Burnet man charged with murder in death of 75-year-old woman 3 months ago | DailyTrib.com Burnet police arrested 45-year-old Adrian Lee Vega on Wednesday, Dec. 30, and charged him in the January 2020 murder of 75-year-old Nancy Holt Lord.
Burnet police arrested a 45-year-old man for the murder of Nancy Holt Lord, almost a year after her death.
On Wednesday, Dec. 30, police charged Adrian Lee Vega of Burnet with capital murder after he confessed to killing the 75-year-old woman.
Lord went missing on Jan. 6, 2020, after she checked out of a Burnet motel. Her son met with Burnet County sheriff’s deputies four days later to report her missing and that he feared she was dead. Later that day, police found Lord’s body in a well in the 300 block of West Brier Street.
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Don’t fall for a caller claiming to be a Burnet County sheriff’s deputy or constable with a warrant for your arrest, law enforcement officials are warning residents.
In November, someone claiming to be a deputy was calling people to inform them about a warrant for their arrest. If they obtained a prepaid credit card or gift card and called him back at the number he provided, then he would take care of the warrant, he said.
DailyTrib.com Support Community Press You can show your support of a vibrant and healthy free press by becoming a voluntary subscriber. Subscribe Now 3 months ago | DailyTrib.com Officials haven’t determined the cause of a fire that destroyed Mahomet Christian Church on Dec. 9, but a task force of local, state, and federal investigators are investigating it as a possible arson. It’s one of 17 blazes since April that the task force is investigating. Photo courtesy of Scott Wall
A task force of local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies is investigating a string of suspicious fires in Burnet County dating to April. The latest blaze destroyed the historic Mahomet Christian Church.
DailyTrib.com Support Community Press You can show your support of a vibrant and healthy free press by becoming a voluntary subscriber. Subscribe Now 4 months ago | DailyTrib.com The Texas State Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating the cause of a fire that destroyed the Mahomet Christian Church late Wednesday, Dec. 9. It is located in the 10,000 block of FM 243 in the Mahomet community. Photo courtesy of Scott Wall
The Texas State Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating a blaze that destroyed a historic church in northeast Burnet County during the night Dec. 9.
The Bertram Volunteer Fire Department, Oakalla Volunteer Fire Department, and Burnet Volunteer Fire Department responded to a fire at the Mahomet Christian Church in the 10,000 block of FM 243 near the U.S. 183 intersection at about 11 p.m. Wednesday.