Friday, November 20, 2009

GRAND JURY INDICTS 23

(Cameron) A 25-year-old Cameron man was indicted by a Milam County Grand Jury this week on multiple Felonies.

Detorious Deauntrae Anderson, indicted on 1st Degree Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance 4-200 Grams with Intent to Deliver and State Jail Felonies Possession of a Controlled Substance Less Than 1 Gram and Child Endangement on 2 Counts.

22 others were indicted by the Grand Jury this week.  10 of those were for Crimes against children.

IGNACIO CASTILLO, 19 of Cameron,
2nd Degree Felony, Abandoning a Child, 2 Counts

FRANCISCO SAYAGO CORTEZ, 26 of Rockdale,
JOSE AUGUSTIN GUITIERREZ-PEREZ, 29 of Cameron,
and MICHAEL O’NEAL CRENSHAW, 23 of Fairfield,
1st Degree Felony, Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child

ADOLFO GONZALES, 26 of Placedo,
2nd Degree Felony, Sexual Assault of a Child

ANTHONY WAYNE TABOR, 27 of Buckholts,
3rd Degree Felony, Indecency with a Child by Exposure

LAURA ANN LARA, 31 of Buckholts,
and PETER JAMES SANCHEZ, 30 of Cameron,
State Jail Felony, Endangering a Child, 3 Counts

CARMEN LOPEZ, 34 of Rockdale,
3rd Degree Felony, Injury to a Child

CYNTHIA RAMIREZ, 36 of Rockdale,
State Jail Felony, Endangering a Child

Other indictments included:

RONALD DEAN BATTS, 28 of Caldwell,
State Jail Felony, Driving While Intoxicated with passenger Under 15 Years of Age

MELVIN LEE GOSS, 40 of Rockdale,
and MICHAEL EARL SIMMONS, 51 of Cameron,
State Jail Felony, Possession of a Controlled Substance Less Than One Gram

VINCENT JAMAL GOSSETT, 33 of Belton,
and JAMES OTIS KELLEY, JR., 18 of Temple,
3rd Degree Felony, Possession of a Controlled Substance 1-4 Grams

RICHARD LEWIS HILL, 41 of Cameron,
and BRIAN BOUVIER LONON, 45 of Ft. Worth,
3rd Degree Felony, Driving While Intoxicated 3rd or More

MARGARITO BAEZ REYEZ, 45 of Thorndale,
and ROBERTO SAUCEDO, 27 of Cameron,
2nd Degree Felony, Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon

OCTAVIANO ARRATIA SALOMON, 26 of Cameron,
3rd Degree Felony, Assault Causes Bodily Injury-Family Violence, Enhanced

ANNETTE SCOTT, 36 of Rogers,
2nd Degree Felony, Burglary of Habitation

REBEKAH SMITH, 28 of San Antonio,
State Jail Felony, Theft $1,500-$20,000

MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO ROBBERY, LEADING POLICE ON MULTI COUNTY CHASE

(TRAVIS CO)  A man accused of robbing an Austin bank before he was shot by a Williamson County sheriff`s deputy in July pleaded guilty Thursday in a Travis County courtroom to aggravated robbery.

A jury will sentence Johnny Adame, 56, at a later date.   According to state District Judge Bob Perkins, Aggravated Robbery is a second-degree felony punishable by up to 20 years in prison. Prosecutors are seeking to have Adame labeled a habitual offender, which could mean the jury would sentence him to anywhere from 25 years to life.

Adame robbed a Bank of America at 3900 N. Interstate 35 before leading police on a chase on Interstate 35 during which he waved a gun and threw cash out the window.

The pursuit included officers from the Round Rock and Georgetown police departments and the sheriff`s offices of Williamson and Travis counties.

After Adame lost control of the pickup he was driving in Georgetown near Williams Drive, he exited the truck with a female passenger and pointed a gun at her head while walking down the freeway.

When Adame refused to drop the gun, he was shot.

Police later identified the woman as Yvonne Valenzuela, 40. She was Adame`s girlfriend at the time, according to police.  She was charged with robbery in the case and is in the Travis County Jail awaiting trial. Adame has also been jailed since his arrest.

MISSING KILLEN BOY FOUND DEAD

(KILLEEN)  Three teens have been charged in the death of a 16-year-old Killeen boy whose body was found early Thursday.

James Johnson III was last seen Nov. 11 at his home in the 3600 block of Palm Tree Drive in Killeen. His mother told police that he was sleeping when she left the house at 7:30 a.m., but when she returned at 8:30 p.m., he was not home.

