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BRAZORIA COUNTY’S OLDEST NEWSPAPER SINCE 1890
VOLUME 128, NO. 17 • ALVIN, TEXAS 77511
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Judge hands down life
sentence to man
Zachary Lyn Foyt was sentenced to life in prison by
a Brazoria County judge after a jury found him guilty of
first-degree murder in the 2016 death and decapitation of
Jubal Dee Alexander, II.
Foyt, 26, who is originally from Danbury and had fled
to Colorado days after being sought by law enforcement
for his connection in the death, never revealed during his
By Albert Villegas
Staff Reporter
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If you want to have a say in who is nominated as
a Republican or Democratic candidate for Brazoria
County judge or justice of the peace, or state con-
gressman or senator, you have until Monday to reg-
ister to vote in the March primary. The actual dead-
line falls on Sunday, but moves to the next business
day, according to the secretary of state’s office.
The special election for Alvin City Council is
not linked to any primary since the election for the
At Large Position 2 seat was Saturday. If a run-off
election occurs, the city of Alvin plans to tentative-
ly schedule it March 24.
In regard to the state’s primary election, early
voting begins March 20. The reason it will be held
on this date is because President’s Day falls on
March 19, and business offices will be closed. The
last day of early voting is March 2.
Election Day for the Democratic and Republi-
can party primaries is March 6.
and invited an Alvin police officer to the festive
event at their home.
Will’s birthday is Jan. 5, but the party was
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trial what he did with Alexander’s
head.
During the trial, which was held
in Brazoria County’s 239th District
Court, investigators with the Bra-
zoria County Sheriff’s Office said
Foyt shot Alexander, 24, while he
was sleeping in his truck under an
FM 2004 bridge about 10 miles
from where Alexander worked at
INEOS. The jury was told that Al-
exander, who lived in Port Arthur, had sometimes slept
in his truck to save money. During the trial, investigators
said Foyt shot Alexander as he lay sleeping in his Chevy
truck, and according to testimony, got a thrill of seeing
him gasp for breath. They also revealed that Foyt, a few
days later, with the help of a friend, Monroe Stafford, 54,
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held Jan. 13.
Will’s father, Chris, knows one of the mem-
bers of the police force, Officer Forest Hill, and
asked if he could drop in and be at his son’s
party. It was something the couple had seen at a
friend’s party in the past, so they took a chance
and asked.
“I was able to stop by and visit during a shift.
I saw that (Will) was dressed up as a police of-
ficer and we gave each other hugs and high
fives,” Hill said. “I love making kids smile.”
In preparation for his visit, Officer Hill said
his sergeant supplied him with stickers that
Will Thornton is pictured in an Alvin police
cruiser. (Contributed photo)
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For more than 35 years, the Bayou Republican
Women of Alvin organization has had a candidate
forum to give voters a chance to meet and listen to
their candidates of choice.
This year is no different.
Nelva Urick, president of the organization, said
several candidates plan to attend the Alvin event
and, in some cases, speak about their candidacy as
they prepare for the state’s March primary.
The candidate forum is scheduled at the Alvin
Senior Center from 6:30-9:30 p.m. Feb. 13.
“This gives voters a chance to meet the candi-
dates on a one-on-one basis and look them in the
eyes and ask questions for themselves, Urick said.
“This year we have a good number of judges on the
ballot.”
She said judges make such a difference in crimi-
nal cases, family law and probate court.
There are also several contested races for justice
of the peace. Candidates who are opposed in the
primary will be allotted three minutes for a presen-
tation.
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went back to the crime scene and sliced off the victim’s
head because Foyt believed the bullet was still lodged in
Alexander’s head.
It was revealed that Stafford didn’t shoot Alexander,
but he did take part in the decapitation and hiding and
destroying evidence such as the head and gun used in
the murder.
Stafford, who was charged with tampering with evi-
dence (destroying gun with a meat grinder), a third-de-
gree felony, has a court date set April 2.
Despite several attempts by divers, volunteers and
even some family to locate the rest of Alexander’s body
in the nearby bayou, investigators never did find the head.
The jury was told that a fisherman discovered Alex-
ander’s decapitated body still lying in the truck in May
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The time has arrived when students with the Alvin Independent School District's Future Farmers of America program will show various animals at
shows not only in Houston, but other parts of the state. Some FFA students already started showing in January at a livestock show in Fort Worth,
followed by another in San Antonio this month and the big one being the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, which is set to run from Feb. 27 to
March 18 at NRG Park. FFA students shown in the top photo are H ollie Darnell, left, pulling her beef master named Harper Belle, and Makenzie
Beaver pulling on her brahman named Josie. FFA students shown with their swine from left, are Jessica Hall with Biggio, Colby Goff with Porky,
and Ethan Horswell with Rocky. (Staff photos by Albert Villegas)
As a resident of Alvin, William “Will”
Thornton, 7, doesn’t need to travel far to see
real-life heroes in person. He looks up to police
officers and marvels at them when he sees them.
And there are plenty to see in Alvin as they pro-
tect the citizens of their city.
Thornton’s parents have hosted a National
Night Out party the past two years, which is an
ideal reason he has been able to get up close and
personal with Alvin police officers.
That was bested recently when Jana Thorn-
ton said they had a birthday party for her son
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