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San Angelo Police seized a quantity of cocaine, ecstasy, Xanax, and marijuana on Monday, August 21, 2017, during a late-night traffic stop on Millspaugh Street.
At approximately 11:45 p.m., a San Angelo Police Officer stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation in the 800 block of Millspaugh Street. During the stop, the Officer smelled a strong odor of marijuana coming from the passenger compartment. Police subsequently discovered approximately 36 grams of suspected powder and crack cocaine, approximately 6.8 grams of suspected ecstasy and Xanax, and approximately 3 ounces of marijuana.
Two passengers, Erick J. Leday, 30, of San Angelo and Jamaukas J. Guidry, 23, of Lafayette, Louisiana were arrested during the traffic investigation. Leday was charged with First Degree Felony Manufacture Delivery of Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1, Resist Arrest Search or Transport, and Class A Misdemeanor Possession of Marijuana. Guidry was charged with First Degree Felony Manufacture Delivery of Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1, Class A Misdemeanor Possession Controlled Substance Penalty Group 3, and Class A Misdemeanor Possession of Marijuana. Leday and Guidry were booked into the Tom Green County Jail.
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On Friday, August 18, 2017, at approximately 1:30 p.m., a San Angelo Police Department Motors Officer conducted a traffic stop on a 2002 Chevrolet Malibu in the 800 block of South Irving Street for expired vehicle registration.
The driver, identified as Mary J. Whitehouse, 35, had an expired Driver’s License as well as warrants, to include a Felony Arrest Warrant out of Schleicher County for Manufacture Delivery of Controlled Substance. A passenger, identified as Jane Ramirez, 56, had a misdemeanor warrant.
Due to the nature of the warrant, the Officer believed Whitehouse could potentially be in possession of contraband.
Whitehouse was arrested for her warrant and the Officer subsequently located suspected methamphetamine inside several small plastic jeweler style bags that were inside Whitehouse’s purse. The contents of the bags field-tested positive for a combined weight of approximately 26 grams of methamphetamine, with packaging.
Whitehouse was arrested for First Degree Felony Manufacture Delivery of Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1 and three warrants. Whitehouse was transported to the Tom Green County Jail. Ramirez was released from the scene on a PR Bond.
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Yesterday, the San Angelo Police Department’s Traffic Section conducted a School Zone Traffic Enforcement operation utilizing LIDAR.
Police issued a total of forty-three (43) citations during the operation, which ran from 7:00 – 8:00 a.m. Breakdown for citations:
Driving While License Invalid: 1
Other/Misc. Violations: 9
No Insurance: 4
No Seat Belt: 2
Speeding: 27
Stop Sign: 2
Warnings: 4
Following the School Zone Operation, additional LIDAR Traffic Enforcement was conducted in the westbound lanes of the 1700 block of East Houston Harte until 11:00 a.m.
Officers issued a total of fifty-five (55) citations during the operation. Breakdown for citations:
Fail to Change Lanes/Slow While Passing Emergency Vehicle: 5
Speeding: 38 (Highest speed 84 MPH)
Other/Misc. Violations: 10
No Insurance: 2
Warnings: 6
As a reminder, the Texas Transportation Code requires drivers nearing stopped emergency vehicles with lights activated to change lanes or slowdown by 20 MPH below the speed limit. Failing to take these actions endangers personnel who provide critical and life-saving services.
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Investigators with the San Angelo Police Department have obtained an Arrest Warrant for Ben T. Nelms, 20, for the charge of Deadly Conduct in connection to yesterday’s shooting incident at the McDonalds located at 520 N. Bryant Boulevard.
Nelms is alleged to have discharged a firearm in the direction of a 19-year-old acquaintance after a verbal dispute and crash in the restaurant’s parking lot around 2:35 p.m. August 15, 2017. Nelms fled the scene driving a dark pickup truck. Police later located the truck, abandoned, near the 1500 block of Spaulding.
Nelms is also wanted on an outstanding warrant for Endangering a [7-year-old] Child in connection to an incident that occurred in early August, 2017.
If you have information about this suspect’s whereabouts, call Detective Jake Russell at (325) 659-8016. To remain anonymous, tip online at http://bit.ly/SAPDTips247, via text: text TIP SAPD to 888777 and follow the prompts, or call 1-855-TIPS-247.
Nelms is considered armed and dangerous. Never attempt to apprehend suspects yourself; doing so may be dangerous.
(TGCSO Booking Photo 07/15/17)
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The start of the school year can bring a variety of stressors for students and parents alike—for many reasons.
Stricter bedtimes, overwhelming shopping lists, first-day outfit blunders, and difficult morning commutes can all be contributing factors to this back-to-school stress.
So how can the SAPD help parents and families stay calm under this new pressure? Well, we cannot control your student’s revolt against their new bedtime. We cannot ensure that local stores have enough school supplies to accommodate those impossibly too specific yet not specific enough school supply lists. We cannot help with first-day outfit blunders either (Although we suggest wearing a uniform….It works for us). What we can do is offer a driving “tip” to help with your morning commute—Avoid Loop 306.
The recent rain interfered with the proposed project completion date for the Loop, which means one-lane traffic will continue throughout the remainder of the week and many of the Loop’s on-ramps and off-ramps will remain closed. So, your best bet for a safer, less stressful back-to-school commute means finding an alternate route and leaving a few extra minutes earlier. Pre-planned alternate routes can help prevent unnecessary crashes and traffic congestion during an already hectic week for commuters.
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