Bryan police arrest a Houston man who tried to buy a $70,000 dollar vehicle with a forged check written for $40,000 dollars. A representative at a local dealership contacted three branches of the bank identified on the forged check to get confirmation. The BPD arrest report says the 64 year old man was going to get paid $500 dollars by two men named “Lou” and “Jonesy” when he delivered the vehicle. 64 year old Edward Amerson, who was arrested October 30, was released from jail November 6 after posting bonds totaling $18,000 dollars. Three men from northwest Harris County are caught scooping asphalt from a Texas department of transportation materials yard between College Station and Millican into a 20 foot utility trailer. The men, from Hockley, were arrested by a Brazos County sheriff’s deputy for misdemeanor theft for taking an estimated $1,200 dollars of asphalt. Among those watching the theft were a Navasota police officer and a DPS trooper. Released from jail after posting $5,000 dollar bonds were 41 year old Julian Guzman-Melendez Sr., 25 year old Jesus Guzman-Melendez, and 19 year old Julian Ruben Guzman-Melendez. One of three College Station police officers responding to a domestic violence assault was hit and scratched by the suspect. The CSPD arrest report says this was after officers fired tasers. The suspect complied after being ordered at gunpoint to lay on the ground and not move. 41 year old John Claude Griffin was taken to jail on charges of assaulting a public servant, resisting and evading arrest, family violence assault, and public intoxication. He remains held as of November 6th in lieu of bonds totaling $16,600 dollars.
