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Highland Park Conducts Mosquito Spraying

Written By Unknown on Sabtu, 20 April 2013 | 16.26

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Highland Park conducted its spraying after a mosquito caught in one of the town's four traps tested positive for the West Nile virus.

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Spraying for mosquitoes started in Highland Park on Friday.

The spraying was conducted after a mosquito caught in one of the town's four traps tested positive for the West Nile virus.

Last summer, a Highland Park resident died from complications of West Nile virus during the outbreak that sickened more than 900 people in North Texas and killed 35.

Martin Cox said he doesn't mind that the city is starting to spray so early.

"It's earlier," he said. "But last year, they were just deciding on whether to do it or not and this year they're trying to get ahead of it.".

The spraying was scheduled to finish by 5 a.m.

Highland Park is reminding people to remove any standing or stagnant water to prevent mosquitoes from laying eggs.

Residents can visit Highland Park's Mosquito Control Web page for more information.

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West Community Pulls Together After Tragedy

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The town of West is pulling together to help its residents affected by the fertilizer plant explosion that devastated the community Wednesday night.

In West, there is no answer to the question everyone seems to be asking: when can we return home?

The most authorities can say is "soon."

It won't be soon enough for Julia Zaharniak, who hasn't seen her home since she and her son, Anthony, 11, were running away from their home immediately after the explosion.

"It just really got to me because you just don't know what to expect and I don't have any answers to give to my son, other than this is where our life is right now," Zaharniak said Friday night.

Zaharniak found herself at the donation distribution center at the West Fest Fairgrounds, sifting through donated clothes and other items.

"I got an extra outfit which I'm wearing right now and that's the only outfit that I own," Zaharniak said.   "So I'm here to look and get me some clothes."

The donation center is a flutter of activity with explosion survivors searching for items they need and volunteers unpacking, sorting and distributing it all as quickly as they can.

"One of the most amazing things - most of these [volunteers] are actually the community members," said Shane Valverde, a field operations director with Team Rubicon, an organization helping to coordinate the donations.  "So most of these folks you see here are the ones who've been affected by this disaster."

One of those volunteers is Erick Perez, 21, who witnessed the explosion first hand and captured the moment on his cell phone video camera.

View Perez's dramatic video of the West explosion below.

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Perez and some friends had been playing basketball when they noticed the flames rising from the West Fertilizer Plant.  

Perez told NBC 5 he recorded the flames for more than eight minutes before the explosion.  The force of the blast knocked him down. The concussion and the debris combined to total his truck.

Perez spent all day Friday helping to do whatever he could at the donation site, doing so even at the risk of hurting his own employment situation.

"I told my boss I'm not coming in to work. If she's gonna fire me, oh well," Perez said.  "And from what I've heard I think I was fired. But I don't care. I can always find a new job.  I'm gonna go be with my friends and my community up here."

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Adoptable Dogs Moved to N. Texas After Explosion

Written By Unknown on Jumat, 19 April 2013 | 16.26

About 70 dogs are being moved to North Texas to free up shelter space in Waco, which is closer for West residents who are looking for lost pets.

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Two North Texas shelters are taking in dozens of dogs from the Waco area so the shelter there can focus on helping animals displaced by in fertilizer plant explosion in West.

A massive explosion at the West Fertilizer Co. plant on Wednesday night flattened a significant area near the facility, injuring more than 160 people and killing an unknown number of others.

Approximately 70 dogs were being transferred Thursday to the SPCA of Texas' shelters in Dallas and McKinney. Twenty will go to the Jan Rees-Jones Animal Care Center in Dallas, while the other 50 dogs will go to the Russell H. Perry Animal Care Center in McKinney.

The dogs were all available for adoption before the explosion and are not displaced animals from West.

They are being moved to North Texas to free up shelter space in Waco, which is closer for West residents who are looking for lost pets.

The SPCA said its assistance in rescuing animals in West has not been requested, but the group said it is ready to provide support if needed.

Beyond the Rainbow Pet Hospice in Fort Worth is collecting donations for pets in West. The hospice will accept donations of food, bowls, blankets, beds and toys on Friday between 7:30 a.m. and noon at the ABC Animal Clinic at 500 South Freeway in Fort Worth.

