Infomaniacs: August 30, 2012 (8:15am)

Bryan Man Sentenced to 20+ Years For Shooting Bryan Police Officer

A man who shot a Bryan Police Officer last year learned his fate on Wednesday. 19-year-old Quincy Leearon McMiller shot BPD Officer Dustin Seelig at the Sandy Creek Apartments on March 01, 2025. Officer Seelig was struck in the arm and officers applied a tourniquet on scene. He was transported to the hospital for treatment and recovered from his injury approximately one month later. Information presented in trial says that McMiller fired at least 20 shots in the direction of the officer, striking vehicles, apartment buildings, and one bullet entering the bedroom of a second floor unit. McMiller was found hiding in a crawl space underneath a structure several blocks away. Officers recovered his firearm and an extended magazine, which he had discarded in a wooded area while on the run. Brazos County Judge David Hilburn handed down a sentence of 20 years for the Aggravated Assault — the maximum allowed. He also imposed maximum sentences of 10 years for two counts of Deadly Conduct, 10 years for Tampering with Evidence, and two years for Theft of a Firearm. Assistant District Attorney Kevin Capps, who presented the case, said “The defendant’s actions were senseless and shockingly dangerous. We are fortunate to have brave and honorable police officers who are willing to serve, and if they are fired upon in the line of duty the offenders should expect justified severe consequences from our community’s justice system in accordance with our law.”

Drug Bust in Navasota Yields 25 Pounds of Marijuana

UPDATE 07/30/26 8:30pm: Today Navasota Police attempted to make a traffic stop on a Chevrolet Malibu in the 6900 block of State Highway 6 after an officer observed multiple traffic violations. The driver pulled into the Circle T Truck Stop at 10200 block of State Highway 6, where the officer detected the smell of raw marijuana and observed a small amount of marijuana residue in plain sight. The officer performed a probable cause search of the vehicle and found a suitcase containing multiple packages of marijuana. The combined weight of the marijuana was approximately 25.86 pounds. 34-year-old James Oliver III, of Cypress, Texas, was arrested and charged with Possession of Marijuana, 5 Pounds or More but Less Than 50 Pounds, a third-degree felony. A 34-year-old man named James Lee Oliver III, with addresses in Houston, Katy, and Cypress has been in the Brazos County Jail seven times since 2016 with charges of theft (between $2,500-$30,000), possession of marijuana (4oz-5lbs), and unlawful carrying of a weapon.   ORIGINAL STORY: Details are limited, but we received the following images from a WTAW listener on Thursday. You can see officers carrying what looks like a hard-sided suitcase filled with what appear to be bags of drugs. You can later see those same bags stacked on the hood of one of Navasota PD’s vehicles. This appears to have taken place in the parking lot of the Circle T Truck Stop on the Highway 6 Frontage Road at Highway 105 East.    

Bryan PD Citizen Police Academy Applications Open

The Bryan Police Department announced that applications are being accepted the the next Citizen Police Academy (CPA). The next academy begins on September 3, 2026. The 10-week CPA course meets on Thursdays from 6:00pm – 9:00pm at the Bryan Police Department. Admission is open to anyone aged 18 or older, but must pass and background and screening process. Class size is limited to 25 persons. BPD says the goal of the academy is to educate citizens about the structure and activities of their police department. It’s not a “training” class, but an exciting “information” class. Get behind-the-scenes looks at how the Bryan Police Department works. The CPA program operates on the premise that informed and educated citizens will be more supportive of police officers and the department, and will be more productive within their own neighborhoods and communities. Topics covered include overviews of the BPD organization and structure, information on cadet recruiting and training, introductions to the various divisions of BPD and their responsibilities (such as Homicide, Traffic and Narcotics), plus hands-on workshops. Instructors are drawn from the Police Department staff, from officers currently assigned to specific BPD divisions, and from non-BPD law enforcement agencies. CPA class members are also given an opportunity to observe police patrol work through a Ride-Along experience with a patrol officer. Applications close August 17, 2026, at 5:00pm.