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Police arrest 16-year old suspect
Authorities charge youth with stabbing murder of girlfriend
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
DALLAS — Police Tuesday ar
rested a teen-age suspect and
charged him with murder in con
nection with the stabbing death of
his 13-year-old neighbor.
The 16-year-old suspect was ar
rested without incident at his
Pleasant Grove home.
Police said Jamie Easter was
slashed to death, then discovered
on a hallway floor by her 11-year-
old brother as he arrived home
from school.
Homicide detectives declined
to release a motive for the murder,
but said the suspect lived on the
same street. Jamie Easter's family
members said the suspect was her
boyfriend.
A close friend Tuesday said the
girl told the suspect several weeks
ago that she was pregnant with
his child.
But police said she made up
the story to force the boy to stop
dating another girl.
The day she died, Jamie Easter
missed school with a stomach
ache and spent the day at a neigh
bor's house.
She went home to change
clothes around 4 p.m. and that's
when the attack occurred, police
said.
He had planned the murder for
several weeks, Sgt. Jim Chandler
said.
Dallas County prosecutors will
have to decide whether to seek
certification to try the suspect,
who is three weeks from his 17th
birthday, as an adult.
Governor shoots down Republican convention
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
HONEY GROVE, Texas - Gov. Ann
Richards spent her birthday Tuesday firing
verbal barbs at President Bush and birdshot at
doves during a hunt used to stump for state
Sen. Ted Lyon and Railroad Commissioner
Lena Guerrero.
The doves were safe. Richards went home
to Austin empty-handed.
However, Bush took several on the wing.
Richards, with incumbent troupe in tow,
blamed Bush and former President Ronald
Reagan for ''destroying'' Texas' oil and gas in
dustry. She also predicted that the tone at this
year's GOP convention would turn away vot
ers in November.
"The Republicans had such a really sad
convention, such an angry convention, they
didn't get the bounce from it, called a dead cat
bounce," she told about 200 people, mostly
hunters. "You know even a dead cat will
bounce if you throw it hard enough."
She also took general jabs at domestic is
sues such as unemployment and the economy.
"These guys stand up there saying 'Who do
ou trust?' I mean, our answer is 'You got to
e kidding,' " Richards said.
The dove hunt, a fund-raiser for Lyon in his
home district, was part of a two-day trip
through East Texas to help boost the profiles
of both Lyon and Guerrero.
Lyon, the victim of recent redistricting,
faces a tough race this fall against Florence
Shapiro, former mayor of Plano.
In the recent redistricting move, Lyon lost
voters in rural areas — where he has the most
support — and gained a number of urban vot
ers.
Guerrero, was appointed by Richards to fill
state Comptroller John Sharps vacant seat on
the Texas Railroad Commission when he was
elected in 1990. The former state representa
tive for Austin faces her first election this fall
against Republican Barry Williamson, a Dallas
oilman.
The three made a four-town campaign trip
Monday, visiting Plano, Rockwall, Terrell and
Canton. Richards' hunting party on Tuesday
included Lyon and his son Payton, Guerrero
and her husband Leo Aguirre, State Comptrol
ler John Sharp and Barry Bridges, both securi
ty officer and hunting advisor to Richards.
About 200 people paid at least $125 dollars
each to attend the dove hunt, barbecue and a
visit with Richards.
The annual Richards dove hunt has become
a powerful political tool, as first discovered in
1990.
The former Texas treasurer was getting
stomped by West Texas oilman Clayton
Williams in voter polls about the time dove
season opened that year. A lot of mileage was
given then, she said, to accusations that be
cause she was a woman, she would be soft on
crime and would take a hard stance against
gun owner's rights.
Lyon invited her to go hunting and take the
press along.
"Man, after that my numbers went straight
up in East Texas," Richards said. "So I thought
I'd come back hunting last year and I did and
this year, because I want to keep my numbers
up in East Texas."
Bees attack man
Lawn mower noise agitates swarm
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
CORPUS CHRISTI - A 78-
ear-old San Patricio County man
as escaped serious injuries in an
attack by a bee swarm that stung
him more than 100 times as he
mowed his lawn.
John Snyder was attacked early
Monday at his rural residence
about 10 miles west of Sinton in
South Texas, sheriff's officials
said.
He was airlifted to Humana
Hospital in Corpus Christi, which
released him Monday afternoon,
said hospital spokeswoman Mary
Daniel.
Adam Ogan, a county animal
control officer, said it was not im
mediately known if the bees that
attacked Snyder were African
ized, or so-called killer bees.
A sample of bees from Mon
day's attack was sent to the hon
eybee lab at Texas A&M Universi
ty for identification, said Ogan,
who added that there have been
four confirmed killer bee attacks
in San Patricio County this year.
Ogan said the bees apparently
were stirred by the sound of Sny
der's mower.
"We tell people to be careful
when they go out to mow the
lawn. They should look every
where for a bee hive before they
start mowing,” he said.
"And if they get attacked, they
should run in a straight direction
until all of the bees are off."
Crime Watch
By CPL. BETTY LEMAY -
CRIME PREVENTION
SPECIALIST
Special THE BATTALION
One of the major crimes on
campus is theft. Most are crimes
of opportunity. Unlocked bicy
cles, unattended books, back
packs or wallets.
A majority of items are stolen
in the library, in the dining halls,
and in athletic areas. Don't make
it easy for a thief.
* Identify property by marking
it with your drivers license num
ber or if it is TAMU property, de
partment name and mail stop.
*Record all serial numbers.
*Use good locks and cables.
*Lock it up or take it with you,
’■'Report suspicious activity im
mediately to UPD at 845-2345
The crime prevention unit is
available for surveys, security
talks and information at 845-
8900/845-6713.
The following crimes were re
sponded to by the University Po
lice Department during the peri
od of July 31 - August 27.
-10 burglaries
- two minor in possessions
- 20 misdemeanor thefts
- three cases of driving while
intoxicated
- three cases of forgery
- seven thefts
- five assaults
- four cases of criminal mis
chief
- two cases of criminal tres
pass
- five cases of public intoxica
tion
- one fire
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