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Page 1 2 The Battalion Friday, November 9, 1990 Judge drops charges against record store DALLAS (AP) — A judge on Thursday dismissed charges against a record store chain in connection with sales of a 2 Live Crew rap al bum that has been ruled obscene. Dallas County Criminal Court Judge George Shepherd said eight misdemeanor charges against Sound Warehouse Inc. for the sale of the al bum, “As Nasty as They Wanna Be,” were dropped at the request of pros ecutors. Assistant District Attorney Mike Sullivan said the county would not press the case as long as the record ing, which was deemed obscene by a federal judge in Florida, was not sold in Sound Warehouse stores. “The state claimed it (the dis missal request) was in the interest of justice,” said Shepherd. “One of the wags in the courthouse thought it was curious that it happened two days after the election.” “The state claimed it (the dismissal request) was in the interest of justice.” — Judge George Shepherd, Dallas County Criminal Court Assistant District Attorney David Pickett had announced at a July news conference that his office would file charges against Sound Warehouse for distributing the al bum, generating statewide news cov erage. Pickett lost his bid for a district court seat in Tuesday’s election. The rap album’s lyrics, which prompted protests nationwide, in clude more than 200 lewd words and phrases, he said then. “We agreed to dismiss all the criminal charges against Sound Warehouse,” said Sullivan. Masked rascal KEVIN IVY/The Battalion One of nature’s creatures takes an early morning scamper around The Commons. Three brothers plead guilty in ‘Jet Set’ drug case SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Five meVnbers of alleged drug kingpin Mario Alberto Salinas Trevino’s family pleaded guilty to drug and money laundering charges in the massive “Jet Set” drug case. Three of Salinas’ brothers pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than 1,000 kilograms of marijuana and more than five kilograms of cocaine. Baldemar, Jose Manuel and Ho- racio Salinas Trevino, now could re ceive up to life in prison. However, Assistant U.S. Attorney Jack Frels said as part of a plea bargain he will recommend they receive 10 to 15 years each. Also on Wednesday, Serafin Gu tierrez Pena, Mario Salinas’ brother- in-law, pleaded guilty to one count of money laundering. He faces up to 10 years in prison. Jose E. Salinas Alanis, Mario Sali nas’ cousin, also pleaded guilty to the conspiracy count. He could spend up to life in prison, but Frels recom mended he receive between 10 and 15 years. “I expect they pleaded guilty be cause a jury was standing by, and the government was prepared to go for ward,” Frels said. “There were no longer any delays, or reasons for continuances, and their fate was im minent.” So far 12 of 34 people indicted in the massive drug case have pleaded uilty. The case was dubbed “Jet et” because private jets were used to move drug money around the country and into Mexico. There are 11 fugitives in the case. Officer accuses commissioner of aiming Uzi at him DALLAS (AP) — An outspoken county commissioner, accused of brandishing an Uzi machine gun at a police officer, said Thursday the confrontation escalated when the off-duty policeman made a racial slur. But John Wiley Price denied that he pointed a weapon at Robert Ber nal after the officer jogged across his front lawn. Price and his attorney made a statement Thursday af ternoon to police regarding the inci dent. “He (Bernal) did more than utter a racial epithet,” said Price, who is black. “He invaded my privacy by jogging across my yard.” No arrests have been made, al though Dallas County prosecutors met with police to discuss the con frontation, and officers said their in vestigation could be completed by Friday. The commissione claimed that Bernal cursed him and called him by a racial epithet as Price was prepar ing to enter his East Oak Cliff home on Dallas’ south side Monday af ternoon. Bernal crossed his yard, then yelled an obscenity, Price said in a telephone interview Thursday. “He said, ‘You’re a nigger.’ As far as I was concerned, the chase was on,” the commissioner said. Price, who has been criticized for saying he would issue a “call to arms” if Dallas’ next police chief was insen sitive to minority issues, said he chased Bernal, who was jogging with another man. “When I caught up with him, I said, ‘Hey, you talking to me?”’ Price said. Price said he then punched Ber nal in his chest when Bernal re sponded, “‘This is freedom of speech.’ I said, ‘Well free this,’ and punched him again. Then he said, ‘I’m a police officer.’ “But he never showed me any badge,” Price added. But Bernal, in a complaint filed Tuesday, gave a different version of the confrontation. He said a man, not identified in the complaint, ap proached him and his companion, 18-year-old Omar Gallegos, from behind, shoved him and pointed an Uzi machine gun at his head near Lake Cliff Park. “That’s not the case,” said Price. “I did not point any gun at him and I did not have any Uzi.” AGGIE RING ORDERS Orders will be taken on the 2nd Floor of the CLAYTON W. WILLIAMS, JR. ALUMNI CENTER (Assoc, of Former Students) through November 16, 1990, for March '91 delivery. For undergraduate students to place an order, the requirements are: 1. 30 credit hours must be completed in residence at A&M, if you are a transfer student, (hours registered are not completed) 2. 95 credit hours must be completed, or will be completed at the end of this se mester. (if you are including hours registered for Fall '90, they must be from A&M only) 3. A 2.000 cumulative grade point average. 4. 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