned himself in to the Wood County Jail in January 2025 o…