Indictment Clears 28 Aryan Circle Members in Meth Bust
Acting on federal indictments, about 15 agencies rounded up 28 Aryan Circle members, 23 already in custody and five arrested earlier. One suspect remained at large. All charged were held without bond on US Marshals holds. Charges include manufacturing 33 pounds of meth.
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Indictment Targets Aryan Circle Meth Ring in West Texas
Federal authorities charged 30 individuals, including Johnny Wane Hines Jr and Donnie D Thompson, in connection with a wide ranging case against the Aryan Circle prison gang. The group allegedly manufactured 33 pounds of methamphetamine and faces possible life terms. Local officials escorted Thompson to Floyd Gwin Park as part of the investigation.
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Ector County
Joe Commander
Crane County
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission
Donnie D. Thompson
Police Athletic League
Floyd Gwin Park
Aryan Circle
FNL star Lee Thompson Young embraces film role in Odessa
South Carolina native Lee Thompson Young plays Chris Comer in the Friday Night Lights film adaptation. He discusses adjusting to Odessa skies, pursuing a film degree at USC, and shifting from The Famous Jett Jackson to cinema while balancing schoolwork and acting growth.
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South Carolina
Lee Thompson Young
Odessa
Young
Chris Comer
H.G “Buzz” Bissinger
Disney Channel
Jett Jackson
University of Southern California
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Credibility at stake for Clarke and Bush
Richard Clarke faced a credibility test in front of a bipartisan panel as he accused the Bush administration of failing to show urgency against terrorism before September 11. He told victims families that the government failed them, while his testimony challenged the White House's stance on al Qaida and threatened to impact Bush's reelection momentum.
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Washington
Richard Clarke
Bush
Clinton
Clarke
White House
Four bodies found in Gulf search for missing Era Aviation helicopter
Coast Guard crews located four bodies floating about 60 miles off the Texas coast while continuing to search for a helicopter carrying 10 people that vanished the previous day in the Gulf of Mexico. A lifejacket bearing Era’s name and other debris were found as the hunt moved north from the Galveston area amid 6 to 8 foot seas and rough conditions.
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Gulf of Mexico
Coast Guard
Era Aviation, Inc
Rob Wyman
New Orleans
Wyman
Galveston
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Discoverer Spirit
South Padre Island
Transocean, Inc
Adam Wine
Tim O’neal
el Lago
Gulf
U.S. Coast Guard
Ellington Field
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