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Sheriff confirms officer killed during 911 call at his residence
At a 9 a.m. press conference, Montague County Sheriff Paul Cunningham confirmed his deputy Larry Hostetter was killed in an incident at his home shortly after midnight this morning.
A Nocona Police officer was responding to a 911 domestic disturbance call when the shooting occurred. Texas Rangers are investigating.
Nocona Police Chief Kent Holcomb and Sheriff Cunningham spoke at a press conference outside Nocona City Hall.
Holcomb said his officer responded to a 911 emergency call for a domestic disturbance on Jordan Drive shortly after midnight Sunday. During this call shots were fired and Larry Hostetter, 41, who resides at that home and also works as a sheriff’s deputy as killed during an officer-involved shooting. Hostetter resides at that home with his wife, Jennifer and three children. The deputy was pronounced dead at Nocona General Hospital at 1:03 a.m. Monday.
The Nocona officer was uninjured and the chief did not release his name.
Holcomb refused to elaborate on the details of the incident citing the “integrity of the investigation,” which is underway by the Texas Rangers.
Hostetter has worked for the county sheriff’s office since 2000. Cunningham said he was a “good officer,” and also worked as the training officer with the rookies coming into the department. Chief Holcomb would not say if there had been any other similar calls or reports to that residence.
Cunningham said it is uncertain when the investigation will be completed, but once done it will be presented to the district attorney for review. Hostetter’s body was sent to the Dallas County Medical Examiner’s office for an autopsy.
Oct. 7 is the last day to register to vote in the Nov. 5 general election.
Voters also should double check their voter registration to make sure all the information is up-to-date. Go to votetexas.gov on the Texas Secretary of State’s website to make any address changes.
Registering to vote in Texas is easy, simply complete a voter registration application on the SOS website and return it to your county election office at least 30 days before the upcoming election date.
Fill in the required information, print and sign the complete application. At this late date it may be best to deliver the registration form in person to the election office in the courthouse annex at Montague.
Any additional information on voter registration can be seen on the county website at co.montague.tx.us, click on elections. Direct any questions to the office at 894-2540.
Marty Hilton and his crew with City of Saint Jo Public Works pulled an all nighter repairing an eight-inch water main break along U.S. 82 and Boggess Street. The break was reported around noon on Wednesday. City officials said one of the hardest parts was digging on U.S. 82 and when large trucks would go by the vibrations kept making the walls fall down causing them to be dug out again. The repair was completed at 10:30 a.m. Thursday and the water turned back on. The city is under a boil order until the water tests are complete, which can’t happen until Monday when the lab reopens. (Courtesy photo)
Tawni Jones Ledbetter was arrested on July 10 by law officers in Hood County on a warrant for making a false statement to the Texas Alcohol Beverage Commission.
Ledbetter was released from jail on $10,000 bond. While the former owner of The Rack lists Bowie as where she lives, she also remarried earlier this year to a man who resides in Granbury.
The TABC complaint could be handled as a misdemeanor according to the public information office, but additional details were unavailable as of presstime. The PIO indicated it depends on the specific type of case and he did not have the warrant information at the time of the call.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
CORRECTION – In the Wednesday Bowie News this article in the print edition stated Ledbetter was the owner of The Rack, this is incorrect. She is no longer owner of this business. We apologize for this error.
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