Brazos County Based Economic Development Agency Extends Its Reach To Three Neighboring Counties

Brazos County District Court Punishment Hearings This Month For Two People Who Admit Their Involvement In A 2017 Armed Robbery In College Station

Two of four Houston area residents indicted on armed robbery charges in a 2017 incident in College Station learned their punishment this month during hearings in Brazos County district court. The victim in what College Station police previously described as a sale of illegal drugs was hospitalized after they were pepper sprayed in the face and was beaten in the head and back. 27 year old Ethan Khwaja of Houston and 27 year old Megumi Sui of Missouri City both pleaded guilty in earlier court appearances. Khwaja was sentenced to ten years in prison. Sui was taken to jail to await transport to a state prison facility to complete a special needs substance abuse felony punishment program. That is part of being placed on ten years probation that includes completing 200 hours of community service and paying a $1,000 dollar fine. A third person who pleaded guilty earlier this year was scheduled for sentencing last Friday (December 20). Their punishment hearing was rescheduled for January 6th. A fourth person issued a not guilty plea. Their trial date has not been set.

Bryan Police Asks For An Outside Investigation Of A “Critical Incident” That Ends In A Fatal Self-Inflicted Gunshot

Bryan police has asked the Texas Rangers to investigate what a BPD news release describes as a “critical incident” that ended in a fatal gunshot. The BPD request for an outside investigation is associated with an unidentified person who died of a self-inflicted gunshot to their head. In response to the gunshot, a BPD officer fired their gun. The officer was placed on administrative leave. No one else were injured. Officers were dispatched Sunday night (December 22) just after 11 to the report of a person with a gun who was experiencing an emotional crisis. The officers attempted to verbally de-escalate the situation for about 20 minutes. News release from Bryan police: On December 22, 2024, at 11:09 PM, officers were dispatched to the 2800 block of Nash St. regarding a subject armed with a handgun and experiencing an emotional crisis. Upon arrival, officers located the individual, who continued to display signs of emotional distress. The officers attempted to verbally de-escalate the situation for approximately 20 minutes. During the de-escalation attempt, the subject retrieved a concealed handgun and fired a fatal gunshot to their head. In response to the gunshot, an officer near the subject discharged their duty weapon. The individual died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, and no other persons were injured during the incident. The officer who discharged their duty weapon has been placed on administrative leave in accordance with department policy, pending the outcome of the investigation. For transparency, the Bryan Police Department has requested that the Department of Public Safety Texas Rangers investigate this incident.

Comments At December City Council Meetings About Applying For Volunteer Boards, Committees, And Commissions

This is the time of year when city councils are making appointments to volunteer boards, committees, and commissions. During the December 10th Bryan city council workshop meeting, mayor Bobby Gutierrez and councilman Jared Salvato brought up reviewing minimum attendance requirements that were changed earlier this year. In College Station, mayor John Nichols put out the invitation to apply at the end of the council’s December 12th meeting, which went deep into the evening. last Thursday’s more than four hour council meeting. In College Station, the deadline to apply for filling the next round of vacancies on College Station boards and commissions is December 27th. Click HERE to be directed to a city of College Station blog inviting applicants for volunteer boards, committees, and commissions. Click below to hear comments from the December 10, 2024 Bryan city council workshop meeting and the December 12, 2024 College Station city council meeting.