Donations can also be made online at the hospice's website under Chelsea's Fund. All of the proceeds will be used to buy food and supplies, the hospice said.

The donations will be delivered Friday afternoon.

More: Chelsea's Fund at Beyond the Rainbow

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Testimony Continues in Russell Chiropractor Trial

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The jury in the case of a McKinney chiropractor accused of sexually assaulting patients heard from the third and fourth former patients on Thursday.

Dr. David Russell is accused of sexually assaulting three minors and two adults in his practice.

During testimony, mother of a teen told the jury that she came home from work one day to find her special needs daughter crying and unable to sit down. The teen has learning disabilities and a language disorder, her mother said.

The mother said the teen's grandmother had taken her to see Russell without the mother's consent.

The teen had been complaining of pain in her lower back. 

While on the witness stand, the former patient told the jury that her treatment by Russell hurt and it made her upset.

The teen testified that during the session, Russell touched her breasts and butt and, through her underwear, and inserted his finger halfway into her bottom.

The former patient added that she is now scared of chiropractors.

The defense pointed out that during the alleged encounter, the patient's grandmother was present and sitting in a chair in the treatment room.

During cross-examination of the teen's mother, defense attorney Todd Shapiro pointed out a time gap between the reporting of the alleged incident in 2012 and about six years before, when it allegedly occurred.

Witnesses for the prosecution say the teen's disability may have prevented the outcry for several years.

A counselor who had interviewed the teen also testified that the mother had seen the initial news reports about Russell's arrest and asked the counselor to mention the subject with the daughter, to see if she had experienced any abuse.

The counselor testified that the teen was uneasy to discuss Russell and was covering her face, saying she didn't want to talk about it. The teen soon came forward with allegations of the chiropractor touching her tailbone, breasts and penetrating her rear end with a finger.

A fourth former patient also took the stand, calling Russell a one-time trusted family friend. She added that she had been seeing him for treatments for years during her childhood.

She said as she became older, the treatments changed.

"When my mother stopped being present with me, that was when Dr. Russell would start adjusting my ribs and it became much more uncomfortable for me at the time," she testified. "When Dr. Russell would go to adjust my ribs, he started putting his hands around my breasts on the outside of my shirt."

The woman said the breast contact over the shirt began when she was about 15 years old. She said the contact under her shirt started when she was 16 years old, making her "grossly uncomfortable."

She added that Russell subsequently "started to place his hands frequently under my pants."

She said he would also make comments, saying, "he liked the thong that I was wearing."

The former patient said that when she was wearing jeans, Russell would ask her to unbutton her pants so that he could adjust her.

The witness cried on the stand as she told the jury that Russell "put a finger inside of [her]."

"I was shocked, pretty sure I stiffened up," she said.

The former patient added that the encounter was very quick, but that Russell gave "no explanation as to what he'd been doing," and proceeded as if "nothing had happened."

She said Russell would often make comments to her about her appearance or asked if she had a boyfriend.

The jury also heard from an expert witness, Dr. Oliver Smith of El Paso, Texas, a licensed chiropractor in practice for more than 30 years.

Smith testified that a chiropractor should never go into a patient's underwear to perform an adjustment or treatment. There is no reason to go underneath a patient's clothing to perform any of the procedures described in court, nor is there a medical need to make contact with a patient's breasts, Smith said.

During cross-examination, the defense showed several photos from a medical textbook depicting the chiropractic procedures performed by Russell during the incidences when alleged abuse took place.

The defense pointed out that in some cases, a chiropractor's hand may be inches away from a patient's genital region, or perhaps closer in the case of a smaller patient, like a child.

The defense has maintained that it is possible for a chiropractor's hand to slip during an adjustment, causing accidental contact with a patient's genital region.

Russell has maintained he never sexually assaulted any of his patients.


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Teen Faces 17 Charges for Highland Park Threats

Written By Unknown on Kamis, 18 April 2013 | 16.26

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University Park police have arrested a student in connection with a number of threats directed toward the staff and students of Highland Park High School since the beginning of the year.

Officials said they arrested a 16-year-old Highland Park High School student and charged him with 17 counts of terroristic threat.  The incidents, police said Wednesday, were all directed toward the school and staff and that all disrupted classes.

Since the suspect is a juvenile, his name has not been released.

