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Arrests From Weekend Incidents On And Around The Texas A&M Campus

Texas A&M’s president is not the only Mark Welsh who lives in College Station. Another Mark Welsh, who lives near campus in the Southside district, called College Station police Friday night (August 30) about one hour before Midnight Yell reporting a man was trying to get inside his house. CSPD arrest reports say it took three officers to take the man into custody. After going to a hospital to be medically cleared, 53 year old Daryl Stilley of Tomball was taken to jail on charges of public intoxication, resisting arrest, failing to give his name, and criminal trespassing. Stilley is out of jail after posting bonds totaling $6,000 dollars. A 20 year old tailgater at Saturday’s Aggie football game was arrested by Texas A&M police (UPD) shortly after kickoff on charges of public intoxication, breaking into Blue Bell Park, taking property belonging to an Aggie assistant baseball coach, then making his way onto the track at Kyle Field without a pass. UPD arrest reports say Brady Quarles was wearing a custom made Aggie baseball jacket and carrying a monogrammed baseball bag and a binder identified as the “Blue Bell Park Strategy”. Quarles, who was also charged with lying about his age, is out of jail after posting bonds totaling $9,000 dollars. A College Station police officer writes in his arrest report his “amazement at what appeared to be a string of increasingly terrible decisions” by a bicyclist. The officer says the bicyclist did not wait to cross University at College Main after Saturday night’s Aggie football game. Instead, the officer had on his body camera, video of the bicyclist who “dodged a number of officers”, “careened through pedestrians”, “and was nearly run over by traffic”. The bicyclist who eventually caught, was taken to jail for evading arrest. 19 year old Aidan Hernandez of College Station is out of jail after posting a $5,000 dollar bond. A suburban Houston man tells Texas A&M police (UPD) after Saturday night’s Aggie football game that he has “a horrible temper especially when it comes to the team” that he loves. The UPD arrest report says that was the man’s explanation for throwing his car keys and his t-shirt into the pond at Aggie Park, kicking his wife, and yelling at their son. The UPD arrest report also says the wife reported her husband burned down their home in anger, which the officer confirmed there was an arson charge from February of 2016. 47 year old Sean Eamonn Kearns of Katy, who was charged with family violence assault causing bodily injury, is out of jail after posting a $5,000 dollar bond. Texas A&M police shared on its social media that an unlocked vehicle with the key in the vehicle, was stolen Sunday night (September 1) from a campus parking lot. University police reported on social media that the vehicle was recovered Monday (September 3) in Palestine and two unidentified people were taken into custody.

Fee Increases Approved By The College Station City Council

After the College Station city council approved the fiscal year 2025 budget and property tax rate, came a near unanimous vote on setting hundreds of fees to take affect October 1. Councilman Bob Yancy abstained from the vote, saying “I just believe this is too much fiscal information to cram into one meeting.” The list includes increasing parks and recreation fees for non residents. There was no change in parks and recreation fees for College Station residents. Non residents, who had paid 20 percent more, will pay 25 percent more. Councilwoman Elizabeth Cunha, who was part of the six to the nothing vote, said the city is still subsidizing the parks and recreation fee for non residents. Water rates will increase ten percent. Most other fees are increasing by three and a half percent, which reflects the increase in the national consumer price index. Click HERE to read and download presentation materials from the August 22, 2024 College Station city council meeting. Click HERE to read and download the resolution that was approved from the August 22, 2024 College Station city council meeting. Click below to hear comments from the August 22, 2024 College Station city council meeting.  

Texas A&M Employees And Students Invited To Provide Feedback On Two Presidential Study Committee Draft Reports

Texas A&M students and employees still have time to provide feedback to the preliminary findings of two studies done by committees appointed by the president. There is a September 17th deadline for feedback on a 72 page capacity study. Draft recommendations includes pausing undergraduate growth on the main campus for the next five years and allow modest growth in graduate and online enrollment. Click HERE to read and download the draft report on Texas A&M’s capacity study. Students and employees have until September 10th to respond to recommendations to improve student experiences. The 44 page report is broken down into four sections…the impact of enrollment growth in serving students, the changing needs of new A&M students, providing a high quality academic experience, and addressing what the report calls the “nickel and diming” of students. Click HERE to read and download the draft report on Texas A&M’s student experience study.