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.
After nearly three months of no rain, Mother Nature brought the showers this past week.
Downtown Bowie rain reports varied from 7 to 8 inches, while the Saint Jo area reported a 10-inch total. The city water plant in Bowie reported 5.55 inches on Sept. 30 with 1.6 Oct. 1-3.
Nocona saw a total of 6.31 inches of rain across Sept. 26 to Oct. 3.
On Oct. 6, Lake Amon G. Carter saw a level of 917.39 mean sea level rising to 81.31% full. Just one week earlier the lake was 73.6% full, while one year ago it was 94.01%. The lake is full at 920msl.
Lake Nocona was 73.7% full at 823.02 on Oct 6. One week earlier it was 70.41% full and one year ago it was 92.41%. The lake is full at 827.5 msl.
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
One Montague County City has joined the battle against any data centers being built in this county and there is a petition drive underway to urge the commissioner’s court to keep data centers out of Montague County.
At a Sept. 28 called meeting of the Saint Jo City Council, officials unanimously approved a resolution stating its opposition to the “siting, permitting, construction or operation of data centers and similar hyperscale computing facilities within the city limits or the city’s extraterritorial jurisdiction.”
City Secretary Debbie Dennis said several citizens approached Councilor Jack Dunn about their data center concerns and he helped prepare a resolution. The council gave unanimous support.
Read the full story in your Thursday Bowie News.
Montague County Judge Kevin Benton has signed an order lifting the outdoor burn ban effective Oct. 7.
Persons are still urged to be cautious when they are out working in the countryside to avoid any spark that could cause a wildfire.
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