County Judge Ruben Becerra and the mayors of San Marcos and Buda issued local disaster declarations over the weekend that are in effect for seven days or until the winter weather conditions no longer exist.
On Tuesday, Feb. 9, Haywood County Sheriff’s Office deputies stopped a vehicle on North Canton Road around 4 p.m. A search of the vehicle p.
Jail expansion project enters critical phase Tentative plans for a jail expansion in Waynesville have generated spirited debate. File photo
Opponents of Haywood County’s proposed $16 million jail expansion project are ramping up pressure on county commissioners to consider alternative proposals that would devote more resources to keeping people out of jail.
“Before we actively ruin peoples’ lives with a jail, we have to address these drivers of incarceration,” said Jesse Lee Dunlap, an organizer with local grassroots advocacy group Down Home North Carolina. “We want some focus on keeping people out of jail. We have, right next door, the example of Swain County where they recently expanded their detention center but because they did not address the drivers of incarceration, they are already full and having to ship inmates to other counties.”
Monday, February 8, 2021
The Hays County Commissioners Court will consider submitting two grant applications to the Office of the Governor’s Criminal Justice Division during its regular meeting Tuesday.
One grant up for submission is to the General Victim Assistance Program for the Hays County Victim Assistance for the Family Justice Center.
The grant amount of $54,868 will fund the Hays County Victim Assistance Coordinator position that will provide services and assistance directly to victims of crime to speed their recovery and help them through the criminal justice process.
The second application will be to renew the Mental Health Crisis Intervention grant.
1 adult, 3 juveniles charged with capital murder after man dies from gunshot wound, officials say
Giancarlo Perez died at an area hospital from his injuries
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Jason Martinez, 17, is charged for capital murder following a homicide in Hays County. (KSAT)
BUDA, Texas – Three juveniles and one adult are in custody and charged with capital murder in connection with a recent homicide in Buda, according to the Hays County Sheriff’s Office.
Jason Martinez, 17, who is charged as an adult, and three juveniles are all from Austin and charged with capital murder in the shooting death of Giancarlo Perez, officials said.
This comes after Perez, of Buda, was found around 6:20 p.m. on Jan. 21, in the 6900 block of Sunfield Drive with a gunshot wound.