So you guys want to know about E. Ray Andrews and how I know E. Ray.

Yes, sir.

Absolutely.

Okay, I knew him as a defense attorney for years.

This is Jeff.

My name is Jeffrey Millslegel.

He's a retired FBI Special Agent in East Texas.

Born and raised in California on the ocean, got here in 1985 with the FBI after law school, and they said, you can go to Amarillo or Tyler?

I said, I've been to Amarillo last week.

It was two degrees and no trees worse, Tyler.

If you're not familiar with Texas towns, and let's face it, there are more of those than any of us can keep track of.

Tyler is the largest city in East Texas.

It's where the federal courthouse is.

When E. Ray Andrews was a defense attorney in Athens, he often drove over to Tyler, less than 40 miles east, to try federal cases.

He represented a number of defendants, white collar, and otherwise in federal cases.

We knew he drank a little bit. He did a good job, and he was smart.

I like the guy. I mean, he was just a character. He's an East Texas character.

He was elected DA, and he won by a lot. I mean,

there were yard signs everywhere, E. Ray for DA. That was a slogan. And the then-Sharef was a real good

friend of mine. He's deceased now. Slick Alfred, former Texas Ranger sheriff. And he called me up and said,

oh, my God, E. Ray is now our DA.

And sent me a sign that said, E. Ray for DA, kind of as a joke.

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