Infomaniacs: December 01, 2011 (7:40am)

Suspicious Death Investigation At College Station’s Bee Creek Park

Multiple law enforcement agencies responded to College Station’s Bee Creek Park Monday night (May 4) to begin the investigation of a man’s suspicious death. The unidentified man was found by someone walking in the park. The investigation caused the closure of part of a walkway behind the baseball fields. The man’s name has not been released. Joining CSPD were members of the Bryan and Texas A&M police departments.

Citizen’s Petition Drive Underway Pursuing A City Of Bryan Charter Amendment Election To Remove The Texas Avenue Median

The city of Bryan, at the request of WTAW News, has issued a statement about a citizen’s group effort to have a charter election this November to remove the median on Texas Avenue. The city statement says there cannot be a direct comment about the petition drive at this time (May 4) because the city has not received signatures. A city spokesman tells WTAW News that 2,492 signatures are needed. The deadline for city staff to order an election is August 17. There is not a definitive deadline for receiving the petition, but staff would need to receive it with enough time to verify all signatures before August 17. A news release from petition organizers says the goal is to submit signatures by the end of June. The city statement says if the election is held and the charter amendment passes, then the city will have a judge evaluate the amendment to determine if it is valid. The city statement defines the charter as the local version of a constitution. Petition organizers want to add a section to the charter to remove the Texas Avenue median from Rosemary to south of Highway 21. Statement from the city of Bryan as requested by WTAW News: The City of Bryan has not received a petition for a charter amendment and as such cannot comment directly on specific petitions. A city charter is the fundamental governing document of a city, like a local constitution. It establishes the city and defines its function, setting out the authority and powers of the city, structure of the government, and process by which the government exercises its authority. The charter cannot conflict with state or federal constitutions and laws, nor obligate the state or federal government. Regular operations of the city and financial decisions are not included in charters. Rather, city ordinances are used to regulate budgets, administrative matters, safety and specific public conduct. If a valid petition for a charter amendment is filed, a city will be required to hold an election, incurring the expense associated with holding the election, even if the petition proposes something to be included in a charter that the city has no authority to regulate. If such an amendment passes in the election, the city will need to expend additional funds for a court to evaluate the proposed amendment and determine whether it is valid.

Local Arrests Includes Two Charged With Kidnapping, One Charged With Aggravated Assault With A Deadly Weapon, One Picked Up On 11 Warrants, And A DWI Arrest After A Wall Was Hit

Two 19 year old local men are arrested by College Station police on kidnapping charges. The CSPD arrest report says they found the victim with the men in their car Saturday (May 2) in the parking lot of the Motel 6 on Texas Avenue. The victim, who was staying in the motel, said she was forced to go with the men under the threat of being killed because they wanted her to pay a $380 dollar debt owed by the victim’s sister. One the men, Anthony Doughty Jr. of College Station, is also being held on an unidentified parole violation. The other man who was arrested was Elliott Evans of Bryan. Bond on the kidnapping charges was set at $25,000, which Evans posted on Sunday. A 47 year old College Station man is tased by College Station police three times outside his home. That’s after he is accused of striking two men and threatening them with a butterfly knife in the Northgate district the hour before the bars closed early Monday morning (May 4). The CSPD arrest report says one of four officers who responded also held the man at gunpoint before he was tased. Jason Corey Williams, remains jailed as of the afternoon of May 4th in lieu of bonds totaling $118,000 dollars on charges of two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, possessing cocaine and methamphetamine, and resisting arrest. Online Brazos County district court records also shows Williams is awaiting trials on charges of misdemeanor DWI and misdemeanor assault causing bodily injury. Bryan police responding to a 9-1-1 call where the caller hung up, arrested a Brenham woman on 11 warrants from Bryan Municipal Court. 21 year old Alondrea Harris was also charged with resisting arrest. What the BPD arrest report says was a “plethora” of warrants all involve traffic offenses. Four of the warrants were for driving without a license and three were for not having insurance. Online records shows she owes almost $6,600 dollars in fines and court costs. Harris remains held as of May 4 on the warrants and a $6,000 bond for resisting arrest. Sunday (May 3) just after six in the morning, Bryan police respond to a report of a home on Broadmoor near Carter Creek Parkway being struck by a SUV. The BPD arrest report says officers found the driver asleep after his SUV backed over a brick wall bordering the driveway of his residence. 21 year old Gavin Graham is out of jail after posting bonds totaling $6,000 dollars on charges of DWI and possession of marijuana.