Trial of teen sex case stalls as suspect flees courtroom
In Liberty County a 13 year old girl testifies about a gang rape incident linked to a wider case of 20 men and boys. Eric McGowen, 20, fled the Cleveland courtroom during a break and did not return as testimony continued. Prosecutors described multiple assaults in 2010 with alleged video records. eight of the 20 have pleaded guilty. The girl, testifying under a pseudonym, described being forced into a “baby room” and subjected to acts including use of a beer bottle. Jurors saw condom evidence tied to several incidents. The case sparked community unrest amid claims of racism and victim-blaming. McGowen faces up to life if convicted.
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Liberty County
Eric McGowen
McGowen
Matthew Poston
Mark Morefield
Cleveland
McGowan
Joe Warren
Warren
Police Beat Report From Spring and Pasadena
A Spring man was arrested after a brief foot chase for evading arrest and possession of a controlled substance with outstanding Harris County warrants. A Baytown woman was detained for evading arrest and criminal trespass at a convenience store. The report cites multiple thefts including power tools, electronics, and firearms from locations on East Texas Avenue Northwood Drive and Garth Road, with values totaling several hundred dollars.
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Spring
Murrill Avenue
Harris County
Baytown
Interstate 10
East Texas Avenue
Northwood Drive
Pasadena
Garth Road
Robbery Attempt Outside Seventh Day Adventist Church
Police reported an attempted robbery at 9 09 p m Wednesday in the 400 block of West Narro Street in the church parking lot. Three black males in ski masks demanded purses and money from two women while displaying a shotgun and a pistol but fled toward Duke Street behind the church.
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West Narro Street
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Duke Street
Star Award continues with Lee College recognized
State education experts will review final nominees and pick the Star Award winner to be announced at the 12th Annual Star Awards Ceremony and Luncheon on Oct. 4 in Austin. Lee College praises its centralized developmental education division for boosting student success and completion since 2007 with new teaching approaches and support services.
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Austin
Texas
Cathy Kemper
Lee College
Kemper
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