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THE VICTORIA ADVOCATE, Friday, November 4, 1994-7A Houston cardiologist refuses to pursue police assault case 7 I I rights division, according to Belin-' da Hill, the division's chief. Self said McMullen was arrested because he failed to pull over quickly enough and refused to provide valid identification to the officer. "Dr. McMullen briefly resisted arrest," Self said. "The officers did have to lay hands on him to effect the arrest." Officers initially wanted to charge McMullen with resisting arrest and interfering with a police officer, but those charges were rejected by the city manager and by Police Chief J.M.

Staggs. Southside Place has a police force of 11 officers. 7 1 Sentencing slated for ex-health spa tycoon HOUSTON (AP) Former health spa tycoon Richard Minns, who fled the country after his ex-girlfriend was shot by a hired gunman, pleaded guilty Thursday to eight counts of passport fraud. U.S. District Judge Lynn Hughes accepted the plea on the second day of Minns' trial in the matter.

He faces up to 40 years in prison and fines of up to $2.5 million when he is sentenced on Nov. 14. Bert Issacs, an assistant U.S. attorney, said federal prosecutors would meet to decide on a sentencing recommendation to be presented to Hughes. Defense attorneys for Minns have maintained Minns was striving for privacy and did not have any criminal intent when he obtained the passports.

"My wish was that we went to trial. Mr. Minns thought, under the circumstances, it was best to enter the plea," Mike Ramsey, Minns' attorney, said. Prosecutors said the founder of the President and First Lady health clubs illegally used phony U.S. passports in his travels and falsely claimed U.S.

citizenship. When arrested at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport in July, Minns had seven passports from four different countries and under five different names. Last year, a federal grand jury in Houston issued an eight-count indictment. Minns sold his business interests and left the country 14 years ago after his ex-girlfriend, Bar-bra Piotrowski, was attacked in a 1980 shooting that left her paralyzed from the waist down. Four men were convicted and sent to prison on charges stemming from the shooting, but Minns was never charged in the attack.

Piotrowski, believing her ex-lover masterminded the attack, filed a lawsuit against Minns and won a $32 million judgment. She has never collected any of the money from the judgment, which I It 5. I i HOUSTON (AP) A prominent cardiologist whom witnesses say was beaten, handcuffed and jailed over an expired auto inspection sticker has declined to pursue the matter. Dr. Faber McMullen, 65, chief of staff at Park Plaza Hospital, was charged Wednesday in the tiny Houston suburb of Southside Place with driving on an expired inspection sticker.

He was taken into custody at a service station shortly after 7:30 a.m. and was released about 4:15 p.m. after paying a fine. "I'm just glad it's over," McMullen told the Houston Post after his release. Southside Place police Sgt.

CP. Self denied that officer James Policecourts Sentenced VICTORIA Calvin Wayne Stovall, 25, of Placedo, on Thursday to 60 days in jail after his probation was revoked. Stovall pleaded true to an allegation he violated his probation on a 1991 conviction for trespassing at Bloomington High School in 1989. BAY CITY Ruben Garza, 35, of Bay City, to life in prison for two counts of aggravated sexual assault and to 20 years in prison for sexual assault, plus three fines totaling $25,000. Garza was convicted in a jury trial Wednesday for crimes against two 19-year-old males while all three were inmates of the Matagorda County Jail in February 1993.

Charged VICTORIA Paul John Trevi-no, 22, of Victoria, on Thursday with unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. Trevino is accused of driving a stolen pickup truck in September. VICTORIA Joe Davila and Pedro Juan Rankin, both Victoria 18-year-olds, on Thursday with theft. They are accused of stealing a car on Oct. 10.

VICTORIA Terrall Wayne King, age and address unavailable, on Thursday with theft. King is accused of failing to pay for body work on his pickup truck in August. VICTORIA Bobby Ray Connor, 23, of Victoria, on Thursday ROSS PFROT November Richard Minns, bottom, leaves the federal courthouse Thursday in Houston after pleading guilty to eight counts of passport fraud. He faces a prison term and fines. had been involved in a motor-vehi-; Lie ai.i lurui (inn iii.li iitr iiiiifiii with tha Qfnoctinrf vffita uihrt tslr' him to Citizens Medical Center for treatment of a bruise on his lip.

At the hospital, reports said, the man repeatedly used foul language, which offended a nurse. Convicted GALVESTON Dianne Elaine Rebman, of Sargent, of possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, in a jury trial Nov. 4 in federal court. She was one of seven people arrested in December 1993 after 1,051 pounds of marijuana were found on a fishing boat near Sargent. Sentencing is scheduled in January.

Robbed BAY CITY William Mugler, 35, of $180 in cash in the parking lot of the Bay City Inn on state Highway 35. Police said someone approached the victim from behind, put a gun to his head and told him to drop his pants, then took car keys and the cash and fled in an auiomooue. Stolen MARKHAM About $1,000 in stereo equipment from a home at Fourth and streets after some- nnp fnrrpH an pntrv hohioon 7 anii 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, sheriff's deputies reported. I I Associated Prtss said Minns' plea was not unexpected.

"I can't say that I'm not completely surprised because I've been led to believe that the case against him was pretty strong," she said. "Of course I'm hopeful that justice will be served." ''My wish was that we went to trial. Mr. Minns thought, under the circumstances, it was best to enter the plea." Mike Ramsey, Richard Minns' attorney McBeth used too much force in arresting the doctor, but witnesses said they saw the doctor struck from behind several times and then thrown to the ground. Self said that McMullen resisted arrest, but witnesses said that was not the case.

Lew Harpold, McMullen's lawyer, said the doctor won't file a complaint against the officer. "He (McMullen) just wants to get back to practicing medicine," Harpold said. "As far as I can tell, there was no reason for that attack at all, no four-letter words, no verbal provocation." The arrest and alleged beating will be investigated by the Harris County district attorney's civil- with theft. Connor is accused of stealing a pistol from Victoria Pawn Jewelry 901 E. Rio Grande on Monday.

VICTORIA Josephine Cama-cho Garcia, 31, of Victoria, on Thursday with harboring a runaway. Garcia is accused of allowing her son's 15-year-old girlfriend, Cynthia Silvas, stay at their house after running away from home in October. VICTORIA John Manuel Martinez, 23, of Victoria, on Thursday with resisting arrest by a police officer on Saturday. VICTORIA Willie Henderson, 24, of Refugio, on Thursday with trespassing. Henderson is accused of forcing his way into his ex-girlfriend's stepmother's house on Oct.

24. VICTORIA Rudy Paz, 17, of Victoria, on Thursday with possession of less than 2 ounces of marijuana on Saturday. Arrested VICTORIA A 27-year-old Victoria man by police early Thursday on suspicion of aggravated assault on a peace officer, driving with a suspended license, leaving the scene of an accident, failure to report an accident, no auto insurance, public intoxication and disorderly conduct, and on a warrant charging him with theft. Police said the man was arrested after an investigation revealed he Peroi 1, 1994 nieMjl November 1.1994 Page Two States, urging companies to move to five billion dollar a year The choice i. clear Hire the running Ross Governor Richard, i.

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