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Eagle Pass Police Dept. and DEA conduct raid at local homes; four arrested
EAGLE PASS, Texas -- On Thursday, October 3, 2013, at approximately 10:25 am, The Eagle Pass Police Department with assistance from the Drug Enforcement Administration, executed a State Search Warrant at 127 Colorado Street. At the scene three males, one female, and one male juvenile were detained for investigation. All four adults were formally charged and arrested for numerous charges. Armando Narciso Ramirez, 24, Jesus Mendoza, Jr., 27, Mark Anthony Ojeda, 21, and Aidee Azucena Ramirez, 38 all of Eagle Pass, Texas were arrested. Defendants are being charged with Possession of Marijuana with intent to Distribute, Possession of Cocaine with Intent to Distribute, and Possession of a Controlled Substance with Intent to Distribute.
Also taken into custody at the scene were a 20 gauge shotgun and a 40 caliber pistol. An assortment of drug paraphernalia used for packaging and distribution was seized as well. Several Marijuana plants used for cultivation and marijuana individually packaged and ready for distribution were retrieved at the address. An undisclosed amount of U.S. Currency was also found and seized.
This arrest was done after a four month long investigation conducted by the Criminal Investigation Division with the cooperation from the Drug Enforcement Administration. The case still remains open and defendants have been turned over to the District Attorney’s Office for further prosecution.
The Eagle Pass Police Department takes a firm stand against its fight against drugs and will not tolerate this type of activity in our community.
Parents to meet with superintendent
Staff
-Eagle Pass
Parents will meet with EPISD Superintendent Gilberto Gonzalez Thursday morning at 11:00 A.M. at the EPISD Board Room where he will answer all their questions and concerns dealing with recent school closings at both LDC and Austin schools.
What parents are most concerned about is the lack of communication both when the decision was made to cancel classes last week from Wednesday through Friday and Tuesday when parents were advised that classes were also cancelled at Austin Elementary.
"We have been going by rumors, maybe we're going to the old junior high, maybe we're going to Austin," said an anonymous parent, "We got a memo on Monday, but no memos were sent out after that, we found out on TV and on Facebook."
Superintendent Gonzalez is repeatedly announcing on the school district's TV channel that due to fumes at the school which has not been used for at least two years when Cerna Elementary was built, as the district rushed to prepare the school to give classes to the children of LDC.
"The head of the district is having trouble making decisions," stated an irate parent in a telephone conversation with News Gram officials, "And if the leader is making decisions that do not make sense, his subordinates are going to make mistakes too," referring to the fact that a central office administrator who is not the superintendent or the assistant superintendent for support services made the decision to use oil based paint at Austin Elementary.
According to sources, there were many water lines which were in need of repair in the school and the water fountains had not been used during this time.
They say that the toilets were too high for use by children ages pre-kindergarten and kindergarten.
At LDC, the three rooms which are in the back of the building were repaired, the walls were torn down and workers replaced insulation and sheet rock in these rooms. Parents want to know why the rest of the school did not receive the same treatment during the summer.
The parents said that the superintendent had sent bottled water on Monday for the children to drink and they also appreciate that he is taking the time to meet with them, but they still want answers to all of their concerns.
The News Gram had not received official communication from the district at press time.
Press Release -Texas Attorney General's Office October 1, 2013 365th District Court
Final sentencing was held in the 365th district court of Maverick County in the cases of State vs. Martha Zamarripa and State vs. Cesar Perez. Zamarripa was sentenced to 12 months deferred adjudication community supervision on a lesser included class A misdemeanor theft by a public servant, a $500 fine and 50 hours community supervision. This was on a plea agreement. The court also sentenced Cesar Perez after a contested sentencing hearing. Perez was convicted by a jury on August 15 for theft by a public servant, 3rd degree felony as charged in the indictment. After hearing evidence and arguments of counsel, the court sentenced Perez to 8 years in the institutional division of the Texas department of criminal justice, probated for 8 years, a $5,000 fine, $1,594 restitution to Maverick County, and 500 hours of community service. Pérez sentenciado a 8 años de libertad condicional, $ 5,000.00 multa por robo de $1,500 - $20,000 Comunicado de Prensa -Oficina del Secretario General 01 de octubre 2013 365a Corte de Distrito Sentencia final se celebró en el Tribunal de Distrito 365 del Condado de Maverick en los casos del Estado frente a Martha Zamarripa y el Estado frente a César Pérez. Zamarripa fue condenada a 12 meses de supervisión comunitaria diferido de adjudicación de un robo de delito menor de clase A por un funcionario público, una multa de $500 y 50 horas de supervisión comunitaria . Esto fue un acuerdo entre la acusada y el estado. El tribunal también condenó a César Pérez después de una audiencia de