City of Bryan Update on WTAW

Bryan Texas Utilities (BTU) is conducting aerial inspections of the BTU electrical system through Tuesday, September 29th. Routine inspections enhance the reliability of the electric system through a preventative maintenance program. Contractors will use an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) drone to inspect parts of the BTU transmission and distribution systems. Residents of Brazos and Burleson counties should be advised that they may observe this low-flying aircraft. BTU asks the public to give our contractors ample space to allow for the safe completion of the inspections. 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 College Station man is back behind bars for the third time in five weeks. 36-year-old Bob Esquivel was picked up for criminal trespassing at the H-Tea-O on Wellborn Avenue Monday. Employees called police to report that Esquivel was inside the store despite an active Criminal Trespass Warning. Officers detected the smell of marijuana on the man and found 1.8 grams in his shorts. Esquivel was charged with Criminal Trespass and Possession of Marijuana (<2 grams). He is being held at the Brazos County Jail on $5,000 bond. He was arrested twice in a single week in August. On the 18th, he harassed two girls outside A&M Consolidated High School as they painted their parking spots. On August 25th, he was allegedly trying to talk his way into a home around 10pm offering to host bible study. In both of those cases, Esquivel was arrested for public intoxication and released on personal recognizance bonds. 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.

New charges have been levied against a man who drove from Katy to meet up with a 14-year-old girl in Bryan. 28-year-old Daniel Gutierrez Salgado and the minor child were found inside his vehicle at the back of Sue Haswell Park just before midnight on September 3, 2026. All the windows of the vehicle were obscured. Officers recovered a handgun, condoms, a new package of girl’s underwear, sports bras, and rabbit costume of a sexual nature. An investigation that night revealed that the child had left her home without her mother’s knowledge. The mother said she learned of her daughter’s interactions with the man via Snapchat starting in 2024 and repeatedly told Salgado not to contact her daughter. The mother also reported that girl had previously run away to be with the man. According to records, detectives in Harris County conducted a welfare check at Salgado’s home in June 2025 in an attempt to find the girl. Both Salgado and the girl denied have an inappropriate relationship, claiming he was a father figure. At the time, Salgado could only be charged with City Park Curfew Violation, Unlawful Carrying of a Weapon, and Enticing a Child. He posted $46,000 bond and was released on September 8th. Because of the sensitive nature of the crime, investigators asked that we not release information about the suspect or the investigation until it was complete. Newly released records detail some of the explicit conversations and videos that the pair exchanged dating back to January 2025. Explicit videos were sent by both parties in the hours leading up to Salgado’s arrest on September 3rd. Bryan Police have now added charges for Intentionally and Knowingly Possessing Visual Material/Video of a Child Younger Than 18 Years of Age, and Intentionally Distributing Sexually Explicit Material Over the Internet, both felonies. A warrant has been issued for his arrest. 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.