Simpson surrenders, then released from jail

By Brian Knox
Published March 13, 2005

Rebecca Simpson of Bridgeport was back in jail Wednesday, briefly, in Tarrant County on a charge of solicitation of capital murder.

According to Christy Jack, an assistant district attorney for Tarrant County, Simpson surrendered herself to authorities in Tarrant County Wednesday and was then released after posting $100,000 bail.

Simpson is accused of trying to hire a man to kill Bridgeport resident Shemane Watts. She was originally arrested last November in Wise County and released on bail a few weeks later.

Because the alleged solicitation took place in a parking lot of a business in Tarrant County, the case was sent to a grand jury in Tarrant County. Simpson was indicted earlier this year.
A new warrant on the original charge was issued for Simpson since the case is now in Tarrant County.

Jack, the prosecutor in the case, said she will ask for more bond conditions at Simpson’s next court appearance.
No trial date has been set.