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A former secretary at a Houston Independent School District elementary school pleaded guilty this week to stealing about $35,000 in school activity funds, then setting a small fire at the campus in a failed attempt to cover up her theft, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced.
Adriana Castorena-Narvaez pleaded guilty and was convicted Thursday of felony misapplication of fiduciary property, as well as paying to repair damage from a small fire that she set to divert attention.
Taft Police have arrested a man in connection with a small fire that broke out in downtown Taft Sunday night.
The fire happened the morning of April 26, closing area roads and forcing a dozen or more agencies to respond to the scene.
A traffic stop in Pinon Hills led to a search warrant at a residence where sheriff's deputies discovered firearms and illegal drugs.