Victoria Advocate from Victoria, Texas • 9

Drove Back to Victoria r-Police THE VICTORIA ADVOCATE, Wednesday, August 16, 1989-9A Tampering With Electric Meters 3 Enter Theft Guilty Pleas Beat Man, 18, Charged With Stealing Car Christi, then checked the confidential identification number on the car which indicated it was the one stolen from Houston, Ratcliff said. The car, which belongs to the M.A. Hirsch law firm in Houston, had been at the car lot for repair work. Officials believe a man fitting Keasler's description and his companion may have driven another stolen car of similar make to Houston when the July 1 theft occurred. Less than a week before officials received information on the stolen car from Houston, Keasler was charged with the pre-dawn burglary of Alpha-Lincoln-Mercury Imports, 5101 N.

Navarro. He and another 18-year-old were arrested as they left the shop area of the business, act cording to Victoria police. For that incident, Keasler was placed under a $10,000 bond by Precinct 1 Justice of the Peace Beatriz Q. Gonzalez. Ratcliff added a second car theft case has also been cleared as the result of this Investigation.

A Victoria man has been charged with theft after allegedly stealing a 1989 luxury car from a Houston car lot and driving it back to Victoria. Ronald Christopher Keasler, 18, of 309 Ball Airport Road was charged Tuesday with theft following the July 1 disappearance of the car from Houston. Precinct 3 Justice of the Peace Sylvia White set bond at $10,000. Victoria County Sheriff's Office Captain of Investigation Mike Rat-cliff said on Aug. 3, the department received information that the missing car may be in Keasler's possession.

A short time later, patrol officer Kenneth Huehlefeld and patrol Sgt. Dell Temple located the car and the suspect. Additional investigation indicated the vehicle identification number had been altered. Sheriff's office investigators Tom Goslin and Lester Tait with the assistance of Department of Public Safety motor vehicle theft investigator Mike Espinosa from Corpus fense charges, one filed June 8 the other, July 10. In the June 8 case, he was sentenced to 135 days in jail with credit and fined $350.

In the July 10 case, he was sentenced to one year in jail with credit and fined $350. In both cases, the sentences will be served concurrently with the probation revocation case. In the final two cases, Salas pleaded guilty to two charges of driving while license was suspended on July 13 and the other July 10. For the July 13 offense, he was fined $200; and the July 10 case, $100. These fines will have to be paid by the end of his work release sentence, according to the judge's order.

Velasquez ordered Salas' driver's license be suspended for two years. Terry L. Sirmans, 34, of 4405 N. Navarro, Apt. 2204, pleaded guilty to theft charges stemming from a July 17, 1986, incident.

He was fined $100. Officials said he attempted to sell an air conditioner compressor from the apartment complex he was employed by to the same company that sold it to the complex a few days earlier. Sirmans also pleaded guilty to DWI charges stemming from a June 27 arrest. He was sentenced to 45 days in jail with credit and fined $350. This sentence is to be served concurrently with the theft sentence.

His driver's license will also be suspended for a year. Derrell Franklin, 20, of 1810 E. Colorado, Apt. 714, pleaded guilty to class theft charges following a July 5 arrest for allegedly taking a bottle of perfume from Albertson's grocery store without paying for it. He was sentenced to 180 days probation under deferred adjudication and fined $100.

Kelvin Ray Toliver, 24, of 3804 Sam Houston Drive, Apt. 88, pleaded guilty to possession of marijuana. He was sentenced to 30 days in jail, probated for 180 days and fined $500. The charge stems from a July 4 arrest by police. Clarence Carl Ross, 39, of 1906 Sam Houston, Apt.

1003, pleaded guilty to class theft of services from Central Power and Light. He was sentenced to 90 days in jail, probated for 180 days, fined $100 and ordered to pay $492.87 in restitution. He was accused of taking three watt meters and connecting them to the outlet at his apartment after the electric company had terminated his service for non-payment. Trinidad Salas 27, of 1109 E. Polk, pleaded guilty to several charges filed against him.

