COUNTY LIFE
3 jailed in Archer County murder case
Casey Polhemus, 97th district attorney reports that on May 2, Saconn Renea Ayala, Charles Ray Hunter and Lee Alfredo Villalpando were each charged with murder for their role in the death of John Lewis Helms on April 19.
The body of the 24-year-old Helms was discovered on Half House Road in Archer County about 9 p.m. on April 19.
The extensive investigation revealed Helms suffered multiple blunt force injuries to the head and body, with multiple stab wounds to the back.
Each of the suspects were in custody on other charges when the murder complaint was filed by the DA’s staff on Saturday.
Ayala was arrested on April 26 for drug and theft charges in Wichita County; Hunt was arrested on April 27 for drug charges, also in Wichita County, while Villalpando was arrested in Young County on May 2 on felony assault out of Tarrant County.
“I am very proud of the teamwork that led to the arrests in this case,” said Polhemus.
“It was a multi-jurisdictional effort that included the 97th District Attorney’s investigators, the Texas Rangers, the Wichita Falls Police Department and the Wichita County DA’s office investigators. They all worked tirelessly to find Helms’ killers and bring them to justice,” she concluded.
The cast and crew of “A Family Reunion to Die For,” has been busy rehearsing for their murder mystery dinner theater production on May 30 and May 31.
The reunion soon turns sour with murder at a western-style bed and breakfast in the tropics.
Purchase tickets online at https://www.bowieallianceforeducationandthearts.com/events-1.
Show times are 6:30 p.m. on May 30 and May 31 with an afternoon show at noon on May 31 all at the Freedom Life Church. There will be live and silent auction.
All proceeds benefit Montague County students for scholarships in the arts. Come support these thespians.
Top photo – Rehearsals have been underway this past week for the new murder mystery dinner theater of the Bowie Alliance for Education and the Arts. (Photos by Barbara Green)
Speed limit changes are being put in place on FM 103 North of Nocona. The 60-mph zone is being pushed North of Grayson Street.
As part of the transition, the 45-mph speed limit will be extended just North of the Texas New Mexico Power Office. Drivers see 50 mph signs up to Grayson Street where it becomes a 60-mph zone.
Portable message boards were placed on FM 103 on May 27 to advise motorists of the upcoming changes. The new signs will be unveiled and be enforceable starting June 3.
Citizens and officials with the City of Nocona requested the changes. They were approved by the Texas Transportation Commission in April.
Drivers should be prepared to watch and observe these new speed limits signs in Nocona. Drive safely in Montague County.
Top photo – Bowie High’s class of 2025 arrives for the ceremonies. (Photos by Jordan Neal)
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