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A.D. Ibarra
-Eagle Pass
Closing statements were heard by both sides in the murder case of Juan De Dios Hernandez by Timothy Johnson (Ret.) who was in District Judge Amado Abascal's stead due to Judge Abascal, who is recovering from an automobile accident. In a stunning verdict, a 12-man jury found Ruben Reyes, who was accused of the December 2010 murder of Juan De Dios Hernandez, not guilty after deliberations were heard by both the State and Reyes' defense attorney. In closing statements, the State presented the two charges facing the defendant; the first, that Reyes on or about May 2010 indeed did shoot Juan De Dios Hernandez twice in the head, the other was that on or about May 21st, 2010, Reyes did intend to cause bodily harm to Hernandez.
A.D. Ibarra
-Eagle Pass
Dr. Ricardo Maestas, a distinguished educator and now President of Sul Ross State University, addressed a group of leaders at the International Bank of Commerce on Tuesday evening in reference to "Leadership Styles and Skills." In an exclusive interview with The Eagle Pass News Gram, Maestas gave us some compelling insight on the inner workings of Sul Ross State University and SRSU/ Rio Grande College, where he has been for the past four years. He mentioned that there are different scenarios in his experience as president as he and his team have been working together to make the school grow, reiterating the incredible opportunities for students at SRSU right here, right now. One of the most pressing issues at this time, according to the New Mexico University grad is the drop in enrollment due in part to the oil boom of the Eagle Ford Shale Project.
Staff
-Eagle Pass
Eagle Pass Police arrested a man in possession of a 9 mm. handgun, two clips and 250 rounds of ammunition which he was unable to justify. The man was taken into custody, the gun confiscated and he was referred to a mental hospital in San Antonio. According to the report, that incident occurred on Saturday at noon when authorities were made aware of a situation in the Westlakes subdivision which alarmed a young woman who was giving the man hospice in her home, yet noticed that the individual was acting suspiciously and it was concerting. He was found with a 9 mm. handgun, two ammunition clips and 250 shells of ammunition. The man was of Afro-American decent, was until recently an employee off a local grocery store, was approximately 20 years of age and had lost this job not too long ago. He was arrested without incident. The woman stated that she has known the man for some years now, allowed him to stay with her because he did not have a place to stay, it was not known if she will continue to provide hospice to the man. The gun was confiscated by authorities and the case remains under investigation.