He pleaded true to a motion to revoke his probation stemming from a Jan. 5, 1987, driving while intoxicated conviction. He was ordered to serve 90 days in jail with credit for time served under the work release program. He also pleaded guilty to two driving while intoxicated, subsequent of Three members of one family have pleaded guilty to theft of services, namely tampering with electric meters. The trio, Martin Paul Nesloney Jr.

of 624 Lee, Martin Nesloney Sr. of 616 Blake, and Stephen Nesloney of 814 Blake, were charged with turning electric meters upside down at the senior Nesloney's and Stephen Nesloney's residences. County Court-at-Law Judge Juan Velasquez sentenced each to serve 90 days in jail, probated for one year, and to pay $200 fines each. All were ordered to pay restitution to the Victoria County Electric Cooperative, which owns the meters and provides electric service to the homes. Stephen, 31, was ordered to pay $3,652.92, Martin Sr.

,59, and Martin 35, $1,862.27. In other court pleadings Monday, Michael A. Amaro, 18, of 2705 Cardinal, pleaded guilty to theft of services, a class A misdemeanor, for failing to return a rented television to Colortyme by June 1. He was sentenced to 90 days in jail, probated for one year, fined $250, and ordered to pay $495 in restitution. Edward Lewis Lienemann, 33, of 214 John Wayne Trail, pleaded guilty to failure to identify charges stemming from a July 14 traffic stop by police officer Kevin Kelso.

He was sentenced to 10 days in jail with credit for time served and fined $100. Headstart By DON BROWN Advocate Staff Writer Headstart director Joyce Hyak told directors of the Community Action Committee of Victoria Tuesday the 1989-90 program is already under way, even though teachers won't see students until Sept. 6. Working with a $290,463 budget utilizing federal and state program grants, Mrs. Hyak said the CAC agency has already received 96 applications in the two counties Victoria and Calhoun included in the program.

With only 62 openings, Mrs. Hyak said the selection committee faces a real challenge to pick Headstart students based on which are most needy. Besides the base budget, she said Headstart will also be working with a $33,000 supplemental grant which will be utilized for purchase of supplies, and making repairs to build RTC: Apartment Suit Stays in Federal Court Program Under Way Six days after President Bush signed a relief bill for the ailing thrift industry, a new government agency, Resolution Trust Corp. (RTC), outlined the federal court's authority over a $16 million suit linked to a Victoria apartment complex. The infant Resolution Trust as conservator for a failed Houston thrift, told a federal court in Victoria that under the new law, the $16 million case linked to a Victoria apartment complex, The Landing, could not be moved to state courts.

RTC, as successor to the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance cited a new law provision that it may transfer "any action, suit or proceeding to federal district court within 90 days" of substitution of the RTC as a party. RTC also advised U.S. District Judge George P. Kazen that the new legislation will allow it to appeal any order of remand to the Fifth Circuit. ings and grounds at sites in the two-county area.

-CAC directors were told that the weatherization program made repairs to 13 homes and assisted a total of 33 people during July. Services were rendered to one home in Victoria County, three in Brazoria County, four in Wharton County, two in Goliad County and three in Gonzales County. Executive director Peggy Schaefer said that the weatherization program administered by the Victoria CAC had been ranked third statewide for production, resulting in award of an additional $2,400 production incentive grant to the overseeing agency. She told board members that efforts are still under way to develop workable guidelines for the rural housing preservation grant through the Farmers Home Administration. She said the program, though funded for local assistance to qualifying 1 rural homeowner, has not been implemented locally.

Linda F. White, president of the Diamond Hill Neighborhood Council, told directors that it would hold a community service luncheon at noon Saturday at Holiday Inn honoring James Harris, a longtime member of the CAC board. Woman Given Fine, Probation Sandra Yvonne Schwab, 27, of 806 Blake was granted probation Monday after pleading guilty to possession of marijuana charges. County Court-at-Law Jerry Garrett sentenced her to 90 days in jail, probated for 180 days for the plea. She was also ordered to pay a $400 fine.

The case stems from a July 8 arrest by police officer Randall Dvorak. nj 5 Injury Benefits Sought in Suit A Port Lavaca marine business Tuesday asked a federal court to determine what benefits it might owe under federal law to a seaman allegedly injured last January on a boat. King Fisher Marine Service; of Port Lavaca, named Israel Torres, a Calhoun County resident, as S0BIF Theft Alleged Two men were arrested Monday night following the theft of wine and cigarettes from the Kincer's convenience store, 5107 N. Navarro. According to police, two men went into the store a short time after 8 p.m.

and placed a bottle of wine, valued at $2.29 and four packages of cigarettes, valued at $5.99, under their clothing and left without paying for the items. A short time later they were located by police walking in the 5500 block of N. Navarro. The items were recovered. Donald Ray Hill, 40, of 2606 E.

