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Odessa Year of Crime and Fire Toll Narrated
A sweeping Odessa area year report details a July 5 kidnapping and sexual assault case tied to Morales, several murders including June Naylor and Ivan Porras, multiple arsons and train accidents, and notable incidents in Seminole and Kermit with police, firefighters, and court actions. The account spans Mexican extradition efforts, a Seminole officer shooting, a forest and strip club fire, and Midland blasts with cascading investigations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
OPD
Morales
Ojinaga
Mexico
Ector County
Ector County District Attorney's Office and the U.S. Marshal's Service
Mexico City
Seminole
Darrell Hobbs
Erica Muro
Daniel Lee Flores
Flores
Hobbs
Forest Strip Club
Jaguar’s Gold Club
Midland
Terrace Chemical
Midland Oilfield Chemical Company
June Naylor
Naylor
Don Naylor
James Harold
Jamie” Naylor
Ector County Detention Center
Ivan Rene Porras
Ruben Macias
Macias
42Nd Street
Medical Center Hospital
Porras
Sheriff's
Wanda Sue Sides
Frank Bargsley Jr
Sides
Ruben Garcia Aguilar
Union Pacific
Kermit
Pecos
Dacoby
Donsha McDowell
Brandon Radell Morris
McDowell
U.S
Toby Julian
Calvin Ray Davis
OFD
Dean
Marine Boat
Ike’s
Texaco
McMinn
Erica Childress
Hectar
Robert Lee
Kent Cole
Heidi Jean Haussecker
Dee 16
Tom Green
Perenco LLC
Western Midland
Michelle James
Greenwood