James` parents were unable to reach him on his cell phone, and friends told his parents that none of them had spoken with him since the day he went missing.

His parents reported him missing to authorities at 10:30 p.m.  Killeen police began investigating the case Monday.

James` body was found at 2:15 a.m. Thursday in Bell County, just north of Temple on FM 1237. Police did not release details of the crime or information on what caused James` death.

Investigators said they followed leads that led them to arrest a 16-year-old boy and Paul Andrew Cantu, 17, of Waco and Victor Villarreal Jr., 17, of Fort Hood. All three have been charged with murder.

Cantu and Villarreal were in the Bell County Jail on Thursday evening. Their bail is set at $1 million each.

The 16-year-old, whose name was not released because of his age, was taken to the Bell County Juvenile Detention Center.

Killeen Police Chief Dennis Baldwin said that the Fort Hood Department of the Army, the Bell County sheriff`s office, and the Waco and Temple police departments assisted with the case.

MAN KILLED IN HIT AND RUN

(HEARNE)  A Hearne man has died from injuries after being struck by a vehicle Wednesday night on US 190/Highway 6.

Hearne Police say they found Sergeon Massey, Jr. lying in the street around 8:43 p.m. in the 1100 block of US 190.

Massey was taken to St. Joseph`s Hospital in Bryan where he was pronounced dead.

Police are investigating the accident.

TEMPLE RETIREMENT HOME FIRE

(TEMPLE)  A fire prompted the movement of some residents of a retirement and assisted living center in Temple Thursday night.  The Blaze happened at the Temple Garden Estates in the 53-hundred block of Loop 205 at about 7:15 pm.

The fire was confined to a laundry room. The building`s sprinkler system, and an employee helped put it out with a fire extinguisher.  The fire was out when the Temple Fire Department arrived.  However, more than 100 people were moved to the front of the building as a precaution.  More than 130 people live in the retirement center.

No one was injured in the fire.

PENTAGON LAUNCHING 2 INVESTIGATIONS ON SHOOTINGS

(WASHINGTON)  In the wake of the Fort Hood shootings, the Pentagon is launching an emergency review of whether military procedures hinder the identification of service members who pose a threat to their fellow troops.

Along with that 45-day examination, Defense Secretary Robert Gates also ordered Thursday an in-depth investigation, lasting four to six months, into whether Army policies and procedures played any role in failing to prevent the Nov. 5 rampage at Fort Hood.

The Pentagon reviews were announced on the same day as a Senate committee held the first public hearing into the attack that killed 13 people and wounded dozens of others at the Army post.

senators and witnesses agreed at the hearing that American GIs must immediately report signs of Islamic radicalism within their ranks to protect against inside attacks.
As more becomes known about the behavior of the suspect, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, pressure has mounted on the government and the military to explain why the Army psychiatrist didn`t warrant further investigation or preemptive action.

U.S. intelligence officials knew last year that Hasan had been corresponding with a radical Islamic cleric; earlier this year investigators learned of Internet postings, allegedly by Hasan, that indicated sympathy for suicide bombers; and colleagues of Hasan`s at Walter Reed Army Medical Center said the intensity of his embrace of Islam raised concerns among doctors there.

Gates said the Army`s "in-depth, detailed assessment" would look at "whether the Army programs, policies and procedures reasonably would have prevented the shooting."

The defense secretary promised "full and open disclosure" of the findings of the reviews.

Togo West Jr., the former Veterans Affairs secretary and army secretary, and retired Adm. Vernon Clark, a former chief of naval operations, will lead the 45-day review.

At the news conference with Gates, Adm. Michael Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said that commanders are responsible for taking necessary action, should service members make radical statements.

55% OF AMERICANS DON`T WANT H1N1 VACCINE

(WASHINGTON)  A new national poll finds more than half of all adult Americans say they don`t want to get the swine flu vaccine.

The H1N1 virus can be deadly, but it`s also largely preventable.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the shot is the solution.  But as the new numbers show, many Americans aren`t buying it.

The message from the CDC is clear: the swine flu vaccine has an excellent safety record. It says this year`s H1N1 vaccine is made in the same factories, same companies with same safeguards as the vaccine that we use every year.

The CDC says nearly 3900 people are believed to have died from the H1N1 flu in the first six months of the epidemic.

