NEWS
Cambre remains jailed
Updated – Nov. 3 – According to the probable cause affidavit outlining the murder charge against Scott Cambre, he is accused of shooting Wesley Brooks and then disposing of his body in a burn pit located behind his house. The incident occurred early Saturday morning. It states a witness came to the police Saturday and reported seeing the shooting. Cambre reportedly shot the man while Brooks was driving Cambre’s pickup in the area of Linda Street, where Brooks is reported to reside. Police went to Cambre’s residence at 451 Jerry Walker Road, and a search of the area found the burn pit. Human remains believed to be Brooks were found in the pit. Police have not officially released Brook’s name because the medical examiner has not confirmed the identity, however, police believe it to be Brooks.
Updated Nov. 3 – Scott Cambre has been charged with murder in the death of a local man and a justice of the peace set a $1 million bond on Sunday. Bowie Police continue investigating this homicide and await official identification of the victim before releasing his name.
Posted Nov. 1, 2014 – Bowie Police are investigating a homicide that occurred early Saturday. A local man has been arrested on suspicion of murder and is in the Montague County Jail.
Kent Stagg, assistant police chief said the police department received a phone call from a person who gave a tip that a person had been shot in the area of Jefferson and Lover’s Lane.
As police began to investigate, it led them to a property on Jerry Walker Road, where the suspect, Scott Cambre, 28, resides. Stagg said officers went to the scene and behind the house, observed what they believed to be a body located in a burn pit. They obtained a search warrant and secured the scene.
“We believe the body is the victim in question, but the body is burned beyond recognition. The identity cannot be confirmed until the autopsy,” said Stagg.
The body has been sent to the Dallas County Medical Examiner. Police will not release the name until after an official determination said the detective.
Cambre was arrested and taken to the Montague County Jail on a complaint of murder. A justice of the peace official is expected to read the official complaint sometime on Sunday and set bond report police.
A Wednesday morning rollover on State Highway 59caused a vehicle to catch fire but had no injuries.
Montague County Public Information Officer Sgt. Aaron Randle said the call came in around 7:30 a.m. at the intersection of SH 59 and Nobile Road. When Montague Volunteer Fire Department firefighters arrived, the 2008 Chevy pickup had rolled over and was fully enguled in flames. The17-year-old adult driver was out of the vehicle.
Brandle said the fire was under control at 8:06 a.m. Bowie Emergency Medical Services was also on the scene.
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
The City of Nocona has been nominated as a rural Opportunity Zone by Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Mayor Christopher Nunneley said they will begin “pitching” this federal tax angle to potential businesses.”
At a Tuesday afternoon press conference Nunneley, Donna Culpepper, executive director for the Nocona Economic Development Corporation and Michelle Page of the Nocona Chamber of Commerce announced the nomination and offered a brief overview of the federal tax incentives that can become available.
Read the full story in the Thursday Bowie News.
Remember Sept. 11 2001, 25 years later
While history will remember Sept. 11, 2001 among the darkest days in America’s history, it also is a day marked not only by tremendous heroism and bravery by first responders, but also every day Americans from all walks of life who showed the world our country would not be intimidated by terrorism.
There were 2,996 people killed during the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001 including 343 firefighters and paramedics, 23 New York city police officers and 37 Port Authority police officers. Tens of thousands more suffered in the aftermath due to exposure to chemicals and industrial debris.
The Bowie News editor asked some local lawmen, firefighters, a pilot and two retired FBI agents their memories of this tragic day and how their jobs were impacted by the events. We thank them for sharing their reflections.
Read the full feature in your Thursday Bowie News.
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