Not guilty plea entered in witness tampering case

William Galaway, 35, of York, has pleaded not guilty to tampering with a witness, pertaining to an incident in which someone shot at a rural Waco home.
Investigators allege that Galaway committed a felony when he asked several individuals to create an alibi for him regarding the time frame in which the shooting took place.
Galaway has not been charged with being responsible for the shooting.
On March 23, at approximately 12:14 a.m., the sheriff’s department was contacted by a woman who lived in the rural area near Waco. She said that someone had shot at her home — and during that conversation, Galaway’s name was mentioned as a possible suspect.
At that point, according to the arrest affidavit, the sheriff’s department asked York police officers to check Gallaway’s residence, to see whether or not he was home. At approximately 12:50 a.m., one of the police officers reported that Galaway was pulling into his residence.
Investigators then contacted Galaway, according to their report, which reads: “Mr. Galaway said he had been out driving around by himself. He said that from 10-10:30 p.m., that night, he had left his residence to go to a friend’s house near McCool. Mr. Galaway said that when he arrived at the friend’s residence, no one was there, so he drove around in the county until he arrived home. He said he was alone the entire time he was driving around.”
In April, investigators met with one of Galaway’s friends who lives at that particular house in McCool. The friend said that he, his brother and several friends had a get-together on the night in question. He said Galaway had been invited to attend, but that he never arrived. The friend said that the next day, Galaway contacted him, telling him “about the shooting and he stated that he had no alibi for his whereabouts at that time. He asked (the friend) to be his alibi, and that if he was contacted by law enforcement, he was to tell them that he and Galaway were out at the cabin shooting that day.”
Investigators later talked with the brother of Galaway’s friend, who also said he never saw Galaway at the friend’s residence. He said, however, that the next day, he was contacted by Galaway, via text message. The text message was forwarded to investigators, which said, “Its ok. Just let me if they call. And i was shooting with you and (the friend) sat night.”
Tampering with a witness is a Class IV felony that carries a possible maximum sentence of five years in prison upon conviction. 
A jury trial was set for Nov. 5.