Brazos County Judge Duane Peters and the first Brazos County Director of Forensic Services, Dr. Jennifer Dierksen, visits with WTAW’s Scott DeLucia on Thursday, February 5, 2026.
Topics includes staffing and operating the new medical examiners office when it opens this June and the county judge’s plans for his final year in office before he retires.
A 21-year-old man has been charged with intoxication assault after colliding with a man on a scooter early Saturday. The man was thrown his scooter on Wellborn Road near Kyle Field just before 3:00am on Saturday, October 3, 2026. College Station Police responded to reports of a major accident at the location. They found the victim was bleeding from his head. Truman Wayne Davis was behind the wheel of a Toyota 4Runner. Arrest records say that while he was being interviewed, he was swaying and had slurred speech. He admitted to having three beers. Davis failed a field sobriety test. Officers say the Veo scooter was well lit. Traffic camera footage shows that other vehicles passed the scooter without incident. Reports say that officers believe a reasonable person would have seen and avoided the victim, but due to Davis’s impaired state, he did not see the motor vehicle on the roadway. The victim is said to have suffered a skull fracture, brain bleed, possible carotid canal fracture, and was throwing up blood. Davis was charged with Intoxication Assault With A Vehicle. Blood alcohol analysis results are pending. He is free on $30,000 bond. Got a news tip? e-mail us at news@wtaw.com, text us at (979) 695-1620, or reach out on Facebook or Twitter/X.
It was a bad weekend for social media influencers in College Station this weekend. Local influencer Malik Salami known as “SalamiTheAggie,” went online Sunday to say he was “harassed” by Texas A&M athletic staff on the sidelines of Saturday’s game versus Arkansas. Salami posted to his socials a few weeks ago that it was a dream to be on the sidelines of an A&M Football game. The senior Biomedical Engineering student was granted his wish when he was gifted a field pass by an unknown contact for Saturday’s game. In his latest videos, you can see him gracious and fans cheering him on. Salami says in the second half of the game, he was approached by Assistant Athletic Director for Football Communications, Kat Castner, questioning how he gained access to the field. He says she told him that she is in charge of approving credentials (which is a fact) and that she has specifically denied requests for him in the past. He was not asked to leave, but Salami says he felt humiliated by the interaction. We have reached out to Castner for comment. Salami has 31.7 thousand followers on TikTok, 72.8 thousand followers on Instagram, and 64 thousand followers on Facebook — including the official Texas A&M Facebook account. Also on the sidelines was an influencer from Miami known as “BenDaDonnn,” whose real name is Benjamin Beard. TMZ posted a photo of Beard from Saturday’s game with a player’s arm around him. Beard was arrested in Northgate Saturday night after he reportedly failed to comply with a lawful order. He was also tased during the arrest. He was charged with resisting arrest and is free on $7,000 bond. Beard’s bodyguard, Kenny Carter, allegedly slapped an officer’s hand away during the arrest, so he was charged with Interfering With Public Duties. He is free on $4,000 bond. Got a news tip? e-mail us at news@wtaw.com, text us at (979) 695-1620, or reach out on Facebook or Twitter/X.
A man was arrested after College Station Police say he hit two pedestrians with his truck then drove away. Officers responded to reports that two people had been injured near the intersection of Church Avenue and Nagle Street in the Northgate District shortly after 1:00am Saturday morning. One of the victims complained of pain in his left hip. The second said he had pain in the back of his head and felt numbness in his left hand. The driver failed to stop and render aid, but a witness was able to capture a picture of his license plate. 26-year-old Michael Dillon McDuffie, of Montgomery, TX, was located nearby. McDuffie was charged with Collision Involving Injury, two counts of Collision Involving a Pedestrian, and Driving While Intoxicated With a Blood Alcohol Concentration greater than 0.15. He was also booked for Driving with an Expired Registration and Driving With an Invalid License. McDuffie is free on $85,000 bond. Got a news tip? e-mail us at news@wtaw.com, text us at (979) 695-1620, or reach out on Facebook or Twitter/X.
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