Alleged Chicago murderer arrested in Conroe

TUCUMCARI, N.M. — A 33-year-old Chicago man has been arrested in the killings of two men at a Tucumcari, N.M., hotel.

New Mexico state police spokesman Eric Garcia said Monday that Muziwokuthula "Muzie" Madonda was arrested without incident in Conroe, Texas outside of Houston on two counts of murder and tampering with evidence.

It's unclear whether he has a lawyer.
Madonda is awaiting extradition back to New Mexico to face the charges, which stem from the deaths of 37-year-old Gabriel Baca and 57-year-old Bobby Gonzales, both of Tucumcari.

A family member who looked through a window at the Tucumcari Inn found the men's bodies Thursday.


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Got veggies?

The Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District is accepting bids until April 14 for a steady supply of frozen and canned fruits, vegetables and legumes.

The one-year contract begins July 1. Regular deliveries are expected at the Cy-Fair ISD Food Production Center, 11355 Perry Road.

All items must have zero trans fat content and abide by the Texas Public School Nutrition Policy, available for review at squaremeals.org. By law governing district funding, Cy-Fair ISD must buy items that are at least 51 percent U.S.-made.

For more information, contact buyer Trisha Jensen at 281-517-6552.

Cypress boy killed in wreck in Florida

A 13-year-old boy was killed and three other people injured when their vehicle overturned on I-10 less than a mile east of the Sneads exit on Saturday afternoon.

The Florida Highway Patrol said all four people in the 2001 GMC Yukon were from Cypress, Texas, but did not release the names.

The driver, a 15-year-old boy, was seriously injured and two 45-year-olds, a man and a woman, were critically injured. All three were taken to Tallahassee Memorial Hospital. The boy who was killed was taken to Jackson Hospital in Marianna where he was pronounced dead.

The accident report said the vehicle was traveling westbound on I-10 in the left lane about 1:45 p.m. when it drifted onto the grass shoulder of the median. The vehicle was steered back to the right but overcorrected, causing the vehicle to go out of control and overturn several times. Three of the occupants were ejected from the vehicle.

No charges have been filed but the investigation is ongoing, the report said.

NORAD exercise tomorrow over Houston

The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) will conduct exercise flights tomorrow morning as they practice intercept and identification procedures. Exercise flights will take place over Southeastern Texas. Although they are scheduled for mid-morning, the exercise flights could be delayed due to weather concerns.

Those living southeast of Houston, specifically near Ellington Airport, may hear and/or see NORAD-controlled fighter jets in close proximity to a military or military contracted aircraft, which will be taking on the role of a Track of Interest (TOI).

In order to test responses, systems and equipment, NORAD continuously conducts exercises with a variety of scenarios, including airspace restriction violations, hijackings and responding to unknown aircraft. All NORAD exercises are carefully planned and closely controlled.

NORAD has conducted exercise flights of this nature throughout Canada and the U.S. since the start of Operation Noble Eagle, the command’s response to the terrorist attacks that occurred on Sept. 11, 2001.

18 charged in rape of 11 year old girl.

(CNN) -- Thirteen adults and five juveniles have been arrested as part of an investigation into the alleged rape of a Texas girl, police said.

Darrell Broussard, assistant police chief for the Cleveland, Texas, police department, said Monday that the investigation into the incident "is continuous," with more significant developments possible. Cleveland is about 50 miles northeast of Houston.

"There have been leads during our investigation that have alerted us to other possible persons of interest," Broussard told CNN. "The investigation is ongoing."
The 18 individuals charged thus far are between 14 and 27 years old, he said.

On Friday, the Cleveland police department announced that four students in the Cleveland independent school district had been arrested on charges of aggravated sexual assault of a child under 14.

They appeared Monday in a Liberty County court, in the town of Liberty, to face the charges.
Police noted that some but not all suspects are students at Cleveland High School, though all those named thus far are from the town.

Mike Little, the district attorney in Liberty County, said police would likely decide whether more people would be charged. He offered few other details, saying, "We are very careful about pretrial publicity."

The incident allegedly happened late last year in Cleveland. The case has sharply divided the community, according to CNN affiliate KHOU.

"It just seems like a dream," said Sherry Fletcher, whose 20-year-old son Devo Shaun Green is among those charged according to Cleveland police. "I just hope everything comes out well, because some of these kids are innocent."

Those adults arrested and charged with sexual abuse of a child, a first-degree felony in Texas, could face 25 year to life in prison if convicted, according to the police department.