Police said Wednesday that measures undertaken by the suspect to mask the source of electronic messages made the investigation more difficult, but with the assistance of cyber-crime experts they were able to develop leads.

Police said the arrest was the result of the investigation and help from the FBI, not anonymous tips, so no one is eligible to claim the $10,000 reward.

Police said, even with the announcement of the teen's arrest, the investigation into the threats is ongoing.

Incidents Prompt Lock Downs, Dismissals

In January, someone began leaving threatening notes in a boys bathroom at the high school. After three messages were found, the notes stopped for a short while before three more turned up in February.

The incidents then grew more threatening as several .22-caliber bullets were found in a different boys restroom.

With the threats continuing, and with many resulting in lock downs and early dismissals, the FBI and Secret Service soon joined local law enforcement in attempting to find out who was responsible.

The seventh threat, arguably the most brazen of them all, was emailed directly to Crime Stoppers -- a police utility where tipsters can share information with law enforcement anonymously.

In March, officials said if the threats were found to be connected, the person responsible would face felony charges. Meanwhile, a $10,000 reward was offered for information that led to an arrest and conviction in the case.

NBC 5's Omar Villafranca and Ken Kalthoff contributed to this report.

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Denton Restaurant Smoking Ban Takes Effect

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Denton's smoking ban went into effect Wednesday.

The city ordinance, which was passed in December, bans smoking in restaurants, bowling alleys and pool halls. Outdoor patios, bars, tobacco shops, tobacco and cigar bars and fraternal organizations are excluded.

Businesses have 30 days to comply with the ban and display the proper signs before enforcement begins.

Tim Trawick, operations partner at the downtown Abbey Inn, said many area restaurants already outlaw smoking.

"I don't anticipate my business changing, and I don't know that anybody else does either," he said. "It's been my experience that bars are definitely an area where smokers hang out, so I think I can appreciate they made a concession for bar owners."

"It was debated a little bit at the beginning because we weren't sure if we were going to be more on the bar side ... but it's worked out for us," he said.

But not everyone is sold on the ban.

"It's not so bad if it's just in the restaurants," Lyn Gano said. "I just kind of hate to see government and people just start taking away personal freedoms in general."

County and state health leaders were in Denton Wednesday to meet with city leaders to educate on the dangers of tobacco and how to help smokers who want to quit.

Julie Wright, county health education specialist, said several Denton County cities have smoking ordinances.

"We hope, like other cities who have passed them, we will see a decrease in hospitalizations for cardiovascular disease, stroke, COPD," she said.

Texas Department of State Health Services representatives are traveling Texas in support of a statewide indoor smoking ban like already exist in many other states.

The Denton City Council passed the smoking ban on Dec. 18 after a citizen committee helped craft the measure.

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DFW Airport Implements Concession Plan for Stranded Passengers

Written By Unknown on Rabu, 17 April 2013 | 16.26

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Officials at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport have implemented their Irregular Operations Concessions Plan for American Airlines passengers stranded at the airport.

The airline suffered a computer problem Tuesday that cut off their ability to communicate with their reservations system. As a result, all flights have been grounded until at least 4 p.m. CT.

Meanwhile, passengers have been stuck onboard aircraft and in airline terminals awaiting departure.

Shortly before 3 p.m., DFW Airport began using three 90-passenger buses to deplane aircraft that are not at a gate.

"At DFW, there are some aircraft on the ramps awaiting departure, as well as arrivals flights awaiting gate space. Aircraft have also returned to the gate and deplaned passengers," officials with the airline said. "All passengers are safe, and DFW will continue to work with American Airlines and all aviation service providers, as needed."

Airport officials said concessions at Terminals A, B, C and D will remain open until at least midnight.

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Amid the Tragedy, a Marriage Proposal

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Andrew Ruggiero, of Boston, planned to be at the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday, down on one knee with diamond in hand, when his girlfriend crossed the finish line.

He and Melissa Blasczyk, a Wallingford, Conn. native, did get engaged yesterday, but only after terrifying moments amid tragic events as explosions turned a festive day into a tragic one.

Blasczyk ran the Boston Marathon on Monday, and Ruggiero had secretly arranged to become a finish-line volunteer and had a news crew ready to film the proposal at the finish line.

