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Fhe Battalion STATE & LOCAL 3 Thursday, April 27,1989 i inability, a nation f rom penalties dow this? jse of alcohol, lossessors xtsition of s, lawmakers atives. e who recklessly iobriety. Victims nt of the cempts ’ people don’t oversial —in itizens who and law he visible group ? to support such gnore the one ; criminal? What 'es the right to edit kttm letter must be signed anti Tica aur problems—our senior economics list for The Batta! >, but to be e have before us, a :d. most visible partof rous and grand is of them rise up to asp all that is good ne of the branches ad, reaching out to malevolent. Eves orrupt to some ex- branches can be ig down to keep is , to stay “down to is in the clouds. nitefy venerable > grow and evolve; hieved overnight, ising wisdom and ree of brittleness to e stories of a strong lie old, strong tree, s bent with the wind ling. The old tret indie the windsol trees, this one in- animal fluctuations riginal form af- id this tree to all of e, who are in times k knowledge. This auty of nature, tht ne in the physical of God. This tret l bringer ofhopeto they are hopeless, ny have known so xer, the highest ex- s a sophomorepsf columnist forTti Breathed Drug-ring suspect pleads innocent to charges BROWNSVILLE (AP) — The inly suspect in U.S. custody in con- icction with an alleged occult-in- luenced drug smuggling ring inked to 15 deaths pleaded inno- ent Wednesday to federal drug barges. Serafin Hernandez Rivera, 45, of irownsville, was arrested in Hous- on on April 17 and is one of 11 leople who was indicted the next lay in McAllen on four federal mints related to marijuana posses ion and importation. “We ll enter a plea of not guilty as o each and every one of these mints,” federal public defender Fe- ixReciotold U.S. Magistrate Fiden- io Garza. AU.S. magistrate in Houston last : riday ordered Hernandez held nthoutbond, pending trial. Garza on Wednesday set jury se- ecdon for Hernandez’ trial in Irownsville for May 30, following iretrial hearings on May 15 and lay 26. Hernandez, a native of La Bar- mca, Tamaulipas, Mexico, spoke Spanish through an interpreter at. be arraignment. Officials have said they do not be- ieve Hernandez was involved in the irganization’s cidt faction which, iccording to suspects in Mexican nstody, ritually sacrificed and mu- iated some of the victims found kiried west of Matamoros, Mexi- ». Some of the five suspects in Mexi can custody have said the ritual slay ings were supposed to provide mag ical protection from spirits to aid the smuggling activity. Hernandez’ brother, Elio Her nandez Rivera, is one of the suspects held in Mexico in connection with the case. Some of the victims were chosen at random, including University of Texas student Mark Kilroy, said Co- mandante Juan Benitez Ayala, of the Mexican Federal Judicial Police in Matamoros. But the majority of the 15 victims were drug traffickers or police killed in retaliation for soured drug deals, Benitez said. Assistant U.S. Attorney John Crews said he expects the defense to request a venue change due to local publicity in the case. Recio declined comment. Crews said the prosecution does not have any of the marijuana Her nandez and 10 others are accused of smuggling. “That obviously makes our bur den of proof harder,” Crews said. “That’s why it’s called a ‘no-dope conspiracy,’ because we don’t actu ally have the controlled substance in our possession.” He declined to provide further details of the investiga- tion. Officials have said the organiza tion was responsible for smuggling a ton of marijuana weekly into the United States. Crews said it was not unusual for accused drug traffickers to use pub lic defenders, sometimes in an ef fort to hide their assets. The four-count indictment ac cuses Hernandez and 10 others of conspiracy to import more than 100 kilograms (220 pounds) of mari juana, importation of 1,800 pounds of the drug, conspiracy tp possess more than 100 kilograms of pot and possession of 1,800 pounds. Each count carries a penalty of at least five to 40 years in prison. Crews said. The prosecutor said bond was denied for Hernandez be cause ties to Mexico make him a risk for flight and because “there’s a stat utory presumption of danger to the community.” FORT WORTH (AP)—On the fi nal day of a yearlong trial, Delta Air Lines and the federal government Wednesday made last-ditch attempts to blame each other for the 1985 fa tal crash of Flight 191 at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. Attorneys presented closing argu ments in the non-jury trial to U.S. District Judge David O. Belew Jr., who is expected to rule this summer on liability in the crash. Delta is suing the government, claiming air traffic controllers and National Weather Service meteorol ogists