Infomaniacs: February 25, 2015 (8:00am)

Rockdale Man Admits To Sexual Assaults Of Two Teenaged Girls In College Station

A 21 year old Milam County man admits to sexual assaults of a 14 and a 15 year old girl in a College Station hotel. A spokeswoman at the Brazos County district attorney’s office tells WTAW News that the 20 year prison sentence given to Jamarr Zamora also includes at least one human trafficking case in Milam County. Zamora is also required to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life. And both victims received lifetime protection orders. Brazos County jail records show Zamora was also being held for three sexual assaults and three cases of human trafficking in Milam County. News release from the Brazos County district attorney’s office: Last week, Jamarr Zamora, 22, of Rockdale, pled guilty and was sentenced to the maximum of 20 years in prison for two counts of Sexual Assault of a Child. On November 27, 2022, the Robertson County Sheriff’s Department was contacted by the mother of one of Zamora’s victims. This mother reported that her daughter was missing and could not be located. The fifteen-year-old returned the next day and outcried that the Defendant had engaged in sexual acts with her. The Robertson County Sheriff’s Office began an investigation and determined that the Defendant took the fifteen-year-old victim to a hotel in College Station where he committed the offense. As part of their investigation, law enforcement discovered another victim who was fourteen-years old. Detective Joshua Street with the College Station Police Department took over the investigation. As a result of his investigation, Detective Street interviewed the Defendant, who admitted that picked the victims up at their residences on multiple occasions and took them to hotels in College Station where he performed sexual acts. This case was investigated by the Robertson County Sheriff’s Office, the College Station Police Department, and Tiffany Graves with the Brazos County District Attorney’s Office. Special assistance in this case was provided by the Baylor Scott and White Forensic Unit, Scotty’s House Child Advocacy Center, Chuck Fleeger with the Amber Alert Network Brazos Valley, and Unbound Now. This case was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Jessica Escue. Statement from Brazos County assistant district attorney Jessica Escue: “This Defendant manipulated and sexually abused vulnerable teenagers. Our office will strongly respond to anyone who seeks to harm a child in this community.”

Bryan ISD School Board Extends The Superintendent’s Contract

The end of Monday night’s (August 19) Bryan ISD school board meeting was a unanimous vote to extend superintendent Ginger Carrabine’s contract. There was no public comment before or after the motion by board member David Stasny. Click below to hear the end of the August 19, 2024 Bryan ISD school board meeting.   A BISD spokesman says more information about the contract will be released once terms have been finalized. Carrabine is in her third year as superintendent.

Filing Period Ends For College Station And Bryan City Council And School Board Elections

The filing period ended Monday (August 19) in this November’s College Station and Bryan city council and school board elections. As of Monday, August 19 at 5:45 p.m. There are three contested races for College Station city council. Seeking the place three seat are David White and Valen Cepak. Linda Harvell is not eligible to run again for the place three seat due to term limits. Seeking the place four seat are Aron Collins, Craig Regan, and Melissa McIlhaney. Incumbent Elizabeth Cunha chose not to seek re-election. Running for re-election in place five is incumbent Bob Yancy. Seeking the place six seat are Tre Watson and Scott Shafer. Dennis Maloney is not eligible to run again for the place six seat due to term limits. On Friday afternoon (August 16), Craig Regan switched his candidacy from the College Station council’s place six to the place four position. The switch came after Shafer filed for the place six position. Click HERE to be directed to the city of College Station elections webpage. All four incumbent Bryan city council members have filed for re-election. And all of the incumbents have opposition. Incumbent Jared Salvato, who has filed for single member district three, is opposed by Robert Achgill. Incumbent James Edge, who has filed for single member district four, is opposed by Shane Savage. Incumbent Marca Ewers-Shurtleff, who has filed for single member district five, is opposed by Patrick Giammalva. Incumbent Kevin Boriskie, who has filed for the city-wide at-large position, is opposed by Justin Wager. Click HERE to be directed to the city of Bryan elections webpage. One person has filed for each of the two positions on the College Station ISD school board. Darin Paine is seeking his second term as the at large place one member. Kristin Wilson has filed for the at large place two position. Incumbent Blaine Decker chose not to seek re-election. Click HERE to be directed to the College Station ISD elections website. Two people have filed for Bryan ISD school board. David Stennis has filed for the district wide at large seat. Incumbent Mark McCall chose not to seek re-election. Ruthie Waller, who is seeking her fourth term representing BISD’s single member district four, is opposed by former Bryan city councilman Buppy Simank. Click HERE to be directed to the Bryan ISD elections website. The filing period continues through August 19th.