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The Austin Police Department has issued as Coordinated Law Enforcement Adult Rescue (CLEAR) Alert for a missing 32-year-old man.
Andrew Baughman was last seen Sunday around 3:15 p.m. in the 500 block of Victoria Drive in Cedar Park, Texas.
Law enforcement officials say Baughman’s disappearance poses a credible threat to his own health and safety.
According to police, he was last seen in silver 2007 Honda Accord with the Texas license plate NKX7240.
Baughman is 6 feet, 4 inches tall and is 255 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes. He was wearing a maroon T-shirt, blue jeans, and grey sneakers.
If you have any information, contact the Austin Police Department at 512-974-7822.
A Judson ISD alumnus is headed to Super Bowl LVI after an AFC Championship win for the Cincinnati Bengals.
Tre Flowers, a cornerback for the Bengals, graduated from Judson High School in 2013, according to the district.
#SuperBowl Bound, for Judson ISD Alumni Tre Flowers! 🏈🏟
Congratulations, @_Slimm7, Tre Flowers Judson HS Rocket Class of 2013. 👏🏻🚀 #JudsonISD #JISD #RocketPride pic.twitter.com/nVra4AOdMk
— Judson ISD (@JudsonISD) January 30, 2022
Flowers and the Bengals had a huge comeback on Sunday against the Kansas City Chiefs after trailing by as many as 18 points in the first half.
The team was able to come back in the second half, winning the game in overtime 27-24.
Flowers and the Bengals will play either the Los Angeles Rams or the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LVI on Feb. 3.
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A 29-year-old Bexar County Jail inmate has died from COVID-19 complications at an area hospital, according to the sheriff’s office.
Vanessa Estrada died around 1 p.m. Saturday at University Hospital. Deputies said she was initially booked in the jail on Dec. 6 for assault bodily injury.
According to the sheriff’s office, Estrada tested positive for COVID-19 on Jan. 4 while she was incarcerated in the jail. She was then relocated to another unit for quarantine until her condition began to worsen.
A few weeks later, on Jan. 24, she was taken to UH for further treatment.
Deputies said Estrada also had a pre-existing condition — tuberculosis. They said there was also no indication that she had been vaccinated while in custody.
An investigation into Estrada’s death is ongoing by the Bexar County Precinct 2 Constable’s Office. The BCSO Internal Affairs and Public Integrity Units are conducting separate investigations.
Bexar County Jail inmate dies after alleged assault by gang members, sheriff’s office says
A 40-year-old inmate has died after an alleged assault by two other inmates at the Bexar County Jail, according to the sheriff’s office.
Deputies said the man had reported to the unit officer that he was “uncomfortable” in the living unit.
While the officer was gathering information as to what was causing the man to feel uncomfortable, inmates Ernesto Tavera, 50, and Brandon Lerma, 28, were able to open their cell door. Deputies said they then ran into the officer’s station and allegedly assaulted the victim, who hasn’t been named.
The unit officer requested assistance and was able to open a pneumatic sliding door to the unit, allowing the man to exit, authorities said. He was able to quickly shut the sliding door to prevent the other inmates from continuing the attack.
Tavera and Lerma were detained, deputies said.
The man who was allegedly assaulted had multiple injuries and deputies began to perform life-saving measures. He was taken to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead at 7:07 a.m. Sunday.
Deputies said the alleged assault happened in a unit where active Mexican Mafia gang members are housed. The man, along with Tavera and Lerma, are active members of the gang, according to the BCSO.
The man was booked into the Bexar County Jail on Aug. 6 for aggravated robbery and an out-of-county warrant for assault causing bodily injury.
Authorities said additional charges for Tavera and Lerma will be filed by the Texas Rangers.
Taverna had been in the Bexar County Jail since Nov. 9 for possession of a controlled substance and evading arrest, according to the BCSO.
Lerna had been in the Bexar County Jail since Sept. 12 for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon causing serious bodily injury of a family member.
The Texas Rangers are handling the death investigation and the Texas Commission on Jail Standards has been notified of the incident, deputies said. BCSO Internal Affairs and the Public Integrity Unit are also conducting investigations as well.
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A man accused of shooting and injuring three Houston police officers last week is now facing federal charges.
According to a report from KPRC, KSAT’s sister station, court documents show that Roland Caballero, 31, is facing federal charges, although it is currently unclear what those charges are.
This comes after Caballero was charged Friday with three counts of attempted capital murder of a police officer and one count of aggravated robbery, Houston officials said in a news release.
The shootout came at the end of a police chase, according to authorities. Officers initially responded to a report of a shooting at the home of Caballero’s girlfriend. When police arrived, he sped away in a vehicle and led officers on a chase for several miles, according to a report from the Associated Press.
