The following are excerpts from reports generated by the Texas County Sheriff’s Department:
•An Illinois woman called March 25 to request that a deputy check the well-being of her nephew at a Highway Y residence at Willow Springs. The officer went to the home and learned the nephew had died Dec. 31.
The officer called the woman back to deliver the news.
•An anonymous person called March 24 to request that a deputy check the well-being of a woman at a Highway 32 residence at Roby.
The caller said a man was screaming at her at Walt’s store. Upon arrival, the officer knocked on the door and woke up the man and woman. They stated they had been there all day, and everything was fine.
•An anonymous caller reported on March 24 that a woman was waving a pistol around at the Paddy Creek Campground at Success. The caller said the woman was in a red truck pulling a horse trailer. Upon arrival at the campground, an investigating officer found nobody there.
•A deputy responded March 23 to a report of a fight in progress outside a Highway B residence at Raymondville.
INVESTIGATIONS
Upon arrival, the officer saw nobody outside the home. Contact was made with people inside and they said nobody had been fighting, or even arguing.
•A deputy was dispatched at about 2:40 p.m. March 23 after a man reported that two men dressed in white walking around behind his U.S. 63 residence at Licking. Upon arrival, the officer was informed that the two men had permission to be there.
•A 40-year-old Houston woman reported on March 22 that two bags containing makeup and other items (with a total value of $400) had been swiped from her vehicle the previous night while it was parked at New Beginnings Baptist Church on Piney Drive at Bucyrus.
The woman said church security personnel had run off two teenage boys earlier the same evening.
Texas County Jail admissions
March 19
Jacob D. Allred – writ
Erica S. Woolsey – stealing
John Burrough – possession of controlled substance
Joshua J. Wade – parole violation
March 20
Gary D. Holman – burglary
Andrew L. O’Daniels – stealing
Donald R. Thomas – 24-hour commitment
John S. Richards – 10-day commitment
Sonya R. Fiske – passing bad check
Jesse L. Lane – possession of illegal weapon, possession of controlled substance
March 21
Kyle M. Lemasters – drug charges
March 22
Charish Day – 48-hour commitment
Michael D. McLain – 48-hour commitment
Christopher White – violence to MDOC employee
Christopher E. Giller – driving while revoked
March 23
Michael A. Coats – non-support
Loyd Decker Jr. – receiving stolen property
Michael E. Hoth – 48-hour commitment
Brandon L. Carter – failure to obey
March 24
Taylor Francis – failure to stop at posted stop sign
Michael W. Malota – driving while revoked