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Tool mayor arrested on DWI
Monitor Staff Reports
GUN BARREL CITY–Tool mayor J. Michael Black was arrested Monday morning
and charged with driving while intoxicated, following an accident in Gun
Barrel City.
Shortly before 8:30 a.m. Monday, the Gun Barrel City police were called
to a traffic accident at Welch Lane and 900 Main Street, according to a
press release.
Ronda Newton, 43, of Trinidad, along with a passenger, was driving a
2000 Dodge Intrepid eastbound on Main Street when she stopped at the red
light at Welch Lane.
While at the red light, a 2004 GMC Sierra, driven by Black, 62, came up
behind and failed to stop.
Minor damage was reported to both vehicles.
During the investigation, Black’s demeanor indicated that his driving
ability was impaired.
Subsequently, Black was transported to the Emergency Room in Gun Barrel
City, where he cooperated fully, giving a blood sample.
Black was then arrested on charges of driving while intoxicated.
Game room busted
Monitor Staff Reports
KAUFMAN–In a joint effort, law enforcement from Kaufman County Sheriff’s
Office and the Terrell Police Department conducted a sting operation,
resulting in the closure of an illegal gambling facility in the city of
Terrell.
The illegal eight-liner operation was located in the 5400 block of U.S.
Highway 80 and had about 50 machines.
The investigation found its patrons being given cash prizes. The
establishment was manned by a security guard and a cash attendant,
according to a press release from Kaufman County.
Investigators confiscated $2,900 in cash, a 12-gauge shotgun and
disabled all eight-liner machines.
At least three felony arrests on organized crime charges are expected to
develop from the case.
“From time to time, these illegal gambling activities surface in Kaufman
County,” Sheriff David Byrnes stated. “We have a zero tolerance policy
and will continue to take the appropriate enforcement action against
them when discovered.”
Police find car with $23K
Monitor Staff Reports
MABANK–A traffic stop in north Mabank Aug. 4 yielded $23,000 in $100
bills.
Also found during the search of a white 1998 Chevrolet Z71 was a blue
MagLight flashlight containing one syringe, and a yellow eye contact
case holding a bag of white powder believed to be methamphetamine.
Officer Joshua Early initiated the traffic stop just after 3 a.m. in the
parking lot of the Gold Buckle on State Highway 198 north for
unconfirmed insurance.
Kaufman County dispatch advised that the driver’s license of Stephen
Lewis Moreno, 26, had been suspended, adding he had several warrants on
him out of Dallas County.
With consent to search the vehicle, Early found the cash and suspected
drugs.
The Mabank Police Department is filing to seize the $23,000 and the car.
Moreno has had at least three area arrests. |