VICTORIA – Christopher George Vega, 26, of Victoria by deputies Monday on a warrant charging him with assault causing bodily injury. VICTORIA – Robert Alfred Rodriguez, 19, of Victoria by officers Monday on a warrant charging him with assault causing bodily injury. more >>
An early-morning burglary Monday crippled a local business and may force it to close. “I can’t replace everything again,” said Amy Polasek, 28, who owns Epic Games and More. “I don’t feel safe in this location.” more >>
Three jurors have been selected to hear a Jackson County capital murder case. LeJames Norman, 22, is charged with killing Samuel Roberts, 24, Tiffani Peacock, 18, and Celso Lopez, 38, during a 2005 robbery in Edna. They were shot in their home. more >>
VICTORIA – Jimmy Lee Suniga, 24, of Victoria, by officers Saturday on a warrant charging him with violation of probation stemming from a charge of possession of less than 2 ounces of marijuana and on suspicion of possession of less than 2 ounces of marijuana, tampering with or fabricating physical evidence, evading arrest or detention with a vehicle and evading arrest or detention. VICTORIA – Eddie Gillie Ryman II, 18, of San Antonio, by officers Sunday on two warrants charging him with possession of between 1 and 4 grams of a controlled substance. more >>
Michael Lewis Ratcliff shook the prosecutor’s hand, hugged his lawyers and walked to community corrections, where he started 10 years’ probation Friday. Visiting Judge Mark Luitjen accepted the former sheriff’s guilty plea to aggravated perjury. Ratcliff will be under house arrest for the first six months of the sentence. In exchange, Luitjen threw out aggravated sexual assault charges against 50-year-old Ratcliff. more >>
Although a judge provided a final answer Friday, questions remain about Michael Lewis Ratcliff and his October indictments. Several loom large: more >>
If the Department of Public Safety’s investigation into Michael Ratcliff continued longer, prosecutors could have built a better case, Victoria’s district attorney said Friday. “What truncated the investigation was untimely release of information,” Tyler said, hours after a judge accepted Ratcliff’s guilty plea to aggravated perjury. more >>
The case against Michael Ratliff is over, but related indictments against four city officials remain in limbo. Judge Robert Cheshire filed a letter Friday saying he needed more time to decide on pending motions in the cases of four city officials. The letter was filed with the district clerk’s office at 11:30 a.m. – the same time Ratcliff’s hearing was scheduled to start. more >>
A 25-year-old Victoria man by officers Friday on a warrant for federal charges. Paul Michael Salinas, 23, of Victoria, by deputies Friday on a warrant charging him with violation of parole, assault of a public servant. more >>
REFUGIO – A 49-year-old Tivoli man, caught stealing irrigation tubing, is believed to have been involved with stealing more than $50,000 worth of copper since May in Refugio County, officials said. Brian Keith Mawhorr, who was arrested Aug. 1, is charged with burglary of habitation with the intent to commit felony theft, and burglary of buildings with intent to commit felony theft, said Lt. Rodney Cox of the Refugio County Sheriff’s Department. more >>
VICTORIA – Elmorris Foley III, 27, of Kennedy by officers Thursday on a warrant charging him with theft from a person. VICTORIA – Christopher James Morgan, 22, of Victoria by officers Thursday on a warrant charging him with theft of property valued between $500 and $1,500. more >>
Late summer revelers are likely to get caught if they drive drunk, police said. The Victoria Police Department starts increased enforcement of impaired drivers Friday, Chief Bruce Ure said. The campaign runs through Sept. 1. more >>
VICTORIA – Rufino Saldana Jr., 32, of Victoria by deputies Wednesday on a warrant charging him with assault causing bodily injury and family violence. VICTORIA – Gilbert Ray Barrientes, 29 of Victoria by deputies Wednesday on a warrant charging him with possession of less than 2 ounces of marijuana. more >>
All Victoria County residents summoned to appear at 8:30 a.m., Thursday for jury duty in Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 Stuart Posey’s court do not need to appear. For more information contact Le Ann Schramek, clerk, at 361-575-0012 more >>
BLOOMINGTON – A 26-year-old Bloomington woman in a parking lot on the 9200 block of state Highway 185 on Saturday, according to a deputy’s report. A female relative is accused of hitting the woman. PLACEDO – A garage in the 14700 block of U.S. Highway 87 south on Monday, according to a deputy’s report. A saw valued at $50 and a chain saw valued at $170 were reported stolen. more >>
VICTORIA – A 17-year-old Victoria man by officers Sunday on suspicion of unauthorized use of a motorized vehicle and driving while intoxicated. VICTORIA – A 17-year-old Victoria man by officers Sunday on suspicion of possession of less than 2 ounces of marijuana and possession of less than 28 grams of a controlled substance. more >>
The wreck killed one man, injured a 5-year-old boy, left a suspected drunken driver catatonic and dissolved families. Although Tien Dinh Huynh was charged with intoxicated manslaughter in the death of Willie Edward McDonald 11 years ago, he’s never been tried. more >>
VICTORIA – A 46-year-old Victoria man at the 3000 block of East North Street by police Friday on suspicion of theft of stolen property. He is accused of taking a $1,000 air foil and a $700 vehicle transmission that were not his. VICTORIA – Keianthony Washington, 27, of Dallas, by deputies Friday on a warrant charging him with manufacture and delivery of a controlled substance less than four grams. more >>
VICTORIA – Pedram Taghikani, 21, of Victoria, by deputies Friday on a warrant charging him with possession of less than 1 gram of a controlled substance. VICTORIA – A 20-year-old Victoria man by officers Friday on suspicion of criminal trespass. more >>
