NEWS
New Montague County Grand Jury panel seated
After several months of delays in grand jury deliberations due to COVID-19 restrictions, a new Montague County Grand Jury panel was recently selected and had its first deliberations Monday.
District Attorney Casey Polhemus said potential jurors were selected on Feb. 25 using a Zoom meeting for not only Montague County, but Archer and Clay in the 97th District.
The follow indictments were returned on March 8.
A grand jury indictment is not evidence of guilt. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
Richard Camilo Vela Jr., 54, Round Rock, evading arrest and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, Aug. 21, 2020, $25,000 total bonds on the two counts.
Vela was arrested Aug. 21, 2020 after area law enforcement stopped him after an extensive chase that saw him speed into Bowie and back out only to finally be stopped on Highway 101 and Lawhorn Lane.
He was reported to be armed and dangerous, wanted in Travis County for aggravated robbery with a weapon. Polhemus said he was wanted for homicide in Austin after the victim reportedly died.
Brady Lee Baird, 20, Sunset, indicted on a charge of criminal mischief $2,500-$30,000, April 20, 2020 offense, $10,000 bond.
Dustin Suede Bell, 26, in jail, abandon/endanger a child criminal negligence, March 29, 2019, $5,000 bond.
Chelsea Marie Brown, 22, Bowie, abandon/endanger a child
See the grand jury indictment list in the mid-week Bowie News.
City of Bowie officials were on hand to inspect the emergency electrical generators that were delivered last week.
Mayor Gaylynn Burris and City Manager Bert Cunningham inspected one of three emergency electrical generators purchased as part of an ongoing Federal Emergency Management Agency Hazard Mitigation Grant. They also talked with Jay Evans, head of the city electric department, and Jerry Sutton, director of the water treatment plant about the next step for installation of the generators.
This grant provides funding for one 150 kW and two 250 kW generators for use at the water treatment plant.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
City Manager Bert Cunningham and Mayor Gaylynn Burris talk with the electric and water department staff about the new generators. (Photo by Cindy Roller)
No action was taken on a legal issue after members of the Bowie City Council met in a called closed session at 4 p.m. on July 12.
City Secretary Sandy Page said the council met for almost one hour for “consultation with attorney – Midwest Waste Services LLC vs. City of Bowie.
This lawsuit goes back to August 2019 when Midwest sued the city for its action requiring those who receive city water outside the city limits to use the designated waste collector, which is Waste Connections. This was shortly after the city signed a new long-term contract with WC.
The suit was dismissed in June 2020 on two points in the suit, but City Manager Bert Cunningham said a third point remained in mediation.
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