Crime And Justice

ECSO investigating skeletal remains

ODESSA AMERICAN

Sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of discovered skeletal remains in the 6300 block of Trunk Street on Friday, but they still aren't sure what the bones belong to.Workers called the Sheriff's Office and said they found partial skeletal...... Full story

Man pleads guilty to promoting prostitution

BY JOHN CORRALES

MIDLAND A 45-year-old McAllen man pleaded guilty Friday in Federal Court to one count of using the Internet and cell phone to promote his business of prostitution in Odessa and Midland, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced.By pleading guilty,...... Full story

[MRT] Authorities find accused bank robber's 'practice notes'

BY JAMES CANNON

MIDLAND Local law enforcement agents arrested a suspect early Friday morning at an Odessa hotel, several hours after a Midland bank was robbed.Mark David Willmann, 42,was charged with bank robbery, a federal offense. He remains in custody of U.S....... Full story

Family gathers signatures to get accused murderer back in jail

BY JOHN CORRALES

FORT STOCKTON A 44-year-old Fort Stockton man recently indicted for murder and on supervised release faces fierce opposition from family members of the woman who was reportedly stabbed to death Jan. 8.Saul Silvas bonded out of the Pecos County Jail...... Full story

Man pleads to enticement of minor

ODESSA AMERICAN

MIDLAND A 42-year-old Odessa faces a minimum of 10 years in federal prison after pleading guilty Friday to convincing an underage girl via text messages to have sex with him, the U.S. attorney's office in Midland announced.Sentencing before U.S....... Full story

Ector County Sheriff Mark Donaldson, right, talks with Capt. Billy Clark where FM 554 is closed during the investigation of a deceased body that was found Nov. 1 along the roadway between Northeast Loop 338 and Gardendale.

Autopsy: Man's November death from overdose

Sheriff: Death still investigated as homicide

ODESSA AMERICAN

Though a final autopsy report determined a 32-year-old Odessa man’s cause of death to be a drug overdose, authorities said his death is still being investigated as a homicide.Cody Wayne Mercer’s cause of death was determined to be...... Full story

Ex-Roughnecks employee pleads guilty to video taping

BY JON VANDERLAAN

The man accused of videotaping his former West Texas Roughnecks coworkers in the bathroom has pleaded guilty in state court and will serve probation time on six charges.Ernesto “Ernie” Salcido, 32, pleaded guilty Monday to six counts of...... Full story

Woman accused of filming 16-year-old girl strip (+MUG)(+AFFIDAVIT)

ODESSA AMERICAN

A 21-year-old Odessa woman was arrested and charged with sexual performance by a child after, arrest documents state, she was identified in a nude picture with a 16-year-old female and filmed the girl while she stripped.Sierra Elizabeth Galvan, 2453...... Full story

Fugitive Unit to join statewide warrant round up

ODESSA AMERICAN

The Texas Attorney General’s Fugitive Unit will be one of more than 260 Texas law enforcement agencies participating in the sixth annual Great Texas Warrant Round Up on Feb. 25, a news release stated.Anyone with outstanding warrants for...... Full story

POLICE BLOTTER: Feb. 11, 2012

ODESSA AMERICAN

The following is a list of felony criminal activities reported to the police. Numbered addresses of locations where crimes occur are rounded to the nearest hundred block. BURGLARY OF A HABITATION An Odessa man reported someone entered his...... Full story

Sims speaks about shooting

CBS 7

The Odessa man accused of shooting two men June 1, killing one of them, has spoken out about his situation.CBS 7, during an interview with Sims' parents, was able to speak with Sims about the incident and how he has felt since.Sims said he regrets...... Full story

MPD: Man robbed Midland bank

ODESSA AMERICAN

MIDLAND Midland police responded to the Bank of America, 4309 Garfield St., at 3:49 p.m. in reference to a bank robbery, an MPD news release stated.A man entered the bank and demanded money from the tellers, who then gave him an undisclosed amount...... Full story

Crime Stoppers reports possible new info in fatal accident

ODESSA AMERICAN

Odessa Crime Stoppers reported Wednesday they received information that another vehicle may have affected the Jan. 13 vehicle accident that killed a 20-year-old Odessa man.Luis Moreno Bernal lost control of a Chevrolet Aveo while eastbound on...... Full story

Crane man pleads in sexting case

BY JON VANDERLAAN

MIDLAND A man accused of sexting a 15-year-old girl in 2009 pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to a charge of transfer of obscene materials to minors. A coercion or enticement of a minor female charge was dropped in the plea deal. He could...... Full story

Terik Hasan McCall, charged with possession of cocaine

POLICE BLOTTER: Feb. 10, 2012

ODESSA AMERICAN

The following is a list of felony criminal activities reported to the police. Numbered addresses of locations where crimes occur are rounded to the nearest hundred block.AGGRAVATED ASSAULT WITH A DEADLY WEAPON An Odessa man reported someone...... Full story