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Cambre remains jailed
Updated – Nov. 3 – According to the probable cause affidavit outlining the murder charge against Scott Cambre, he is accused of shooting Wesley Brooks and then disposing of his body in a burn pit located behind his house. The incident occurred early Saturday morning. It states a witness came to the police Saturday and reported seeing the shooting. Cambre reportedly shot the man while Brooks was driving Cambre’s pickup in the area of Linda Street, where Brooks is reported to reside. Police went to Cambre’s residence at 451 Jerry Walker Road, and a search of the area found the burn pit. Human remains believed to be Brooks were found in the pit. Police have not officially released Brook’s name because the medical examiner has not confirmed the identity, however, police believe it to be Brooks.
Updated Nov. 3 – Scott Cambre has been charged with murder in the death of a local man and a justice of the peace set a $1 million bond on Sunday. Bowie Police continue investigating this homicide and await official identification of the victim before releasing his name.
Posted Nov. 1, 2014 – Bowie Police are investigating a homicide that occurred early Saturday. A local man has been arrested on suspicion of murder and is in the Montague County Jail.
Kent Stagg, assistant police chief said the police department received a phone call from a person who gave a tip that a person had been shot in the area of Jefferson and Lover’s Lane.
As police began to investigate, it led them to a property on Jerry Walker Road, where the suspect, Scott Cambre, 28, resides. Stagg said officers went to the scene and behind the house, observed what they believed to be a body located in a burn pit. They obtained a search warrant and secured the scene.
“We believe the body is the victim in question, but the body is burned beyond recognition. The identity cannot be confirmed until the autopsy,” said Stagg.
The body has been sent to the Dallas County Medical Examiner. Police will not release the name until after an official determination said the detective.
Cambre was arrested and taken to the Montague County Jail on a complaint of murder. A justice of the peace official is expected to read the official complaint sometime on Sunday and set bond report police.
A major crash on East Wise in front of the Second Monday parking on July 11 shut down traffic for several hours in the morning and sent two people to the Bowie emergency room.
The accident occurred at 9:53 a.m. Thursday at 1616 E. Wise involving a large sign installation truck and an SUV.
Briana Rollison, Bowie, was driving a 2001 Ford Expedition east in the 1600 block of E. Wise and the large truck from Turner Signs System of Richland Hills was traveling west on East Wise driven by Joshua Thompson.
The preliminary accident report states Thompson lost control of the vehicle crossing the double yellow line striking the SUV in front of the Parker Properties and Farm Services Building. The SUV was knocked into the ditch and later made it back on the roadway.
The truck rolled on the passenger side and slid about 50-100 feet west of the incident location. Skid marks from the truck were observed to start approximately 300-350 feet east of the crash location.
See the full story in the weekend Bowie News.
By BARBARA GREEN
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Bowie City Councilors this week got their first look at the 2024-25 proposed budget seeing a balanced plan with a total operational budget of $23,296,885 in expenses, which is a little more than $1.4 million above the previous year’s budget.
Mayor Gaylynn Burris said Monday night the budget looks “eerily familiar” to last year, despite adding a few equipment purchases. City Manager Bert Cunningham said he had already slashed more than $300,000 from the department requests in order to get a balanced budget.
The utility fund is balanced with expenses of $12,595,995 and revenues projected at $12,601,000. In the general fund revenues are projected at $10,705,568 with expenses at $10,700,890. Total budget expenses are $23,296,885 and overall revenue projected at $23,306,568. Cunningham said it leaves a small margin to set forth a balanced budget.
Read the full story in the weekend Bowie News.
Top photo: New chip and seal was laid on Elba and Lamb this week repairing well-worn roads near the Nelson/Mill drainage project. (Photo by Barbara Green)
By BARBARA GREEN
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Few additional details have been released in connection with the Tuesday theft arrest of 97th District Attorney Casey Hall, and in a statement to the media the DA called the allegations “unfounded.”
The Montague County Grand Jury issued an indictment for Hall following the presentation of evidence in the case Monday by Assistant Attorney General Matthew Shawhan. The indictment is the result of an investigation initiated by county officials.
The indictment is for theft of property $2,500-$30,000 in value. Sheriff Marshall Thomas served the arrest warrant Tuesday afternoon. Justice of the Peace Two Jack Pigg arraigned Hall at the jail after her arrest at 2:33 p.m. She was released on $5,000 bond, which was set by retired District Judge Jack McGaughey on Monday.
Read the full story in the weekend Bowie News.
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