Fire marshal holding back O'Michael case in Odessa
Odessa arson for profit probe stalled as state investigators withhold files from District Attorney Mike Holmes. FBI in El Paso also probes the O’Michael Building fire that damaged the North Jackson Street structure on November 25. John Thomas Peterson faces second degree arson charges, while Richard Womack leads the state investigation.
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Odessa
Mike Holmes
Holmes
Austin
Federal Bureau of Investigation
el Paso
O’michael
Jackson Street
Bob Bryant
Keith Weddell
Ray Stoker Jr
Midland
Bryant
John Thomas Peterson
Keeling St
Peterson
John Peterson
Richard Womack
Ector County
Suspect held in Kermit capital murder case
An Odessa man, Michael Eugene Sharp, 28, remained in Winkler County Jail on two capital murder counts after a Friday killings of Brenda Broadway and her daughter in Kermit. He was arrested Wednesday in Sweetwater after a bus stop alert, and held on $200,000 bond for kidnapping in the related case.
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Odessa
Kermit
Winkler County
Michael Eugene Sharp
15Th St
Brenda K. Broadway
Christie Elms
Sharp
Sweetwater
Nolan County
Don Underwood
Gerald Bird
Underwood
Quiet Odessa Neighbor Suspect In Kermit Double Slaying
Neighbors described Michael Eugene Sharp as quiet and polite, with a good job and a stylish apartment, until he was named the prime suspect in a double slaying near Kermit. His arrest at a Sweetwater bus station ended the community’s growing fear.
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Tim Madigan
Michael Eugene Sharp
Sharp
West 15Th Street
Odessa
Kermit
Sweetwater
Windfall Profits Tax Faces Court Test
The Windfall Profits Tax faces a federal court ruling as Harold B. Scoggins argues the tax violates the U.S. Constitution by disfavoring a minority and taxing them by the majority. The two day hearing before U.S. District Judge Ewing Kerr also focuses on the tax’s constitutional questions amid projected revenue of about 227.3 billion. Texas Attorney General Mark White calls the approach to taxing extra income from crude oil decontrol extremely unwise and notes the tax has the opposite effect.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
U.S
Harold B. Scoggins
Independent Petroleum Association of America
Scoggins
Ewing Kerr
Texas
Mark White
United States
Alaska
Beer drive in Andrews County sparks countywide debate
In Andrews County a petition drive to legalize off premises beer sales intensifies a 22 year dispute. Supporter Clarence Neal says legal sales will curb bootlegging and serve residents, while opponent Rev. H A Hanks Jr argues alcohol will erode morals. Both campaigns mobilize voters, with lists cross checked for eligibility as the petition heads toward a June 24 deadline.
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Dennis ST. Germaine
Andrews
Andrews County
Clarence Neal
Neal
H.A. Hanks Jr
First Baptist Church
Hanks
Andrews County News
West Texas
Glen Berry
Berry
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Odessa American
Andrews Beer
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