Odessan Robberies Disable Clerk and Assaults Reported
Odessa police logs recount early Friday robberies at Texaco Food Mart on Andrews Highway and a 7 Eleven on Harless Avenue. Suspects described as a white man and a 32-year-old Hispanic male, with further incidents including an aggravated assault on Marshal Newcomb III and a false imprisonment case leading to a jail hold for William Snipes Jr. Details note stolen cash, cigarettes, and a pistol threat amid ongoing investigations.
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Odessa
Marshal Newcomb III
Tom Green Avenue
Newcomb
Ector County
William Paul Snipes Jr
26Th St
Otis Moore
Lori Lynn Hill
Kermit Highway
Hill
Odessa clerk foils early morning 7-Eleven hold up
At about 6 15 a m Thursday Jose Rafael Marceleno a 21 year old Odessa clerk at the 7 Eleven on East 52nd prevented a robbery by grabbing a chain after a man brought an item to the counter and demanded money. The suspect a Hispanic male about 5 10 190 with brown hair wore a white shirt and white shorts with black stripes fled. Separate reports note a sexual abuse claim involving an 8 year old Odessa girl in November 1991 and a string of unauthorized vehicle takeovers across multiple Odessa addresses with values ranging from 9 500 to 20 000 including a 1992 GMC pickup and a 1982 Buick LeSabre. An August 1 theft in the Juanita Drive area totaled 1 000 in appliances.
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Hisel
Odessa
Jose Rafael Marceleno
East 52Nd Street
Marceleno
Jessie Edward Bass II
Golder Avenue
Z. Hernandez
Colleen Samford Graham
Kermit Highway
F. Nayola
Chad David Patterson
Grayson Avenue
Cpl. L. Zyla
Kevin Scott Pyle
East University Boulevard
Col. A. White
Man who asked for castration gets life term
Steven Allen Butler, 28, received a maximum life sentence for raping a 13 year old girl after jurors deliberated about 24 hours. Butler, previously on probation for indecent conduct with a 7 year old, had sparked international attention by seeking castration in exchange for probation.
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Houston
Steven Allen Butler
Butler
Denial of Drug Gang Ties in Doctor Death
Cameron County official rejects claims eye surgeon Victor Leal was killed by drug traffickers. Authorities say no evidence of execution or torture. Leal had ties to a Matamoros gang linked to Juan Garcia Abrego, with charges dropped recently.
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Brownsville
Cameron County
Victor Leal
Gulf
Port Isabel
Etse
Luis Saenz
Saenz
Leal
Matamoros
Odessa Teens Escape Injury After Street Shooting
Two Odessa teens aged 15 and 16 were in the 800 block of East 38th Street around 2 p.m. Thursday when a person they knew displayed a small gun and fired. No injuries reported as police investigated the incident.
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Odessa
East 38Th Street
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Sandra Christine Thompson
Harless Avenue
Thompson
Doug Sharrock
Chisum Avenue
G. Bowers
Ector
Bradlee Joe Bushman
Juanita Drive
R. Jones
Mike McSpadden
McSpadden
Jim Barr
Rae i
Permian Basin
Regional Blood Center
Winwood Mall
42Nd and
Grandview
West Texas Singles and
Texas Country Western Dance Association
Moose Lodge
Dixie Blvd
North of University
At&t
Penbrook
Southwestern Portland Cement
U.S. Armed Forces Reserve
Kara Simons
Texas State Association of Fire Fighters
Airport Plaza
Albertson
Midland Drive
Permian Basin Regional Blood Center
Big 2
Medical Center Hospital
Memorial Hospital and Medical Center
Midland
Schwan’s
Schwan
8Th & Dixie
U.S.D.A
Jon
American National Studios Presents
Glamour
Texas
EDANS
N. Grant
Mon
Metro
Armstrong
Congoleum
Tarkett
Dupont Teflon
Velvet
Saxony
Sleep Shop
Sealy Celebrity
SERTA
BAED
Odessa of Midland
Sealy
White Iron & Brass
Slumberland
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