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against him, Dorris said.
Baytown police and sheriff’s deputies
arrested him at an apartment in the 5300
block of Aldine Bender Road in Houston
before noon without incident.
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First responders worked feverishly to pull up - and in some cases help lower to boats in the Houston Ship Channel
-Greenpeace protesters who rappelled off of the Fred Hartman Bridge Thursday. Many first responders stepped up
to help including the Baytown police and fire departments. (Harris County Sheriff’s Office photo)
Judge releases protesters without bail
The third man who was with them is
not suspected of involvement in the mur-
der, Dorris said, and police have not re-
leased his name. Dorris said no additional
charges are expected in the case.
Rhodes' death is the second reported
homicide in Baytown in 2019, and comes
three weeks to the day after the murder
of Emilio Aguilar at a Baytown motel on
Aug. 25. Three people were charged in
that death.
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Expect frequent showers,
thunderstorms this week
The National Weather Services says heavy
rainfall is likely today through Thursday.
In a weather update by the agency, meteo-
rologists identify an area of disturbed weath-
er in the western Gulf that is nearing Texas as
the cause for possible heavy rains.
The agency says frequent showers and
thunderstorms will move inland Tuesday and
will move slowly through the Houston and
Galveston region. The system is expected to
cause frequent showers and thunderstorms,
with the potential for heavy downpours pro-
ducing rainfall rates of 2-3 inches per hour.
Street and small stream flooding is possible
during the week of showers.
Rainfall totals of 2 to 6 inches will be com-
mon by Friday with some areas exceeding
12 inches, according to the National Weather
Service.
The controversy over a
tweet sent by a local rep-
resentative has not yet died
down, but it is too early to
call this one over.
State Rep. Briscoe Cain,
who represents Baytown,
said the FBI had not con-
spent Thursday and Fri-
day nights in jail.
The 22 defendants that
came from 13 states in-
cluding the District of Co-
lumbia also came before
Magistrate Judge Dena
Palenno of the U.S. Dis-
trict Court for the South-
ern District of Texas Sat-
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O’ROURKE the FBI has not
contacted me,”
Cain said. “No crime or
threat was made.”
Cain’s tweet was sent af-
ter O’Rourke responded to
a question during the Dem-
ocratic presidential debates
Thursday about his idea
of having gun owners sell
their assault weapons to the
government.
“Hell yes, we’re going to
take your AR-15, your AK-
47,” O’Rourke said in re-
sponse to a question about
gun control.
O’Rourke then said prac-
tically the same thing in a
tweet later that night. Cain
responded to O’Rourke by
saying, “My AR is ready
for you Robert Francis.”
Twitter later removed
Cain’s Tweet, saying it vi-
olated their rules for threat-
ening violence.
Micah Barton, a spokes-
person for O’Rourke, was
asked if Cain’s tweet was
reported to the FBI.
“We can confinn that we
did report it to the FBI, but
have no additional com-
ment beyond that,” Barton
said.
Cain explained his tweet,
saying it is an old battle cry,
Four of the protesters
were in the 174th Criminal
Court Friday with Judge
Hazel B. Jones presiding.
They were released on
the PR bond after facing
a state felony charge of
impairing or interrupting
the operations of critical _ ,,
infrastructure A PR bond Traffic heading into Baytown was snarled for hours be-
eggent;,11/ means the nro- cause of Greenpeace protesters who rappelled off the
testers were not required Fred Hartman Bridge. (Greenpeace photo)
pleaded not guilty. If con- charge, the protesters were
victed of the misdemeanor also charged with criminal
charges, each faces up to a trespass and obstructing a
year in federal prison and highway.
Nature Center shoreline that
can also be used for educa-
tional purposes.
In collaboration with the
Galveston Bay Founda-
tion, the city will utilize an
$80,000 grant from the Nat-
ural Resource Trustee Pro-
gram to develop a Baytown
The City of Baytown is Parks and Recreation direc-
moving forward with a proj- tor, said the reef would be de-
ect that will protect a Baytown veloped on the southwestern
wave action, and subsequent oyster spat (or baby oysters)
erosion, form ships utilizing will come in and colonize
the ship channel. these hard structures and
The Galveston Bay Foun- we’ll end up with healthy
dation will look to restore and reef,” Tracey Prothro, super-
improve the existing oyster intendent of natural resource
reef at Wooster Point, which programs at the Eddie V.
OBITUARIES
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According to Baytown Rhodes was flown to a Houston hospital
police spokesman Lt. Steve where he was pronounced dead.
Dorris, the two men, along Baytown detectives identified Jackson
with another man, were as a suspect in the crime during the morn-
walking to a friend’s apart- ing, and the Harris County District Attor-
ment in the complex when ney’s Office accepted a murder charge
expected to be in front
of Judge Jones again at 9
a.m. in the 174th court on
Dec. 6.
Nicole Debord, an attor-
ney for Greenpeace, said
they are ready to fight the
charges.
“We’re looking forward
to mounting a vigorous
defense,” Debord said.
“We believe this critical
infrastructure statute is
ripe for challenge. We
look forward to seeing
what evidence the district
attorney’s office thinks
they have that makes
this charge appropriate.
We are eager to see what
they’ve got so we can
challenge it.”
The protesters lowered
themselves using ropes
from the bridge about
6:30 a.m. Thursday. One
of the 22 activists, Mike
Herbert, 36, of Hyatts-
ville, Maryland, talked
about why they chose the
bridge over the Houston
Each was charged with pending themselves from
one count of aiding and the Fred Hartman Bridge
abetting obstruction of over the San Jacinto Riv-
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do have to agree to appear
at a future court date.
Travis Nichols, a
spokesman for Green-
day. Within 12 hours, 18-year-old Ellery in his possession.
Frank Jackson was charged with the crime During the argument, Jackson pulled
and arrested in Houston. the gun and shot Rhodes several times.
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The Greenpeace pro-
testers who dangled from
the Fred Hartman bridge,
causing part of the Hous-
ton Ship Channel to close,
were free to walk out of
federal court thanks to
having been granted a
Personal Recognizance
bond.
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City to use $80K grant to restore,
improve Nature Center oyster reef
BY CHRISTOPHER JAMES the health of the shoreline at as an educational oyster reef
christopher.james@baytownsun.com Wooster Point. that will be included in the
Scott Johnson, Baytown Baytown Nature Center’s
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tacted him over
a tweet he sent
to Democrat-
ic presidential
candidate Beto
O’Rourke.
Some claim,
including Twit-
ter itself, the
tweet is a threat
while others,
including Cain,
say it is noth-
ing of the kind.
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protesters are being feder- could face up to 180 days mocracy. That’s why I’m
ally charged because they in jail and a $2,000 fine. ________________________
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Bloom, David. The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 99, No. 181, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 17, 2019, newspaper, September 17, 2019; Baytown, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1467856/m1/1/: accessed June 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Sterling Municipal Library.