Odem was charged with felony theft. Precinct 3 Justice of the Peace Sylvia White set bond at $5,000. The other suspect, Ricky Joe Goff, 32, of 4405 N. Navarro, Apt. 211, was charged in municipal court.

Liquor Missing Police are investigating the Monday night break-in at Dick's Food Store, 2215 Lone Tree Road in which 12 bottles of liquor were reported at taken. According to police, a short time after 9 p.m., the intruder kicked in the front door of the business and took the liquor, valued at $136.44. Damage to the door was listed at $200. Bond Set in DWI A $3,500 bond was set Tuesday in a felony driving while intoxicated case against Alfredo Villar-real Garcia Jr. The charges, which allege he has prior DWI convictions, stem from an Aug.

8 arrest by Victoria police. Bond was set by Precinct 3 Justice of the Peace Sylvia White. Drug Raid Suspect Posts $2,500 Bond A suspect in a July 21 drug raid in Telferner has posted a $2,500 bond after being named in an indictment by the Victoria County Grand Jury. Anthony Joseph Staff, 28, was indicted Aug. 11 for alleged possession of a usable quantity of methamphet-amine, commonly known as "speed." The drugs, along with $280 in cash, a stolen video cassette recorder and a large number of guns, were recovered during the search of his residence by Victoria County Sheriff's Office deputies with the assistance of the Victoria Police Department, said Capt.

Mike Ratcliff. On Monday, he was arrested at the Victoria County Sheriff's Office and posted bond which was set in district court. Staff was not at his home when officers executed the search warrant. The case was presented directly to the grand jury after the suspected drugs were tested at the Department of Public Safety crime lab in Corpus Christi. Judge Orders Payment for Use of Music A federal judge has ordered the corporate parent of KAVU-TV to pay a judgment of $28,645 in music royalties to the American Society of Composers, Artists and Publishers.

U.S. District Judge George P. Kazen ordered the judgment in his Laredo courtroom Aug. 11 because the corporate parent. Community Broadcasting of Coastal Bend, violated two terms of a settlement made in court in April 1988.

Kazen's order said Community Broadcasting violated the settlement by applying to transfer its Federal Communications Commission license to First Victoria National Bank and by owing $28,645 on a $52,500 debt due ASCAP. Blue Seas Music, and 14 other music publishers had sued the TV station's parent for failure to pay ASCAP royalties for music heard in broadcasts. Kazen's order said the judgment will include 10 percent interest annually. Board Plans Discussion of Texas ZooFest Sunday's annual Texas ZooFest will be discussed at the 7:30 p.m. Wednesday meeting of the South Texas Zoological Society board of directors.

The meeting will be in the auditorium of the Texas Zoo. Chairman Harold Cobler will give a follow-up report on the event. Henry Wolff Jr. will give an overview of the annual South Texas Most Beautiful Burro contest held in conjunction with the ZooFest. The board is also scheduled to hear a variety of other reports.

The executive board will meet at 6 p.m. in the zoo library while the directors will meet in a workshop from p.m. UHV Classes Listed for Fall Copies of the fall semester course schedule for the University of Houston-Victoria have been supplied to the Victoria Public Library and are available free while supplies last. Registration at UHV is scheduled for Aug. 23 and 24.

NO DOWN PAYMENT NO INTEREST NO CARRYING CHARGE The plaintiffs, Inplex Development Corp. of Victoria, T.R. Inscore, Robert B. Sandman and Remington Interests all of Harris County, had asked the court to move the $16 million suit back to state district court. FSLIC had countersued the only remaining co-defendant, Phillip N.

Ferguson, an alleged Houston resident, on June 19 in federal court. If the FSLIC were held liable for Ferguson's alleged conduct, then he should be ordered to contribute, the agency argued. Ferguson allegedly represented himself as owning or controlling the failed First South Savings Association, which the FSLIC took over March 15. The plaintiffs claimed losses because of Ferguson's alleged "acts, omissions and misrepresentations," according to the FSLIC. The FSLIC's counterclaim alleged that Ferguson's claims to owning or controlling the failed thrift were false.

the seaman allegedly injured Jan. 26 on the tender Chris P. The plaintiff, King Fisher, asked the court to decide how much under maritime law and the Jones Act that Torres would be entitled to in benefits. Graduate and post-baccalaureate students will register from 4 to 7 p.m. on Aug.

23. All students may register Aug. 24, with former students registering from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and new students from 10 a.m.

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