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Austin suspect arrested in Killeen
Federal and local law enforcement agencies arrested the Killeen teen wanted in connection with the fatal shooting in Austin Sixth Street Thursday afternoon.
De’Ondre “Dre” Jermirris White, 19, was arrested Thursday and taken to Killeen City Prison, police said.
The police located White on the 1300 block of Anna Lee Drive.
The block was closed to traffic early Thursday afternoon but was open from 4 p.m.
Authorities said the June 12 shooting on Sixth Street in Austin came after an argument between two groups of Killeen teenagers. Douglas John Kantor, 25, a tourist from New York, was shot dead and 14 others injured.
8 charged with trafficking in human beings and / or drug offenses in Coryell County
After more than a year of investigation by the Interdiction Team at the Coryell Sheriff’s Undercover Narcotic Office, several law enforcement agencies executed four warrants and search warrants on Wednesday morning, which resulted in eight people being charged with various drug and human trafficking charges.
During the investigation, law enforcement officials found that numerous drugged women had been taken to prostitution and other cities under the influence of drugs, the Coryell County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday.
The joint effort included the Coryell County Sheriff’s Office SWAT team, the Texas Attorney General’s Human Trafficking Division, the Copperas Cove Police Department SWAT team, and the Gatesville Police Department.
Bubba’s 33 grand opening draws an audience
Guests hoping for a chance to win Bubbas 33 free food for a year stood outside Killeen’s newest restaurant early Wednesday morning, hours before the establishment opened.
Bubbas 33, 3701 E. Central Texas Expressway, officially opened the doors to its 7,500 square foot location in Killeen at 11 a.m. on Wednesday.
About a hundred people stood outside in the Texas heat before the official opening.
Bubba’s 33 fans Alyssa Garcia Del Solar from Killeen and Jeffrey Rusco, also from Killeen, furnished with folding garden chairs, were the first in line to enter Bubba’s 33rd location in the nation. They arrived at 7 a.m., four hours before the new restaurant opened its doors to the public.
Fort Hood is updating the list of prohibited facilities for soldiers
According to a Facebook post from the III. Corps on Wednesday, five local clubs in the Killeen area are deemed banned for Fort Hood soldiers.
The following off-post companies are blacklisted:
Club Krush, 201 W. Veterans Memorial Blvd., in Harker Heights.
MJs Bar and Grill, 1310 S. Fort Hood St., in Killeen.
Club Legends, 308 S. 2nd St., in Killeen.
Hangover Bar and Grill, 104 W. Elms St., in Killeen.
Club U&I, 511 W. Rancier Ave., in Killeen.
The five clubs have experienced acts of violence in the recent past.
In addition, Fort Hood said any places that sell drug paraphernalia, designer drugs, or any type of synthetic drug are also reserved for Fort Hood soldiers.
Fort Hood Service members are also banned from unlicensed tattoo parlors, according to Fort Hood’s Post.
Killeen Council rejects proposed July 3rd fireworks July
Killeen City Council voted 6-1 to reject a fireworks display that would have been held by a private citizen in the Special Events Center parking lot next week to celebrate July 4th.
Councilor Mellisa Brown was the only vote against the motion.
The council held a nearly 45-minute discussion on the issue of approving or disapproving the fireworks and ended with a verbal argument between Brown and Mayor Jose Segarra.
Prior to the council discussion, the city’s assistant attorney, Holli Clements, gave a presentation on the event which provided further information on the city’s discussions with Bear Jones, the main organizer of the event.
Jones received approval from the state fire marshal to host the fireworks event, which meant that, according to Clements, he met the city’s minimum requirements to host the event.
The event with concerts and food trucks would have started on July 3 at 2 p.m., the concert should have started at 5:30 p.m. and ended around 9:15 p.m., before the fireworks would start around 9:30 p.m. and around 25:30 p.m. would take minutes, according to Clements and Jones. Jones withdrew the corporate license on Wednesday.
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