Baytown man gets 12 years for intoxication manslaughter
Ernest Allen Cheek, 45, was sentenced to 12 years in a Texas state penitentiary after pleading guilty to two counts of intoxication manslaughter for a crash on Interstate 10 near Stolander Road that killed Brandon Smith, 23, and Dixie Pond, 24, and injured two others while his blood alcohol content stood at .20.
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Baytown man gets prison term for December killings and injuries
A Baytown man was sentenced on charges tied to a December incident that killed two people and injured two others. Prosecutor Darin Darby said the plea caps at 20 years per count, with at least half served before parole eligibility. Victims’ families, including children of the deceased, filled the courtroom seeking justice.
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Demolition of Taft Circle apartments begins in Baytown
Crews started tearing down the 11 building Taft Circle complex in the Plumwood subdivision after health officials deemed it uninhabitable in 2001. JTB Services won a 550000 contract to demolish the structures and slabs with asbestos abatement to precede demolition, to be finished within ten days.
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Finley Kid Confronts Stranger After Door Opened
A terse exchange unfolds as Finley, described as a kid, remarks You really screwed up, didn't you? then leaves abruptly after opening the door. The moment is brief and unsettled, highlighting a sharp confrontation before the subject departs.
Horace Mann teacher suspended during investigation
Erin Baumann, a first year Horace Mann teacher, is suspended without pay as Baytown police investigate an alleged inappropriate relationship with a female student. Goose Creek officials said the administration made the suspension, not the school board, and parents were informed by letter on April 24.
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Sentencing in flu shot scam postponed to May 14
The sentencing of key figure Martha Denise Gonzalez in the October 2005 flu shot fraud case was reset to May 14 after Iyad Abu El Hawa received a 46 month federal prison term for assisting Gonzalez. El Hawa and others allegedly filled syringes with purified water at a health fair injuring 1100 workers, with Gonzalez facing up to 10 years and a $250000 fine. The 11:30 a.m. hearing will be held at the Bob Casey U.S. Courthouse in Houston.
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Knife-wielding man demands money at Allenbrook Health Center
Police say a man with a knife confronted an Allenbrook Healthcare Center employee at about 5 a.m. Wednesday, who fled without giving any money or harm. A separate traffic stop led to a drug paraphernalia charge after a glass crack pipe was found. Baytown police logged 187 calls from Wednesday to Thursday with various crimes and incidents.
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Allenbrook Healthcare Center
Baytown
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