The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 90, No. 89, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 5, 2010 Page: 1 of 12
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friend of Destiny, Patience
Hawkins said Henson, who
injuries from
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ing room '
television, when a
stranger appeared in
the hallway behind the tbc SUSpCet had gotten
husband's chair and hllu ■ • " •
quickly moved to put breaking
"'..... ” window-.
had disabled the
home's security sys-
tem and though the
horneow ners were
in into our waterways, and we
are very pleased that the EPA
the companies have
Bay town police
reached out to the pub-
lic this week in hopes
of getting information
about a violent home
invasion robbery that
targeted an elderly
couple in March. A
reward of up to $2.00(1
is being offered for
information that leads
to an arrest in the case.
It is a crime that
took more than just
propertv from the vie-
t:_. .Zu. _.;1,
want to be identified in
Dioxin seeping from the San
Jacinto River waste pits just
north of the Interstate 10 bridge
will be isolated behind a contain-
ment structure to be built by
companies held responsible for
the pollution under an agreement
between those companies and
the Environmental Protection
Agency.
The site is partially submerged
pleted within a year.
"The agreement represents a
step in the right direction of pro-
tecting the people in Precinct
Two.” said Commissioner Sylvia
R. Garcia. "Not only are people
who cat fish and crab near the
site al risk, but so are people
downstream all the way to the
bay.”
Ryan and Garcia issued a
statement saying they congratu-
baCk to hurt them
“ I con-
tinued for about four
hours.
The man left finally,
stealing his victims'
vehicle to make his
getaway. The victims.
. I to be
alive, according to the
Galveston Bay is considered a
short-term solution. A longer-
term solution. O'Rourke said.
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ties.
“We want to do whatever
we ean so that Sherry does-
Pact reached to keep toxic waste out of river
BY MARK FLEMING
mark.fleming@baytownsun.com
financial burden.
Hawkins set up a fund
Monday at Barbers Hill
not gotten around to
having it repaired.
"That was a big mis-
take?’ thg wife said.
■'Tell people to never
floor while he went we did."
~ The victims both
ipparcntly baj (0 he hospitalized
ir . it»urt»lrv .t. 2—i j
cash, and firearms, time after the crime,
since that is what he but now are’ feeling as
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husband's chair and
"S.
his hands around the
man’s throat. As the
horrified wife watched,
she: realized that a
knife was clutched in
one ol the suspect s aware of that, they had
hands. • .
Using threats of vio-
lence, the suspect
forced the homeown-
ers to a bedroom and
made them lay on the nlake t'hat'mistake like
floor while he went We did."
through their belong- The victims both
nigs. apnar^ntiy j y_ y1
searching for jewelry. for ,heir injuries for
what he
ended up taking from
the home
Contributions may be
dropped off at the bank or
mailed to:
Barbers Hill Bank
~ ' , 1 Patience
wanted to go back to work, but McCormick Fund
doesn't want to leave the gufe: PO Box 2155
because of the progress they Mont Belvieu, Texas
have been making in recent 77580
the Pediatric Intensive Care days. For more information
... -j- T ‘ ‘ In order to remove some of about Destiny and Patience
crash that left them both Hospital, as of press time the financial burden. McCormick's Fund contact
hospitalized Tuesday, with fractures to Hawkins set up a fund Amanda Hawkins at 90.1-
Investigators said the her neck, back and leg. Monday at Barbers Hill 646-7426.
first assistant Hams County alter- tied the site as one of the most
critical environmental issues in stop the ongoing release of diox-
signed the agreement, the area, and has encouraged res- —J
cticr.al Paper and olution to the problem.
The building of a containment and
nance Corp., are the legal succes- structure to keep the toxic waste responded with positive steps,"
sors of the companies that used out of the river and out of said Harris County Attorney
the site and owned the land at the Galveston Bay is considered a Vince Ryan.
time of the pollution. short-term solution. A longer- Under the agreement, the con-
The location is a federal term solution. O’Rourke said, tainment structure is to be com-
along the western shore of the Superfund Site, meaning the
river. It was used in the 1960s to Environmental Protection , c
dump waste from a paper mill. Agency has jurisdiction over it. permanent structure.
according to Terence O'Rourke. O’Rourke said his office identi- "Harris County has been push-
first assistant Harris County attor- fied the site as one of the most ing for a short-term solution to
ney. He said the two companies
who s'. ' '
International Paper
McGinnes Industrial Mainte-
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get out of it alive.
