Administrative error linked to accidental release of murder suspect
Paul Lujan aged 33, accused of the Aug 22 2009 stabbing death of Roger Vasquez Jr outside Crossroads Bar, was released from a private federal lockup in Odessa after an apparent administrative error. He surrendered later the same day, and federal and local agencies launched a search. The U S Marshal's Service said measures will prevent recurrence as the murder case proceeds in state court while a federal firearms charge was refiled.
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U.S. Marshal’s Service
Paul Lujan
Ector County
Lujan
Roger Lee Vasquez Jr
Crossroads Bar
Odessa
Ector County Detention Center
Ector County Correctional Center
Donna Sellers
U.S. Marshal's
Sellers
U.S
Brandi Young
Young
Vasquez
Texas Department of Public Safety
Reeves County
Man indicted in shooting case in Odessa
Abel Garcia Jr. of 800 E 95th St was indicted by an Ector County grand jury on two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. The 27 year old remains jailed on 375000 total bonds. Victims Tabetha Morris and David Mendez reported meeting Garcia as “Striker” at a game room, then encountered him at Yancey’s Mobile Home Park where Morris lives. A fight led to Garcia drawing a gun and firing at Morris, striking her in the head. Mendez suffered a minor forehead injury. Garcia was arrested Feb 18 after police traced his name and number from a tip. Security footage reportedly showed his distinctive tattoos.
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Odessa
Golder Avenue
Ector County
Abel Garcia Jr
95Th St
Bonds
Taling
Garcia
Tabetha Morris
David Mendez
Andrews Highway
Yancey
Morris
Mendez
Odessa arrests tied to string of thefts and crimes
Two men were arrested on bonds totaling 181000 after being linked to multiple thefts over three months. Michael Ducote Jr. faces four counts of burglary and other charges. Richard Sandell is charged with burglary of a building. Separately, a 21-year-old and his brother were robbed at gunpoint, and Cesar Gonzalez was arrested for online solicitation of a minor after meeting a 14-year-old on Facebook. Police urge tips to Odessa Crime Stoppers.
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57Th St
Ector County Detention Center
Richard Sandell
22Nd St
Odessa Soccer Association
42Nd St
Trading Post
N. Dixie Blvd
Darville Plumbing
Wyndjammer
Ducote
Sandell
Darville
U.S. Marshal’s Service
Oakwood Drive
Duran
LeSueur
Odessa
Content Creators Workshop and Book Signing Events
The Geeks Sense Permian Basin Anime Gaming Expo Saiken Media host a 1 pm to 3 pm Content Creators Workshop at Starbucks Market Street 675 4950 42nd St and author McKade Levi Marshall signs books at Hastings Books 3897 E 42nd St 1 pm to 8 pm. Marshall books Tasting the Goodness of God Breathe. Adoption event by Humane Society of Odessa at Music City Mall 4101 E 42nd St 2 pm to 6 pm. Kung Fu Panda 3 screening 3 pm at Ector County Library 321 W Fifth St. Bart Crow concert 6 pm at Dos Amigos 4700 N Golder Ave. MEGA Foundation fundraiser 6 pm to 10 pm at Odessa Country Club 1 Fairway Dr. RockHounds Military Weekend at Security Bank Ballpark 5514 Champions Dr Midland 7 pm. Pat O Bryan 7 pm Fort Stockton The Garage Coffee 1110 N Main St. Summer Mummers melodrama Midland Feb 8 through Sept 3 Yucca Theatre 208 N Colorado Ave Midland. Spamalot Alpine 8:15 pm Sul Ross State University Kokernot Outdoor Theatre. Movie in the Park The Little Rascals 8:45 pm Lawndale Park. Dirty Glass Midland 9 pm The Beer Garden. Auditions West Texas Talent July 9 Lubbock July 25 Odessa College Finals Oct 1 Odessa College. Call 978-7405 or visit westtexastalent.com.
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Permian Basin
Saiken Media
Starbucks-Market Street
42Nd St
Www
Thegeeksense. Com
McKade
Levi” Marshall
Hastings Books
E. 42Nd St
Marshall
God
McKade Marshall
West Texas
MCM Elegant
Lubbock
Odessa College
Odessa
Midland
KMID
Rebecca Jeffrey
Westtexastalent.com
Shirtless shooter fires at trio in Odessa
Odessa man Wesley Donovan King 21 was arrested at 12 02 am on West 26th Street after witnesses reported a shirtless man with a gun aiming at them and firing three rounds. No injuries. three shell casings and a live round found. King faces three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and misdemeanors for unlawful carrying of a weapon possession of a dangerous drug and public intoxication. He is held on 491000 bonds at the Ector County Detention Center.
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Odessa
Wesley Donovan King
King
26Th St
Ector County Detention Center
West 26Th Street
OPD
West County Road
FEMA sets July 29 deadline for Texas storm victims
FEMA announced a July 29 deadline for Texas residents affected by April storms and flooding to apply for disaster assistance. Applications cover weather-related damage from April 17 to April 30 and may grant non repayable funds for temporary housing and emergency repairs to eligible homeowners and renters in numerous counties including Harris, Dallas, Fort Bend, Montgomery, and more.
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Austin
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FEMA
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Anderson
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Colorado
Fayette
Fort Bend
Grimes
Harris
Liberty
Montgomery
Parker
San Jacinto
Smith
Waller
Wharton and
Woodcoun
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