CSPD Investigates Armed Robbery

Arrests For Threatening A Store Clerk With A Gun And For Stealing Money Meant For Purchasing Vehicles

An employee of a Bryan auto parts store tells police a customer who became upset pulled a gun out of his fanny pack and said “I’m going to shut this place down.” No shots were fired. After the customer left the store, the employee locked the front door and the manager called police. The man who had the gun was found by police near the store. Two days before his 30th birthday, David Wayne Smith Jr. of College Station was arrested for terroristic threat causing fear of imminent serious bodily injury and public intoxication. Smith remains jailed as of September 11th in lieu of bonds totaling $2,485 dollars. Jail and court records show Smith was released August 22nd after serving 18 days of a 45 day sentence for causing a traffic accident resulting in damage. Jail records also show Smith has been in jail four times since February 20th and 14 times since April of 2015. In June 2024, College Station police was contacted by two citizens who gave a man $17,000 dollars earlier in the year for a car and a S-U-V that were never delivered. After $5,000 dollars was returned to the buyers, an officer spoke with the seller. According to the CSPD arrest report, the seller said he never had the vehicles and he needed the cash for a sick family member. 37 year old Julio Cesar Gomez…whose hometown was not listed in jail records…was arrested September 5th for felony theft of the $12,000 dollars that was not returned. He is out of jail after posting an $8,000 dollar bond.

Bryan Mayor Bobby Gutierrez on WTAW

Bryan Mayor Bobby Gutierrez visits with WTAW’s Scott DeLucia about a citizen’s comments about Bryan’s neighborhoods, new development in Downtown Bryan, Maroon and White nights, and more during his appearance on The Infomaniacs on Wednesday, September 11, 2024.

Bryan City Council Approves Starting Eminent Domain Proceedings

The Bryan city council approves starting with eminent domain proceedings. A unanimous vote with no public discussion at Tuesday’s (September 10) council meeting is associated with extending Groesbeck Street to the east past the railroad tracks to Texas. City staff told the council the owner of about one-third of an acre of land at Texas and 32nd wants $500,000 dollars for the property. The city’s last offer was $350,000. An appraisal done by a contractor hired by the city set the value at $290,000. The council was also advised that a judge could set a higher price for the land. The council agreed with the staff recommendation to offer $400,000 dollars and budget $50,000 in legal expenses. Staff also told the council that the property has unpaid liens to the city totaling 130 thousand. The liens would be paid out of the landowner’s proceeds of the sale. Click HERE to read and download the resolution that was approved at the September 10, 2024 Bryan city council meeting. Click HERE to read and download background information associated with the condemnation proceedings. Click HERE to read and download information given to the council by the city’s outside appraisal company.