It happened on
Ironwood at about
10..11) p.m. on the first apUttlllvlll vumpivA.
day of March; The vic- bd( there w as no sign of
tints, both in their XOs. a sl)SpCCt Apparently
were relaxing in their none of (ht. st0|en
living room watching g|,„th b.ls- bceil rec(n.
cred.
Police learned that
into the house by
I a bedroom
Lightning
disabled
mes.
Patience McCormick, a
mg front heart surgery at help the family with bills,
to a grassy median and Memorial Hermann food and any other necessi-
flipped. Hospital at press time
Creag McCormick later Tuesday, to repair trauma
deadly car died at BraZosport Regional suffered in the accident.
Hospital. Also killed was Patience'' " ' .
Desiree Rotureaux. 19. of taken off of a respirator and while the girls are in the
breathing oil her own. hospital." Hawkins said.
Amanda Haw kins, next- "We want the kids to have a
when they get out of the
10. Carollie and their mother. Sherry hospital."
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10 victims of a deadly car
crash that occurred six miles
east of F.M. 2611. in
Brazoria County, early Tomi Rotureaux. 41. she can to ease the family'
Sunday morning at around 1
am:
The two L .
old Patience and 13-year- ejected and
old Destiny, both students
in the Barbers Hill
Independent S
District, received critical
Sunday's Unit at Texas Children's
The suspect repeat-
edly assaulted the cou-
ple. kicking and hit-
ting them, before
returning to his search
of the home for a
w hile. then coming
■ ■ • ... , oacs io nun
urns, who still do not auain. Thc ordeal
want to be identified in .A i .■ c ...
Minerva Trejo and Consuelo Ornelas applaud Judith Ornelas, center, as she is awarded a scholarship during the Baytown media reports. They
Chamber of Commerce's 22nd Annual Partners in Education Recognition Luncheon. Eight other students received scholar-
ships including Devina Smith, Stephanie Shelton. Jillian Jackson, Juan Alanis, Karla Aguilar, Cameron Hebert. Daisy
DeLeFuente and Cinthya Trejo. See winner photos on Page 3A.
vvgre, both beaten and
threatened, and both
victims were sure at
times during the
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hours-long commis- tru|v ;u d
s.on of the ermte that a|jve actordj .......
they were not going to u |fc wcre final) abk.
n'" n* " S,I,VP to call for help. ’
Police soon found
the car at a nearby
apartment complex.
tints, both in their XOs.
set t
Belvieu family defray med- int<
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Creag McCormick later Tuesday, to repair trauma
«»r1 <»t I?«»»nzwil tn thn. UPi’.irL’Ht
Hospital Also killed was Patience McCormick was n't have to worry so much
Sweeny. breathing on her own. hospital." Hawkins said.
7 Other people injured --- --
of them after being two of were Terry Wade Guice Jr., door neighbor and family place to conic home to
2X, Mason Guice. 6. Destini f
Rotureaux. I
Jean Norsworthy, 32. and Henson, is doing everything
-r—: i she Can to ease the family’s
Investigators reported worries.
seven of the nine passen- Hawkins said Henson, who
girls. lO-year- gers inside the vehicle were works at IJilktn's Donuts, lias Destiny and
.._J !■» ...— a:—| n() one was ----—a ......,_J, k... t?,
wearing a seat belt.
Destiny McCormick, an
School eighth-grader, remained in
Fund set up to help family of injured girls
BY SHANNON DAUGHTRY crash occurred when the She also receiveddamage to Bank in Mont Belvieu inthe
shanntMdaughtry@baytownsun.com girls' father. Creag Neill her facial bones name of "Destiny and
McCormick. 42. lost con- Patience McCormick, a Patience McCormick.’’ The
A medical fund has been trol of the Toyota 4Runner he fourth-grader, was recover- contributions will be used to
;;ci up to help a Mont was driving. The SUV went ir.; ~ ------- ------u*‘- •*“ -;,u u:1L
• - grassy median and Memorial
ical costs after several
members of the family were
involved in a C
crash Saturday night.
Sisters Destiny and
Patience McCormick have a
long road to recovery ahead
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