Man uses baseball bat in Kyle spat
A 21-year-old San Marcos man was arrested for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after he struck a teenager with a baseball bat outside a Kyle home, police say.
At about 10 p.m. on Aug. 3, police were called out to a Waterleaf subdivision home in the 100 block of Cermeno Cove where a family dispute allegedly led to first-degree felony charge against Aaron Gonzales.
Witnesses say that Gonzales’ cousin was injured when Gonzales’ girlfriend’s stepfather, 33-year-old Michael Yruegas, backed his vehicle into Gonzales’ vehicle. An upset Gonzales picked up a baseball bat and threatened Yruegas with it, an affidavit used to secure an arrest warrant says.
Yruegas’ 16-year-old stepson then jumped on Gonzales’ back, choking him until Gonzales used the bat to hit the teenager in the back of the head. The bat was eventually taken away and the fight stopped, says the affidavit, written by Kyle police Officer C. Bone.
Gonzales has since been released from Hays County Jail on a $10,000 bond, jail records show.
Kyle row ends with stove left on
A 46-year-old Kyle man was arrested Thursday after he allegedly turned on the natural gas to a stove and left the home, trying to injure a woman inside, police say.
At about 1 a.m., Kyle police were called out to the 200 block of Buttercup Street where they arrested Raymond Ramirez for deadly conduct, a Class A misdemeanor, Police Chief Jeff Barnett said.
When questioned by police, Ramirez gave a fictitious name until the woman at the residence told police his real name, which police found to have an outstanding warrant for public intoxication, Barnett said.
The woman also told police that she and Ramirez were in a verbal row that night. Ramirez then attempted to leave the home after turning the stove on, knowing that she was a smoker and would ignite the gas fumes, Barnett says.
Ramirez was also charged with failure to identify and, as of Tuesday, he remains in custody at Hays County Jail on bonds worth $5,500, jail records show.
An arraignment for Ramirez is set for Sept. 23 at the 22nd District Court in San Marcos.
Kyle man indicted for charring BMW
An 18-year-old Kyle man was recently indicted for intentionally setting a BMW car on fire, court records show.
Daniel Juan Villarreal, of the 200 block of Pepper Grass Cove, is charged with arson, a second degree felony, for the alleged incident back on April 12.
The indictment says that Villarreal had intent to destroy or damage the car, belonging to Mark Kuchenrither. Pre-trial motions for Villarreal are slated for Sept. 1 at the 22nd District Court in San Marcos.
Man charged in motorcycle wreck
A Driftwood man who crashed his motorcycle with a passenger on board was booked for intoxication assault on Monday, court records show.
Thomas Griffith, 29, lost control of his Harley Davidson motorcycle on July 9 at the intersection of FM 3237 and Winters Mill Parkway near Wimberley. Griffith and his passenger, Brandy Kimbrell, sustained serious injuries in the wreck and were transported via helicopter to Brackenridge Hospital in Austin, a probable cause affidavit says.
A hospital official said Tuesday that there were no current listings for Griffith or Kimbrell, meaning they likely have been discharged.
Department of Public Safety Trooper Nicholas LaRocque wrote in the affidavit that Griffith displayed signs of intoxication and admitted that he had been drinking that night. After refusing to give a voluntary blood specimen, he was arrested for the charge and a warrant was issued for a mandatory blood draw. The affidavit did not specify his alcohol blood level.
Griffith was released from Hays County Jail on a $20,000 bond on the same day he was booked, jail records say.
Buda gas thief eludes police
A gasoline thief is at large for evading police in a vehicle after not paying to fuel up at a Buda gas station, police say.
On Saturday, Buda police were called out to Murphy’s gas station in the 1600 block of Main Street around 5:30 p.m. after a blue Honda Civic drove off without paying for gas, Police Chief Bo Kidd said.
While responding, an officer noticed the suspect’s car and pursued it. The car sped away and zigzagged in and out traffic, cut through Cabela’s parking lot and eventually crossed a landscaped area to escape, Kidd said.
The officer elected not to follow the direct path of the car, which was later found abandoned in the Wal-mart parking lot, said Kidd, who added that the case is still under investigation.
Sheriff’s office investigates knife encounter
The Hays County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to a home just east of Kyle for an assault with a deadly weapon call Saturday night, authorities say.
Investigators say that there was a party in the 100 block of Summit Drive around 11 p.m. when two people arrived and got into an altercation. One of the two suspects pulled out a knife and threatened to cut one of the homeowners. Both suspects fled before deputies came on scene, sheriff’s spokesperson Lt. Dennis Gutierrez said.
The case is still under investigation and the names of the suspects were not released since they haven’t been arrested yet, Gutierrez said.
Indecency conviction upheld
A Dripping Springs resident convicted last year of two counts of indecency with a child by sexual contact lost an appeal on Thursday.
Rex Carlton Crowder’s court-appointed attorney, Alex Calhoun, filed a so-called Anders brief, concluding Crowder’s appeal is frivolous and asked to withdraw from representing his client. A three-judge panel of the Texas Third Court of Appeals examined the case and, finding now reversible error, dismissed Crowder’s appeal.
According to the panel’s memorandum opinion, Crowder received a copy of the attorney’s brief and was advised of his right to examine case records and file a brief on his own behalf. As of Thursday, no pro se brief had been filed.
The 1967 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Anders v. California established a procedure for an attorney to ask to be released from representing an indigent client whose appeal the attorney decides is without merit.
A Hays County jury found Crowder committed the two acts of indecency with a child in October 2007. The trial court sentenced him to two concurrent 15 year sentences and assessed a $10,000 fine. Crowder was charged with aggravated sexual assault of a child, but the court dismissed this charge.
