The good news is that for many of you, the lights are back, and so is the heat. The bad news is that when one problem gets resolved, another one seems to pop up as Texas continues to deal with a deep freeze.
Galveston Police Department Captain turns himself in, charged with assault, harassment
Pedro Alcocer
GALVESTON, Texas - A Galveston Police Department Captain was released on bond after turning himself in on Monday.
According to a release, Galveston Police Department Captain Pedro Alcocer was involved in an off-duty disturbance regarding possible criminal conduct on Friday.
Authorities said preliminary investigations were shared with the Galveston County District Attorney’s Office who recommended charges of assault family violence and harassment.
GALVESTON
A Galveston County deputy on Nov. 29 pushed Ariel Ledesma to the floor of a cell at the county jail. The push caused Ledesma to hit his head, an injury that landed him in a local hospital.
Ledesma died in the hospital on Dec. 14. The deputy, Sgt. Jonathan Wuneburger, has been on leave since Ledesma was hospitalized, and the Texas Rangers are investigating whether the deputyâs use of force amounted to a criminal act, officials said.
A custodial death reported obtained by The Daily News on Wednesday provided the first limited description of the incident that led to Ledesmaâs injury and death. The report asserts Ledesma was attempting to escape when he was pushed.
Updated: 10:10 AM PST, December 23, 2020
Earlier this month, Tiaundra Kae Christon, now 23, of College Station was sentenced to 20 years in prison. She was found guilty of tampering with physical evidence with the intent to impair a corpse.
Two years ago, a Texas mother dressed a life-sized doll to look like her dead daughter as a way to disguise the death of her 2-year-old –– who had been brutally beaten, with her body kept in a car for three days before being tossed into a bayou, according to reports. Earlier this month, Tiaundra Kae Christon, now 23, of College Station was sentenced to 20 years in prison. She was found guilty of tampering with physical evidence with the intent to impair a corpse, KIRO7 reported. She was sentenced Dec. 14 and also handed a fine of $10,000.
The rules are the rules, but Galveston County Judge Mark Henry isnât happy about them.
The state of Texas on Tuesday tightened restrictions on businesses and hospitals in Galveston County and the surrounding region because the stateâs data show an increase in the number of people being treated in local hospitals for COVID-19. For seven days in a row, more than 15 percent of hospital capacity in Galveston and eight nearby counties were being used by COVID-19 patients, according to the state.
Under orders issued by Gov. Greg Abbott in October, the rate triggered a return to COVID-related restrictions that were in place for most the summer.