Despite that fact, the majority of Americans still don`t want the vaccine, according the latest CNN/ Opinion Research Corporation poll.

It shows 7 percent surveyed received it, 35 percent want it, but 55 percent say `no thanks.`

The top reason people didn`t want the vaccine is fears of dangerous side effects. However, so far officials with the National Institutes of Health have not seen any serious side effects of the vaccine in clinical trials.

COAT DRIVE CONTINUES

(CAMERON)  The Cameron Arts and Service League is working to complete the 1st annual coat drive today.  Coats should be for children ages 4 years old through twelve years old. 

The general public can participate by donating children’s coats at one of the twenty-five businesses in the Cameron area.  

Coats will be collected through today and will be distributed to youth in the community before Thanksgiving. 

FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS

(CENTRAL TX)  Area Round playoffs get underway today across Central Texas.  In 2A, Rogers will take on Blanco tonight in Round Rock. 

In 3A, Caldwell will face Cleveland in the area round.  That game has been set for tonight at 7:30 at Waller ISD Stadium and will be heard here on The Ranch as the Stanley-Lynd Autoplex Game of the Week. 

Rockdale meanwhile will take on Coldspring tonight at 7:30 in Conroe at Moorhead Stadium.

Class 1A, Bartlett will play Ganado Saturday at 7 p.m. at Converse Judson.

POLICE REPORT

(CAMERON)  Cameron Police reported no activity for the 24 hours ending at six this morning.

(ROCKDALE)  Rockdale Police reported 4 EMS runs. 
Accident at 12:45 a.m. today.  Minor.  Courtney Evans, 23 of Rockdale was traveling FM 487 South near Manor Oaks.  A vehicle crossed into her lane and she swerved to miss and struck a bridge.  She was  not hurt.
5 Arrests:
--Casey Allen, 29 of Rockdale; warrant for Forgery by Passing.
--Reginald Sanders, 22 of Rockdale; possession of a controlled substance.
--Monica Flores, 23 of Rockdale on local warrants for Theft, No DL and FTA.
--25 year old Rockdale woman for Theft under 50
--33 year old Rockdale man for DWLI.

(CAMERON) The Milam County Sheriff`s Department reported 5 new arrests:
--Casey Brandon Allen, 29 of College Station for Forgery by Passing
--Winston Loy Woolverton, 29 of Rockdale for Assault Causing Bodily Injury Family Violence
--Reginald Sanders, 22 of Cameron for Possession of Controlled Substance Less Than 1 Gram
--Eddie Ray Westbrook, 24 of Cameron for Evading Arrest w/ a Vehicle
--Cruz Garza, Jr., 50 of Rockdale for Simple Assault/Assault By Contact

There are 137 prisoners in the Milam County Jail, with 45 held for Brazos County.

(CAMERON)  It was a somber day in Cameron Sunday as family, friends and fellow soldiers honored Michael Grant Cahill of Cameron, killed in the November 5th shooting at Fort Hood.

About 500 people turned out to say goodbye to Cahill, 62, who was the sole civilian killed in the shooting.

Among those attending were Senator Steve Ogden, Congressman John Carter, State Representative Dan Gattis, officials and uniformed troops from Fort Hood. Numerous city, county, and state law enforcement officers also attended along with EMS personnel. Cahill was honored with a full military ceremony that included a 21 gun salute, presentation of the United  States flag which draped the coffin to his wife Joleen by General William Grimsley of Fort Hood, and the playing of  taps.

Senator Ogden and Representative Gattis also presented plaques to Mrs. Cahill during the ceremony. News media from San Antonio, Austin, Waco, and Temple began arriving in Cameron Saturday evening to cover the service. A vacant lot next to the church was filled with media vehicles and equipment. 

A 20-year veteran of the National Guard, Cahill joined the 161st Unit of the National Guard in 1966 and was commissioned as a warrant officer after graduating from the University of Oklahoma in 1985.

His flag-draped coffin was escorted to the church by a winding procession of law enforcement cars and carried into the sanctuary by eight military pallbearers. Bagpipes played as the casket was brought into the church, where Archbishop Timothy Broglio of the Archdiocese for Military Services presided over the funeral.

The physician`s assistant was the only civilian among the 13 victims. 

Many of Cahill`s co-workers also attended the funeral. Cahill worked at Fort Hood Healthcare Clinic and the Soldier Readiness Center on post for the last seven years.

Cahill will be buried this coming spring in Montana, a place he spent many of his early married years with his wife and raised his family.