Residents at the apartment said they heard several gunshots and looked out into the parking lot  in time to see a man run from the scene and get into a car.  No other injuries were reported.  Police said investigators have no motives or suspects yet.

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The 44-year-old woman has been a fugitive for nearly 20 years since the killings took place. The woman is accused with the June 1988 slaying of three men who chose to leave to polygamist sect as well as the daughter of one of the victims. Prosecutors say that the woman and her half-brother directed the killings after a “sign from God.”

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According to officials with the Brazoria County Sheriff’s Office, 72 year-old Apolinar Saenz, 59 year-old Alfred Guajardo, 55 year-old Virginia Guajardo, and 65 year-old Maria Sanchez are charged with possession of marijuana and possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver. The four were arrested at Guajardo’s home in Rosharon at approximately 8:30 p.m. Monday.

Each of the four is being held at the Brazoria County jail in lieu of $110,000 bail.

The arrests are a result of an investigation by the sheriff’s office narcotics unit. Deputies recovered two kilograms of powder cocaine, seven ounces of marijuana and $1,970 in cash at the home.

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According to officials with the Austin Police Department, the 21 year-old National Football League star was arrested in the city shortly after 3:00 a.m. Sunday after an officer observed the player driving with his lights off. A preliminary police report contends that officers administered a Breathalyzer test to McGee, whose blood alcohol content registered .12 percent. The legal limit in Texas is .08 percent.

Longhorns’ head coach Mack Brown said McGee will sit out “at least” the first game of this season.

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Authorities say 58 year-old Miguel Zamora was sentenced Monday in federal court in Houston to life in prison, for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than 5 kilograms of cocaine and more than 1000 kilograms of marijuana. He was also sentenced to 20 years in prison for laundering money connected to the illicit operation.

Zamora’s stepdughter, 33 year-old Olivia del Carmen Rodriguez, was sentenced to four years and 10 months in prison for her role in the money laundering.

Zamora is a Mexican national who had been deported from the United States in 2004 after serving five years in prison for a prior federal drug offense. Rodriquez is a naturalized United States citizen from El Salvador.

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According to officials with the Houston Police Department, the accident occurred shortly before 9:30 a.m. at a post office in the 3000 block of W. Fuqua near Almeda. Police say tire tracks could be seen heading from the parking lot, across the sidewalk, through the lawn, and into the building. Authorities believe the vehicle jumped the curb, collided with a group of newspaper dispensers, and crashed through a large window to the right of the front entrance.

“We was standing in line, and we just heard a big ‘boosh!’ And we all just tried to get to where we could get to,” witness Randy Johnson said.

Two office workers and three customers were injured in the crash. Two victims were transported to Ben Taub Hospital for treatment. The other three were treated at the scene.

The 64 year-old female driver of the SUV was not injured in the crash, police say. Police continue to investigate the cause of the crash, but say the woman will face serious criminal charges and fines.

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According to officials at the Texas Comptroller’s Office, Don H. Roddam was arrested with his daughter, 50 year-old Sandi Roddam Richter, for felony motor fuel tax fraud.

The father-daughter team was indicted by a Travis County grand jury, following an investigation by the Texas Comptroller’s Office into the Cam-Rock Oil company, a motor fuel distribution company. The indictments contend that Roddam, Richter and the Cam-Rock Oil Company intentionally did not remit motor fuels taxes they collected on fuel sales. Richter faces two additional charges of falsifying fuel tax reports and failing to retain documents as required by law.

The cases are being prosecuted by the Motor Fuels Tax Fraud Division, a state-funded unit of the Travis County District Attorney’s Office.

All charges against Roddam and Richter are second-degree felonies. If convicted, both could face up to 20 years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000.

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According to a report released by the United State Border Patrol at Santa Teresa, shortly before 10:00 p.m. Monday agents observed several people loading backpacks into a vehicle on Highway 9. As agents pursued the vehicle and attempted to perform a stop, the driver fled. Agents deployed a controlled tire deflation device, deflating the front tires of the vehicle and forced the driver to the side of the road. The driver then attempted to flee on foot, but agents were able to subdue the man.

A search of the Nissan Altima uncovered nine duffel bags of marijuana. Agents estimate the street value of the drugs to be around $185,600.

The marijuana and the driver were turned over to the Drug Enforcement Administration in Las Cruces for prosecution.

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The family of 27 year-old Sonia Baker is suing the Pour House on West 7th Street in Fort Worth. The lawsuit alleges that Fort Worth narcotics officer Jesus Cisneros was served alcohol at the bar until he was dangerously drunk. Cisneros left the bar and was involved in the crash with Baker.

Attorney for Baker’s family, Jeff Rasansky, said there is evidence to back up the claims of the lawsuit. “We understand that there are video tapes that we have not seen, that establish the fact that he had four beers and four hard liquor shots. Obviously he was intoxicated.” said Rasansky.

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Border Patrol agents stationed near Abram spotted a suspicious sports utility vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed near a Rio Grande River access area. According to police, agents pursued the vehicle and the driver attempted a quick U-turn and crashed into a fence. Border Patrol agents arrested the driver after discovering a stash of 344 bundles of marijuana.

According to United States Border Patrol agents, the marijuana has a street value of $572,000. Agents for the United States Drug Enforcement Agency assumed custody of the driver and the drugs.

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