"Trying to play it cool, and not let her know that I had this elaborate plan with a diamond ring at the finish line, with her family, with my family," he said. 

Then, the bombs went off.

"We were about 10 minutes up, and I had my back to the fence, and you heard the first loud boom," Ruggiero said.

Melissa had safely been turned back from the finish line, but her family did not yet know that as they stared at the finish line when the first bomb went off. 

"I walked away from the race and walked all the way to Cambridge, about a couple miles away," she said. She was getting news of what had happened from Facebook and CNN.

Meanwhile, Blasczyk's loved ones set out to look for her. They called her cell phone hundreds of times, but there was no answer. Then, a friend spotted Melissa on the street and drove her home. 

"Everyone came and gave me a big hug. It was so great to see everyone. He (Ruggiero) was standing there a little awkwardly," Blasczyk said.

It's because Andrew was debating whether he should pop the question.

"In light of such dark evil, even I felt it important to say it's not going to deter me from finally marrying the girl that I love," Ruggiero said.

So Ruggiero got down on one knee inside their apartment and asked for Melissa's hand in marriage.

No date is set yet, but the couple plan to wed in 2014.
 

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Thousands Gather for Boston Bombing Vigil

On the day the three people killed in Monday's attack are identified, thousands of people attend a vigil to remember the youngest one lost.

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On the day after the Boston Terror Attack, the greater Boston community learned about those who were lost.

The three people killed in Monday's dual explosions at the finish line of the prestigious Boston Marathon are identified as a third-grader from Dorchester, a 29-year old from Medford, Mass., and a Boston University student.

Eight-year-old Martin Richard was killed from the blast as he was watching the race with his parents and two siblings. His mother, Denise, and sister Jane are continuing to recover with very serious injuries.

Thousands of people filled a park in Dorchester, Mass., to pray for the Richard family, who residents described as being very community-oriented.

The loss of the friendly little leaguer left parents and classmates asking, Why?

"It's confusing," said Veronica Phillips, who was in Richard's first communion class at St. Ann's Church in town. "I don't know why this world is so cruel."

Boston's largest neighborhood congregated for the half-hour vigil at Garvey Park. Candles were raised and small American flags waved as the close-knit community described their shock to those from national and international media.

Following the service, led by Fr. John Connolly of nearby St. Brendan's Church, the crowd spontaneously broke into a rendition of "God Bless America."

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Shooting Standoff Ends; Officer OK

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Dallas Police Chase Shooting Suspect

Dallas police chased a man suspected of shooting and killing his pregnant girlfriend.

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A man suspected of killing a pregnant woman and wounding a police officer during a chase was taken into custody after a four hour standoff in North Dallas. The wounded officer is out of the hospital.

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A man accused of shooting and killing his pregnant former girlfriend before shooting a Dallas police officer during a chase Monday afternoon is now in police custody.

Dallas police said Tyrone Christopher Allen is charged with capital murder and aggravated assault on a police officer.

Allen is suspected in the fatal shooting of Breshuana Jackson. Jackson, 28, a mother of six children between the ages of 2 and 10, was killed along with her unborn child Monday morning in a shooting on the 12300 block of Hoblitzelle Drive.

According to police, Jackson was shot at about 10:15 a.m. She screamed out the name of her attacker, a witness said. The witness saw the gunman drive away from the residence and was able to provide police with a description of the getaway vehicle.

After the shooting, nearby Hamilton Park Pacesetter Magnet Elementary School was locked down as a precaution.

At about 11:53 a.m., police spotted a vehicle matching the witnesses' description. Officers tried to make a stop, but Allen refused and led police up and down Central Expressway.

Allen then pulled into the same Hamilton Park neighborhood where Jackson was shot earlier in the morning. As the driver sped through the neighborhood trying to elude police, he began taking shots at police officers, striking Officer Daniel Malouf once in the lower abdomen.

Malouf, who was wearing a bulletproof vest, was transported to Medical City Dallas. He was released and was recovering at home, Police Chief David Brown said Monday night.

Malouf has been with the department for five years and served in in the Army in Kosovo, Iraq and Afghanistan, police said.

Chopper 5 captured video of Allen stopping at one home and then people outside the running for cover as if they were being fired upon. The driver then again sped off down the road.