failed to warn the flight’s crew of hazardous weather. But the government contends the Four of those named in the same indictment are in custody in Mexico, and face trial before a Mexican fed eral judge on charges including first-degree murder, kidnapping, drug trafficking, firearms violations Along with Hernandez’ brother, Elio, those in custody in Mexico in clude Hernandez’ son, Serafin Her nandez Garcia, 20, a law enforce- flight crew didn’t heed Federal Avi ation Administration tower warn ings, didn’t ask for weather informa tion and decided to fly into a storm. The government also says the jet’s radar should have warned the pilots of weather conditions. The Lockheed L-1011 jumbo jet went down Aug. 2, 1985, in a micro- burst from a thunderstorm as it ap proached the airport, slamming to the ground and killing 137 people. Delta attorney John Martin told Belew that in deciding liability, it must be determined who knew what about the weather, when the infor mation was obtained and when it was made available to pilots. ment major at Texas Southmost College in Brownsville. Also indicted but still at-large is Ovidio Hernandez, brother of Sera fin and Elio Hernandez. Adolfo de Jesus Constanzo, 26, and Sara Maria Aldrete, 24, the so- called “godfather” and “god mother” of the cult, also were in dicted, but remained fugitives Wednesday. Clark students Jeff Beckel, Taylor Sommer and Scott Autry and for mer Clark student Hector Torres have given written statements talk ing about what they saw. “We looked through the window and saw Chad Cadenhead and Mrs. Hogan naked on the bed having sex ual intercourse,” Sommers wrote in his statement. “We also observed Mrs. Hogan giving Chad oral sex,” Sommers stated. “He knew we were observing and flexed his muscles and pointed to his biceps.” Former teacher indicted on sexual assault charges SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A for mer high school teacher accused of having sex with a student who later committed suicide has been indicted on sexual assault charges. Lou Ann Hogan, 25, who taught English and Spanish at Clark High School, is accused of having sexual relations with Chad Cadenhead, then 16, on two occasions in Decem ber 1987. Cadenhead shot himself in Jan uary 1988, a few days after his 17th birthday, officials said. Hogan, who now lives in Schenec tady, N.Y., is expected to surrender this week to Bexar County officials to answer the charges. “We haven’t made final arrange ments yet,” Mark Stevens, Hogan’s attorney, said. “I’ll have to talk to the judge and see how much time he’ll give us. She’s aware of the indict ments.” A grand jury on Tuesday re turned two sexual assault charges in volving Cadenhead, who committed suicide on Jan. 28, 1988. The indictment charges that Ho gan had sex with Cadenhead on Dec. Sand Dec. 11, 1987. “He was very close to his 17th birthday, but the state law mandates that before 17 you have no legal right to consent, so if an adult has sexual relations with you, it’s a crime,” Assistant District Attorney Nelson “Skip” Atwell said. Four friends of the teen-ager have said they witnessed the sexual acts after Cadenhead bragged about his relationship with the teacher and dared them to go to his house to wit ness the acts. “I assume it will cause prosecution problems since the jury won’t be able to hear from the victim,” Atwell said. “So, the jury will have to rely upon the eyewitnesses,” Atwell said. UPD arrests two teens for attempted car theft Liability for Delta crash unknown as trial ends 3y Holly Becka fiEPORTER Two Bryan teen-agers were at rested Tuesday night and charged with third degree felonies for the burglary ofaTexas A&M student’s truck. Bob Wiatt, director of University Police, said officers responded to a call from a student who reported suspi- ious activity in PA 40, the parking lot behind the new r modular dormitories on the south side of campus. At about 11:40 p.m. the student (who called) said he 1 heard the breaking of glass and some people had gotten into a vehicle,” Wiatt said. “He got the license plate number. "Some of my units responded immediately (and) de lected two individuals who subsequently admitted to breaking the side window of a truck and trying to steal what they thought was a radar detector.” There was not a radar detector in the vehicle, but in stead some wires hanging from the roof. “So they broke in and found that what they were looking for was not in there, and started to leave,” Wiatt said. “That’s when our guys swooped up on them.” Wiatt said 17-year-old Kurtis E. George and 18-year- old Gregory M. Banta, both of Bryan, admitted break ing the truck’s window with a belt buckle with the intent to steal. Neither George nor Banta are A&M or local high school students. 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