Police responding to shots fired found Teel, who was seven months pregnant, in her car in a parking lot. Beaumont police have said they believe 19-year-old Kera Teel was shot during a string of attempted robberies. Jail records show 22-year-old Jared Javon Bias of Beaumont was being held without bond Thursday in the June 6 slaying. Investigators say a Southeast Texas man has been charged with capital murder in the fatal shooting of a pregnant woman whose unborn daughter also died. Investigators say a deputy reported unwanted sexual advances by Birchum during a February fundraising event in Buffalo Gap to benefit volunteer fire departments. An official oppression charge was dropped against the ex-sheriff’s lieutenant as part of a plea deal.īirchum, who was elected in 2016, was also fined $1,500, must do 100 hours of community service and is required to take sex harassment prevention and sensitivity classes. Official gets 2 years for public lewdnessĪuthorities say a Taylor County elected official accused of groping a female sheriff’s deputy has pleaded guilty to public lewdness and must serve two years of probation.Ĭounty Commissioner William Bradley Birchum of Abilene pleaded guilty Thursday to the misdemeanor count. The race began Saturday in San Marcos and traverses the San Marcos and Guadalupe rivers to the coast. They were participating in the annual Texas Water Safari race, described by organizers as the world’s toughest canoe race. ![]() The group was wearing life jackets, and none were injured. A helicopter crew was dispatched to retrieve them. The four shot a red flare that was seen by a passing vessel that then notified the Coast Guard early Wednesday. The Coast Guard has rescued four people from a small island on the Texas coast after their canoe capsized toward the end of a taxing 264-mile race.Ĭoast Guard officials said in a statement Wednesday that a large wave overturned the canoe in the night near Seadrift, just north of Matagorda Island. Hennig said one Odessa apartment complex had some windows broken by hail, but nobody was hurt.Ĭoast Guard rescues 4 in Texas Water Safari Winds reached 69 mph near Midland, Hennig said.Īn Odessa car dealership posted photos online of rows of new cars with busted windows. Odessa police warned of possible street flooding. Hennig said 4-inch hail was recorded Wednesday night near Odessa as storms dumped about an inch of rain. Meteorologist David Hennig in Midland said temperatures there could top 100 degrees Friday and Saturday. The National Weather Service said the chance for more severe weather continued late Thursday in the Midland and Odessa area, followed by a heat wave this weekend. “Our investigators will be visiting with local officials and talking to residents to help them recognize potential scams.Storms packing winds of more than 60 mph and hail as big as grapefruit left behind damage in West Texas but no reported injuries. “Unfortunately, a big storm can also draw some bad contractors and scam artists to the area,” said TDI Fraud Chief Christopher Davis. The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) sent a team of fraud investigators to the area to deter any criminal element drawn to the scene after this week’s storms. Companies have declared the storm a catastrophe and are sending in additional adjusters to handle the claims. ![]() Amanda Bell with the Davis Body Shop in Odessa said everybody was swamped from last week’s storm, especially the glass companies.īoth homeowners and vehicle owners are urged to assess the damage to their property and contact their insurance companies as soon as possible. ![]() “We’ve had hail as large as 4 and a quarter inches and wind gusts near 70 miles per hour reported in both Midland and Odessa and in adjoining counties,” said Lister.Īuto body shops in the area were expected to fill up quickly with damaged cars. “We’ve been hit with large hail the last two days and last night was especially hard and we are supposed to get hit again tonight.”Īlex Lister, senior forecaster with the National Weather Service in Midland, said grapefruit size hail was reported one mile south of Midland while baseball size hail was reported in Odessa. “It’s been nuts,” said Andrea Hidalgo with the Tara Simmons Insurance Agency in Odessa.
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