Houston officials said Caballero crashed his car and officers pulled up behind him to conduct a felony traffic stop. That’s when he got out of his car and allegedly fired several shots at the officers, striking three of them.
Caballero fled on foot, officials said. He then allegedly carjacked a woman nearby and drove off in her car. Officers said they later found the car outside of Caballero’s home.
Police said Caballero then barricaded himself inside, allegedly exchanging gunfire with SWAT officers.
Hours later, Caballero surrendered to SWAT officers.
Two of the three officers have since been released from the hospital, Houston officials said Friday. The third officer remains in stable condition.
Court documents showed that the gun Caballero used in the shootout was an illegally-modified Glock handgun with a red switch on the back, KPRC reports.
Documents also showed multiple weapons, including modification parts and a 3-D printer, were found inside the home after officers conducted a sweep.
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Community Labs is opening a new COVID-19 public testing site on the city’s Southwest Side, and customers can expect a quicker turnaround time for results.
The testing site will open Monday, Jan. 31 at Divine Providence Catholic Church at 5667 Old Pearsall Road. This site is also a relocation of Metro Health’s previous testing location at Palo Alto College, which closed Friday.
Officials with Community Labs said the backlog of results has been cleared and customers will get their results in under 48 hours, though they’re still working toward their goal of a turnaround time of 24 hours.
“The contagious Omicron variant is producing unprecedented positivity rates. We’ve seen more than 50% positivity at many of our public testing locations, and even more telling are positivity rates at many schools of more than 20%. Pre-Omicron, our school positivity rates were under 1%,” said Sal Webber, president of Community Labs, in a release. “Like every business, we have been impacted by logistics and staffing issues, but we’ve made significant adjustments in our processes and are back on track. We appreciate the public’s patience and support.”
Customers can receive a free PCR COVID-19 test at this location. Appointments are not required and the site is walk-up only.
If you want to still reserve a spot, you can pre-register at CLTEST.ORG.
This testing site, along with several other Community Lab testing sites listed below, will be open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.:
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Schools across the country and in the San Antonio community are facing many obstacles due to the omicron COVID-19 surge.
The latest pandemic wave has led to staff shortages, temporary school closures and has presented many challenges in the classroom with in-person learning.
Superintendent of Schools for Southside ISD Rolando Ramirez joined Leading SA Sunday to discuss how the district has combatted these challenges so far and what protocols are in place.
“So these last couple of weeks, it’s been a little bit difficult with this surge with the omicron variant. We’ve had about 15% of our students out due to a COVID-related issue, whether it was an exposure or a positive case, also about 10% of our staff being out. So it brings up issues on coverage, on the remote conferencing that’s provided to those students that are at home with connectivity issues that we’ve been dealing with. So it creates a little bit of problems, but nothing that we haven’t been able to handle so far,” Ramirez said.
A surge in omicron cases across the country, and locally, has led to staff shortages and a lack of substitute teachers. However, Ramirez said the district has a utilized inclusion teachers to help keep students in the classroom.
“We have inclusion teachers. These are teachers that team teach with our teachers. So if one of the two teachers are out, the other one takes the place of the other teacher. And then we have a district team that also provides coverage in the event that the inclusion teacher and the main teacher are out. So really, the use of substitutes have been minimal. So when we do call a substitute, then we do have some substitutes available,” Ramirez said.
With the influx of cases recently, Ramirez said on-site COVID-19 testing is available to all students and staff on a weekly basis at all campuses in the district.
“We do have Community Labs here at our district every Wednesday. The COVID testing is offered to any student or staff member that’s interested in taking the testing. It’s available at all campuses. We average about a quarter of our students and staff that get tested on a weekly basis. We also have a clinic here in, on site here at the district that COVID testing is available,” Ramirez said.
Ramirez said despite all of the challenges this school year, he’s giving thanks to students, parents and staff for their hard work and understanding.
“We thank our students and parents for their patience, understanding, you know, as we maneuver and navigate through this, these challenges that are brought out by the pandemic. Our staff have done an amazing job, you know, coming to school every single day and keeping our students safe,” Ramirez said.
You can watch the full interview with Ramirez in the video player above.
An 11-year-old girl is in critical condition after she and another child were playing with a gun that was found in the courtyard of a North Side apartment, according to San Antonio Police Chief William McManus.
The shooting happened around 10 a.m. Sunday in the 3500 block of West Avenue.
McManus said an 11-year-old girl and an 8-year-old boy were playing when they found a handgun that was stashed in the courtyard.
The kids were playing with the gun when it was discharged, striking the girl in her upper shoulder, McManus said. She was taken to an area hospital in critical condition. The other child was uninjured.
It’s unclear who fired the gun and who placed the weapon in the courtyard at this time, McManus said.
This information is preliminary and could change as the investigation continues. We’ll bring more updates as they become available.
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