With his getaway car showing signs of damage, Allen then crashed, got out of the car and took off on foot. He then entered a house on Galva Drive, where he remained holed up until the standoff was brought to a close shortly before 4:30 p.m.

Allen was taken into custody without incident, police said.

During the standoff, SWAT was called to the scene and nearby homes were evacuated as a precaution.

The standoff was located about a block from the elementary school.  The school, which had been on lock down since 10:45 a.m., dismissed on time Monday -- more on that can be read here.

NBC 5''s Eric King and Omar Villafranca contributed to this story.

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Cedar Hill Amber Alert Canceled

Written By Unknown on Senin, 15 April 2013 | 16.26

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The Amber Alert, which was issued on Friday for 12-year-old Sommer Brown, has been canceled.

According to the Cedar Hill Police Department, Sommer Brown and her mother Lisa Elizabeth Brown, were found Sunday morning just outside of Indianapolis.

Lisa Brown is now in police custody and arrangements are being made for Sommer Brown to be returned to her father in Texas.

Corky Brown, the public information officer for the Cedar Hill Police Department, tells NBC 5, Sommer Brown is safe and unharmed.

Cedar Hill police issued the Amber Alert for Sommer Brown on Friday stating they believe she was "in grave or immediate danger.

Police said they believe the pair were traveling in a gray/pewter 2006 Ford Expedition with a paper Carmax tag that reads 86P 3357 and expires on May 19, 2013. On Sunday morning, the NBC affiliate in Indianapolis told NBC 5 the car had been found just outside of the city.

On Friday, Sommer Brown's stepsister told NBC 5, "I'm worried for her safety and her well-being and ... we need to find her ASAP ... because I don't know what her mother could do to her." 

Cedar Hill police said Lisa Brown, an Atlanta schoolteacher who is currently on spring break, came to North Texas to try to get temporary custody of her daughter.

The girl's father was awarded custody about three weeks ago.

Police said Lisa Brown filed a police report accusing her estranged husband of sexually abusing his daughter. Cedar Hill police said they looked into the claims, found they were false and arrested 

Brown on suspicion of filing a false police report on Tuesday.

Brown bonded out of a jail on Wednesday and sought an emergency temporary custody order through family courts on Thursday but was denied, police said.

After the court denied her custody, Brown tried to take her daughter out of school, but the school denied her request because she doesn't have custodial rights, police said.

Investigators said Lisa Brown drove to her estranged husband's neighborhood in the 100 block of Hannah Circle at approximately 6 p.m. on Thursday and called her daughter.

Dews said she was sitting with her stepsister inside the house while she talked with her mother on the phone.

Her mother told her stepsister "how much she missed her, she couldn't live without her, and she wasn't going to live without her, and that she wasn't going to stop trying to get her," Dews said.

She said Sommer Brown went outside "because her mother begged her for a hug."

When Sommer Brown finally came out of the house, neighbors told police they heard Lisa Brown yelling at her daughter to get in the car. When she finally complied, Brown sped away, witnesses said.

Dews said she ran after the car, with her stepsister staring at her through the window.

"She was, like, looking at me like to see what our next step was going to be ... because she knew that she wasn't planning on leaving with her mother," Dews said.

Family members say their top concern is getting Sommer Brown home safe.

Dews said she wants to know that her stepsister safe and wants her back home. She also said she wants her stepsister to know that her family is looking for her, saying that she knows Sommer Brown  doesn't want to be with her mother.

"She had no intentions on ever seeing her mother again," she said.

Lisa Brown has ties to Houston, Atlanta and Chicago, according to Cedar Hill police. 

NBC 5's Amanda Guerra contributed to this report. 


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West Nile Spraying in Richardson Delayed

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Four traps have turned up mosquito samples testing positive for the West Nile Virus within Richardson city limits.

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The city of Richardson is starting its efforts to prevent West Nile Virus earlier than it ever has before.

Richardson began testing samples of trapped mosquitoes on April 1st – or one full month ahead of schedule.

By the middle of the month, four samples in three separate neighborhoods returned mosquitoes testing positive for the virus.

"These were mosquitoes that survived the winter, somewhere holed up in a storm drain or in some protected area," said Richardson Health Department Director Bill Alsup. "They fed late last fall, got infected with the virus through an infected bird. They recently emerged with the warm weather, and we caught them as they came out."

