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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1983
Page
18
A 19-year-old Odessa man was stabbed in the back and listed in critical condition at Medical Center Hospital. Jim Croll, brought in by private vehicle, remained in ICU as police cited a domestic disturbance. He will not file charges. ambulance records show an initial call then a cancellation.
A 32 year old Odessa city jail inmate who escaped from Medical Center Hospital Sunday was recaptured Thursday after noon at an East Second Street motel. Mary Martinez remains in city jail on a felony escape charge with a $10,000 bond. She claimed to be five months pregnant and was found outside a motel room. Martinez was treated for an ailment at the hospital when she escaped by locking a staff member who had brought a food tray into the room. She had been arrested June 30 on a theft charge and held on a $2,500 bond.
A 40-year-old Odessa woman was abducted at gunpoint Thursday afternoon in West Odessa and raped. A 36-year-old man, in custody in the case, remained at Ector County Jail for questioning. The victim escaped about 11 p.m. after being driven around the county and later sought help. Deputies arrested the suspect walking in the 9000 block of Sierra Avenue.
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