NEWS
Stepfather accused of shooting child age 3
What began as a tragic handgun accident Tuesday afternoon turned violent as the stepfather of three-year-old Dominic Tra’Juan Castro, was arrested Wednesday night and accused of capital murder in the boy’s shooting death.
The Clay County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call at 2:56 p.m. on May 17 from a travel trailer located at 4784 Buffalo Springs Road in the Joy/Vashti area. The 911 caller reported the three-year-old boy had been shot in the head and was believed to be dead.
Castro was the child of one of the trailer’s occupants, Veronica Castro. Sheriff Kenny Lemons described George Coty Wayman, 18, as the child’s stepfather.
Emergency medical personnel arrived on the scene and the child was transported to United Regional Health System in Wichita Falls. The boy died from his injuries at 10:34 a.m. the next day. Further investigation found the witness stories did not connect, and officers discovered Wayman had threatened to shoot the child if he did not stop jumping on the bed.
Read the full story in the weekend News.
Bowie emergency personnel have been working this one-vehicle semi-truck rollover on State Highway 59 in front of the precinct two barn. No details were available at this time. (Photo by Barbara Green)
The Bowie City Council will meet at 6 p.m. on April 22 in the council chambers.
City Manager Bert Cunningham in his report will discuss the comprehensive planning grant and the substation transformer.
In old business there will be second readings for the water rate ordinance tabled from the last meeting, plus the new ordinances related to the operation of food trucks in the city.
In new business the council will discuss section 3 policy updates for the community development grant for Smythe Street sidewalks and hear a request from public works to use $9,763 out of the tap account to purchase 64 meters.
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
The City of Bowie received an unqualified audit for 2023-24 presented by its outside auditor during its April 8 meeting.
Valerie Halverson of the Mathis, West, Huffines Group, Wichita Falls, reviewed the extensive report on the city’s funds.
She noted it was a busy year dealing with several major capital projects along with tracking grant funds, but the city met all the general accounting standards.
Read the full story on the outside audit in the Thursday Bowie News.
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