The city planned to begin its ground spraying campaign in those three affected areas on Sunday night, but that plan was delayed because of the wind. 

According to a Richardson news release, wind gusts up to 15 miles an hour prevents the proper application of the insecticide. 

The city said, weather permitting, it will try to spray on Monday or Tuesday night.

The city council has also approved increasing the level of surveillance for the disease within city limits, including the city mosquito monitoring program as well as its response to positive samples.

"The really important key is that we're out in front of it more so than we ever have been before in the state of Texas, here in Richardson and in Dallas County," Alsup said. "We're hopeful this early and hard attack will make for a better summer for us this year."

Richardson's strategy involves spraying affected areas two nights in a row.

The city will not spray if wind gusts exceed 10 miles per hour or if temperatures drop below 50 degrees.

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Family Member: Williams Is Prime Suspect

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Source: Williams "Person Of Interest" In DA Murders

Source tells NBC DFW that former Kaufman County Justice of the Peace is a "Person of Interest" in the murder cases of the county's District Attorney, his wife and Assistant District Attorney.

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A family member tells NBC DFW's Ray Villeda charges against former Kaufman County Justice of Peace Eric Williams are expected as early as Tuesday. 

So far, no one has been charged in the murder cases of District Attorney Mike McLelland, his wife Cynthia and Assistant District Attorney Mark Hasse.

Family members have been told Williams is a "prime suspect" and that he may be moved from the Kaufman County jail in the coming days.

On April 2nd, Eric Williams told our sister station in Houston, KPRC, "I certainly think that anytime a prosecutor has taken on a case that was at least in some case a little high profile, then they should certainly look at anybody involved with that."

Williams was referring to his high profile theft case. In 2012, he was convicted of stealing three computer monitors from the county. As a result, he lost his position as justice of the peace.

Earlier on Sunday, the Kaufman County Sheriff's Department Lt. Justin Lewis told NBCDFW: 

Mr. Williams has not been charged with any murder (no one has been
charged for the murders) and we have not named any suspects, prime
suspects, or persons of interest in the case - despite what some DFW
outlets reported last night. The investigation continues and all leads and
tips continue to be worked.  There are no pressers or releases scheduled
for today.

Eric Williams, 46, was admitted to the Kaufman County Jail early Saturday morning, jail records show. Bond was set at $1 million for the terroristic threat charge and at $1 million each for two charges of insufficient bond.

The FBI, state and local law enforcement searched his home on Friday afternoon.

On Saturday, officers searched a storage unit in Seagoville in Southeast Dallas County. Officers would not tell NBC DFW who the storage unit or a white sedan removed from the unit belonged to.

Kaufman County District Attorney Mike McLelland and his wife, Cynthia were found gunned down in their home on March 30. In late January, death of assistant DA Mark Hasse, who was fatally shot as he was leaving work in Kaufman, about 30 miles southeast of Dallas.
 

The Associated Press contributed to this article.

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Amber Alert Issued for Cedar Hill Girl

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Cedar Hill police have issued an Amber Alert for a 12-year-old girl they believe is "in grave or immediate danger."

Sommer Brown is a black girl who is 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighs 90 pounds. She has black hair and brown eyes and was last seen wearing a black tank top and black basketball shorts.

Police believe she is with her mother, 43-year-old Lisa Elizabeth Brown, a black woman who is 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighs 120 pounds. She has black hair and brown eyes and was last seen wearing a black blazer and a light green shirt.

Police said they believe the pair may be traveling in a gray/pewter 2006 Ford Expedition with a paper Carmax tag that reads 86P 3357 and expires on May 19, 2013.

"I'm worried for her safety and her well-being and ... we need to find her ASAP ... because I don't know what her mother could do to her," said Madison Dews, Sommer Brown's stepsister.

Cedar Hill police said Lisa Brown, an Atlanta schoolteacher who is currently on spring break, came to North Texas to try to get temporary custody of her daughter.

The girl's father was awarded custody about three weeks ago.

Police said Lisa Brown filed a police report accusing her estranged husband of sexually abusing his daughter. Cedar Hill police said they looked into the claims, found they were false and arrested Brown on suspicion of filing a false police report on Tuesday.

