Gonzales PD Investigating Several Auto Thefts
The Gonzales Inquirer
• The Gonzales Police Department reported four thefts of the contents of cars and trucks in the city over the past week. Police have not identified a suspect or suspects in the break-ins. Two incidents were reported on the 600 block of Guerra Lane, and one each on the 1600 block of Cavett St. Items stolen included a firearm, air pods, wallets, and clothing. “Some of the cars have been in carports, driveways, and some parked on the street,” said Gonzales Police Chief Tim Crow.
Giddings Times & News
• Storm damage was reported in the far eastern section of Giddings along Hwy 290 East from a thunderstorm packing tornadic winds that moved in from the northeast at 4:30 p.m. on June 14. Swirling winds hit Wilbert’s Tire Center which knocked a steel storage building partially off its concrete foundation and a window was broken as well. Another business on Hwy 290 East, the Bread Basket Texaco, sustained damage to the convenience store. This time the swirling winds ripped off the entire facade on the east side of the building.
The Columbus Banner-Press
• Hithyashan Gnanavel, 18 of Houston, was arrested for possession of drugs on June 20 in Eagle Lake during a routine traffic stop. Gnanavel was alleged to be driving 45 miles per hour in a 30 mile per hour speed limit zone in the 700 block of South McCarty Ave. Inside Gnanavel’s vehicle Eagle Lake Police Officer Gabriel Ocot located illegal narcotics including psilocybin mushrooms, THC kief and wax blunts that were pre-rolled, THC oil pens/cartridges, a weighing scale, a large quantity of small zip-lock baggies, blank medical marijuana labels, a bong and a jar with a green leafy substance that also appeared to be marijuana. Gnanavel was arrested and transported to the Colorado County Jail in Columbus and charged with three counts of manufacture and delivery of a controlled substance, penalty group 2, in an amount greater than four grams but less than 400 grams.
The Examiner
• A Navasota man, 22-year old Albert Wayne Finnie Jr., was shot and killed by College Station Police as he refused to put down a gun on June 25, while officers investigated a shooting a few hundred yards away. According to College Station Police Chief Billy Couch, officers were at an unrelated call at approximately 1:50 p.m. at 1600 Valley View. While searching for a vehicle officers heard gunshots in a nearby area. During the investigation, officers found a group of people on Longmire Circle. Delshawn Wadlington, 30 from College Station, suffered a gunshot wound. Responding officers administered life-saving efforts. Wadlington was transported via ambulance to a nearby hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. While officers were on Longmire Circle, a 911 call was received reporting a male chasing another male with a handgun at Bee Creek Park, 1900 Anderson St. in College Station. As officers arrived on the scene they heard another gunshot. Couch said officers arrived on foot and observed a male, later identified as Finnie, exit the woods and enter the creek area. “The officers began giving the male commands at which time the male produced a handgun,” explained Couch. “Officers instructed the male to drop the gun at which time he began waving it around as if looking for threats. Additional officers were nearby on the banks of the creek and an adjacent apartment complex was in close proximity. Due to the circumstances surrounding the earlier shooting and the current perceived threat he posed to both officers and citizens in the immediate area, an officer fired one round striking the male. The round was effective in stopping the threat giving officers time to move in and gain control. The officers attempted life-saving measures, but the male succumbed to his injuries.” Chief Couch said he has invited the Texas Rangers to investigate the officer-involved shooting. Couch said they are actively searching for a person of interest who may be beneficial to the investigation. The name and description of that individual have not been released and officers do not believe there is any danger to the public.
The Brenham Banner-Press
• Multiple injuries are reported, following a horrific head-on crash in Burton, on the afternoon of June 28. Just before 4:00 p.m., authorities were called to a two-vehicle collision between a pickup and a passenger vehicle on Eberhardt Rd., south of Lake Somerville. At the scene, the Brenham Fire Department had to use extrication equipment to free the driver of the pickup. Washington County EMS was able to remove the victims from the other vehicle. Three patients were flown by medical helicopters to area hospitals, and several others were transported by EMS ambulances. The names of the accident victims and extent of their injuries have not been released.
• A Cypress woman is in custody after a weekend chase that began in Washington County and ended near Austin. Around 3 p.m. on June 27, a DPS Trooper attempted to stop a black 2018 Jeep that was reported stolen on Hwy 290 in Burton. According to DPS, the driver sped away from the traffic stop and fled westbound on Hwy 290, crossing multiple counties. DPS Troopers spiked the vehicle in Bastrop, but it continued fleeing, eventually striking a vehicle in McDade. The vehicle finally stopped in Elgin. The driver, 27-year-old Marissa Moore, was booked into the Bastrop County Jail for evading arrest in a motor vehicle, hit and run and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. A passenger in the vehicle was not charged.
Burleson County Tribune
• Burleson County Sheriff’s Deputies are investigating the June 19 death of Stephanie Grieves, 41 of Bryan, who passed away in an ATV accident in a pasture on private property off CR 104. Dispatch received a call at 1:18 a.m. about the accident and Deputy James Elswood responded first at 1:27 am along with a Medic 21 ambulance crew from CHI St. Joseph Health Burleson Hospital in Caldwell. Grieves was the passenger on the ATV. The case remains under investigation.
• A Houston-area man has been sentenced to probation in the shooting of his cousin three years ago in Burleson County. After two hours of deliberation, a jury found 72-year-old Richard Lemeron Jones of Stafford guilty of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon against a family member causing serious bodily injury. Jones was sentenced on June 28 to seven years’ probation by District Judge Reva Towslee Corbett. He was also ordered to pay a $10,000 fine. Jones is accused of shooting his cousin, Gregory Stonum, with a handgun in the 1000 block of CR 221, northeast of Caldwell, in June 2018. Investigators said at the time that the two were arguing about a gate on land they shared.