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Ancient Forest Ecology and Restoration Forest Science 489/689 Starting Fall Semester, 1999 (2 credits/Juniors, Seniors, & Graduate Students) Page 10 • Wednesday, April 28, 1999 s TATE Authorities confirm change of venue for second man accused in dragging death of Jasper man Battalion PiZZL/V - STROiVIBOLI * HOAGIES Medium, One Topping Pizza $3.50 'Order 3 for free delivery 40 693-BUC Ordering your 2000 Aggieland yearbook is as easy as 1-2-3!! AG Don't forget to order your 2000 Aggieland yearbook when you register for classes. Use fee option 016 during phone registration. For any questions regarding the 2000 Aggieland, call 845-2682. HOUSTON (AP) — The second of three white men to be tried for dragging a black man to death may face trial this summer in the Austin-area city of Georgetown instead of Jasper in East Texas, authorities con firmed Tuesday. In a surprise move, Jasper’s district at torney has decided the trial of Lawrence Russell Brewer should be outside of Jasper, a town of 8,000 that already has withstood one capital murder trial in the case. Prosecutor Guy James Gray said he changed his mind Friday, one day after a judge ruled against moving proceedings. Gray worried that defense attorney Doug Barlow might have improved grounds for an appeal if Brewer is convict ed. On Wednesday, state District Judge Monte Lawlis is scheduled to meet with attorneys to reexam ine whether to move the tri al for the June 7 slaying of James Byrd Jr. Brewer is charged with capital murder for Byrd’s death. The 49-year-old man was found torn to pieces after he was chained and dragged behind a pick up truck for nearly three miles. In February, a Jasper jury convicted 24-year-old 'We don't welcome a trial such as this, but my understanding is the (hosting) district judges make that call/' John William King of capital murder and sentenced him to death. Georgetown, with its modern 10-year- old courthouse and big-city amenities of nearby Austin, about 25 miles to the south, has emerged as a top contender for the tri al, outdistancing other possibilities such as Kerrville, New Braunfels and Corpus Christi. Jury selection in Brewer’s trial current ly is scheduled to begin May 17, but a change of venue could push it to summer time. Georgetown’s courthouse will have a courtroom available in July. We don’t welcome a trial such as this, but my understanding is the (hosting) dis trict judges make that call... and the coun ty has to honor it,” Georgetown Mayor Leo Wood said. The defense has said repeatedly that it Brewer, a 32-year-old ex-convict, is tried in Jasper they would have strong grounds tor an appeal. They claim Jasper County resi dents have a vested interest in convicting all three suspects in an effort to vindicate the town’s image. Williamson County Judge John Doerfler said Tuesday he was contacted by Jasper officials, who indicated to him that George- ■mhmmhhb town is a likely candidate. “They intimated it was.’ Doerfler said. “I don’t know for sure.” Georgetown’s six court rooms, the biggest of which can seat about 120 specta tors, already are equipped with metal detectors. The city of about 22.000 residents has played host to high-profile trials before, in cluding: —In 1983, a George town jury convicted Bexar County nurse Genene Jones for the murder of a Kerrville baby and sen tenced her to 99 years in prison. —Possible serial killer Inmates surmi after holdingm ]ADD hostage for nimhmk Silent No ! 19th na LUBBOCK. Texas (AP) —T\vo maleiniMs prison mentall held a female bosta^ij^—. nine hours Tuesday In i< hv k* lea sing her unk-HH, a ^ 1 ( ing up to authorities. , ^ sW i ( ; el Uonvicied robber Julius E. Grulkey, l Ujl i u.2J. were train:;-.! 11 _ Montford Unit to tv • tit prisons tty • about 8:20 p.m. ^ 0 ! ^ I'hat w.o about is minutes aftertheduoi^B* c n * year-old Cynthia lobe, aid Texas Departs y ' r Justice spokespersr nury. ^■oum not hurt in am w.iv." Castlehr the inmates were holed up and complied will mand — the two were shown the person, brought into the prison. Cast; oh,i not indicate . g im . flcials until inmate: released. ice) and ids the n; alities or MADU, S dvo tims: an The men barricaded themselves, withth small room around 10 a.m. after injuringt\v:._^_ unsr ,Co ' continue rt, a liste — Leo Wood Georgetown mayor Henry Lee Lucas was convicted in 1984 of strangling an unidentified hitchhiker near Georgetown. His death sentence was com muted last year to life in prison. —A jury in 1994 convicted and con demned Kerry Max Cook for a 1977 East Texas murder. That conviction in Cook’s third trial was overturned on grounds of prosecutorial misconduct in 1996. This past February, Cook pleaded no contest on the eve of his fourth trial and was sentenced to 20 years of time already served. suadeGrul) an einploveo . »t : hr lux..-, ilvh Health Science:cy L 1 has worked at the pi it yenej This i ’This one correctional fhtsWee mates, and ?. . “Another officer came to his aid andthetfloo^EL J the second officer “That’s when they g if JL =.r ( hosuge inn file room." Guards David Richardson, 28, and Jeffrey p | e( 08 o jer.com. Narbea/. has been on the job iust toutn: I® ^ K bury said. The unit, named forTe : fhanceUorto^E (Ct(/l ford, holds about 900 male offenderscomir fl doctors who deem them not mentally Miinderaljl side in conventional lockups. 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