Brown bonded out of a jail on Wednesday and sought an emergency temporary custody order through family courts on Thursday but was denied, police said.

After the court denied her custody, Brown tried to take her daughter out of school, but the school denied her request because she doesn't have custodial rights, police said.

Investigators said Lisa Brown drove to her estranged husband's neigbhorhood in the 100 block of Hannah Circle at approximately 6 p.m. on Thursday and called her daughter.

Dews said she was sitting with her stepsister inside the house while she talked with her mother on the phone.

Her mother told her stepsister "how much she missed her, she couldn't live without her, and she wasn't going to live without her, and that she wasn't going to stop trying to get her," Dews said.

She said Sommer Brown went outside "because her mother begged her for a hug."

When Sommer Brown finally came out of the house, neighbors told police they heard Lisa Brown yelling at her daughter to get in the car. When she finally complied, Brown sped away, witnesses said.

Dews said she ran after the car, with her stepsister staring at her through the window.

"She was, like, looking at me like to see what our next step was going to be ... because she knew that she wasn't planning on leaving with her mother," Dews said.

Family members say their top concern is getting Sommer Brown home safe.

Dews said she wants to know that her stepsister safe and wants her back home. She also said she wants her stepsister to know that her family is looking for her, saying that she knows Sommer Brown doesn't want to be with her mother.

"She had no intentions on ever seeing her mother again," she said.

Police said Lisa Brown is not cooperating with police and has cut off contact with her lawyer, who was trying to get her to turn herself in and return her daughter.

Lisa Brown has ties to Houston, Atlanta and Chicago, according to Cedar Hill police.

Anyone with information on the Browns' whereabouts is asked to call the Cedar Hill Police Department at 972-230-5785.

NBC 5's Amanda Guerra contributed to this report.

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Former Kaufman Co. JP Williams Arrested

After a second search of his Kaufman home on Friday, former Kaufman County Justice of the Peace Eric Williams was arrested overnight Friday and booked into the Kaufman County Jail.

According to booking information, Williams was arrested for one count of making a terroristic threat and two counts of insufficient bond. 

He is being held on three million dollars bond. 

Local, state and federal agents searched Williams' home in the 1600 block of Overlook Drive late Friday afternoon.

The FBI, Texas Rangers and Kaufman County investigators are gathering evidence related to the McLelland and Hasse murders according to Kaufman County public information officer Lt. Justin Lewis.

A listed phone number for Williams went unanswered Friday afternoon. But his attorney, David Sergi, released a statement Friday saying his client "has cooperated with law enforcement and vigorously denies any and all allegations."

Williams has never been named as a suspect in the murders of Mark McLelland, his wife Cynthia and ADA Mark Hasse. 

In an interview April 3, Williams told NBC 5 he had nothing to do with the McLellands' murder and doesn't even own a gun.

"If I was in their shoes, I would want to talk to me," Eric Williams said in an interview at his house. "In the investigators' minds, they want to check with me to do their process of elimination."

Williams, a former Kaufman County justice of the peace, was charged with theft and later convicted in a high-profile trial. He was kicked out of office, and his law license was suspended. He was 

sentenced to two years' probation and is appealing his conviction.

But he said he is not bitter and wouldn't want to harm anyone.

"I've cooperated with law enforcement," Williams said. "I certainly wish them the best in bringing justice to this incredibly egregious act."

Williams' name has swirled around the courthouse because his trial was sensational news in this small community, and it included testimony of death threats.

William said he was contacted Saturday night by investigators -- only about three hours after Mike McLelland and his wife, Cynthia, were found dead inside their Forney home.

He said he met the agents at a nearby restaurant, where he allowed them to swab his hands for gunpowder residue. He also gave them his and his wife's cellphones, which they returned the next day.

"I know I didn't do anything," he said. "I know where I was."

Williams said he was at home with his wife or up the street at his in-laws late Friday and Saturday.

He expressed shock at the crime and sympathy for the victims' families.

"I want to say my deepest condolences go out to the McLelland family and all the people at the courthouse," he said.

Asked if he is angry at prosecutors, he said, "No, I'm not. Obviously that was also a part of them doing their jobs."

Copyright Associated Press / NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth


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