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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-03-05 Euless ArticlesDISTRlB UTED TO: PAGE ibU YOR CITY CNCL CITY ATfiVY CRIiVf hICUrVJIE BR 0 PVN YOUNG AiVIlbL4 L CrVTR iMcDOlVA LD COLLliVS C. BARKER GETCHELL LIBfilR Y ilD1PfIiV LIBRARY REF Temple man honored Cannon is the grandson of' for volunteer work one of the founding families EULESS -The city of Euless Lifetime, Achievement Award was presented to Dr. Weldon Cannon of Temple. Euless hosted the Volunteer of the Year awards dinner on Feb. 22 and awarded individu- als for their hard work and selfless motivation to do good in the community. The awards program celebrates the dedi- cation and service of out- standing volunteers and rec- ognizes the contributions that these individuals have made to their communities, a city of Euless press release said. "Euless relies upon the many hours that our support- ive volunteers donate to make our programs, special events and facilities great," Betsy in Euless. The release said his ' grandparents established the Euless Nursery in 1897. It was recently designated a Texas Historical Marker by the Texas Historical Commission. Deck, communications/mar- keting manager for Euless, said in the release. "We are ' ed group of citizens that con- I very fortunate. to havea devot- :I tinuously give back to our community. Volunteers assist the city in a variety of ways, often working long hours with- out pay or recognition, for the benefit of Euless." The Lifetime Achievement Award is given to a person or persons in Euless who have given of their time and efforts to the city of Euless through- out their life. Weldon was born in Euless and graduated as salutatorian from Euless High School in 1951. Weldon, a professor emeritus at Temple College, has been a member of the Euless Historical Committee .since its inception. He is devoted to the research and preservation of Euless history. Through three generations. the release said, the Cannon family has contributed signifi- cantly to the development of Euless and has had a special relationship w~th the city. DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE ! OF `q /11AYOR CITY CNCL CITYATTNY CRLYI MCKAIYHE BROWN YOUNG ANfl'I.0 CNTR McDONALD COLLINS C.BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARYAADMIN LIBRARY REF DATEDISTRIBUTED 3 / / 10 DATE OF ARTICLE q7/�0 //O NEWSPAPER FWST INVESTIGATION • .,..„,„:,,„,,,„;,:. Arrest. . made: „ _ five044 years. . missing woman's parents, Monica and David Charbonneau of Irving.The cou �. N' ft pie sent hundreds of fliers to random ad ° 9 ��� t . dresses near.Moore's homein Arlington ��.� after dancer and created a Web site accusing him of `��� u s killing Kristen Charbonneau. f fol e .."Our feelings are so mixed right now ,� ” Vanished • that I find it difficult to distinguish be i s i ' tween happiness and sadness,"the fain �' . �f , ,� ��, g '` � — ily said on its Web site. "We have en- '$ t Daniel Glen Moore has been the target of z dured many angry people who believed a controversial campaign carried out by , We targeted an innocent man and the missin woman's agents. "s '�' � M" — g p threatened to shut down this website. ,., £k u By TIM MADIGAN •..Our work continues as we prepare tmadigan@star-telegram.com for the trial of Dan Moore." 3 No one answered the door at Moore's _3, t _ An Arlington businessman was arrested Friday address Saturday,and his attorney,Jef ` ;g charges in connection freyHansen, could not be reached for night and faces murder with the 2005 disappearance of tCristen Charcomment. In interviews last summer, y; borineau, who was 25 when she vanished from her job as Hansen said Moore had no connection — anexotic dancer in Fort to Charbonneau's disappearance. SEAR-TELEGRAM ARCHIVES/KELLEY CHINN Worth. Charbonneau hasp` -Hes been forthcoming with his wife Monica and David Charbonneau,middle row, a and his neighbors, and he's done the have a Web site accusing Daniel Glen Moore long been presumed dead by of killingtheir daughter Kristen. ��:: a.w best he could to try and explain the situ- g police. ;�' 7.:4 -s 7 ation to them," Hansen said in August: Daniel Glen Moore, 40, „ was arrested by Euless police Moore There is absolutely no guilt in what he's her purse. Moore left the club himself near his home and was re done. • _ ,. . about the same time and returned later, leased Saturday from the Euless Jail after post police said. ing$35,000 bail.Moore,a car salesman who is New evidence "Some of his statements at the time married and the father of two young children, Kristen Charbonneau was last seen on didn't match the facts,"Euless police Lt. had for years been classified by investigators, the afternoon ofAug.11,2005,after leav- John Williams said last August,near the — as a person of interest in Charbonneau's dis- ing Baby Dolls, the club in far east`Fort fifth anniversary of Charbonneau's dis appearance. Worth where she worked. Euless police appearance. "We'd certainly like to talk Euless police would not say additional investigated the disappearance because to him again,but he's invoking his right evidence led to Moore's arrest.Charbonneau's that was where she lived at the-time. not to talk. Until somebody cooperates — body has not been found, said Euless police Witnesses told' investigators that and gives us more information,we don't Sgt.Gary Landers. Moore was a regular patron at the club, have a lot to go on." walked Charbonneau to the door onthe On Saturday, Williams said the new ,, For years, Moore has been the target of a day she disappeared and offered to carry evidence against Moore was not forensic — ` controversial campaign carried`out by',the DISTRlB U TED TO: PAGE 2 OF 4' - kLrl YOR CITY CIVCL CITY ATTrt'Y CRIlbl ~1C~;~~lE BROWN YOUiYG AlYIiVL4L CIYTR :VICDONALD COLLIAYS C.BARKER GETCHELL L~BRARYADILII~V LIBRARYREF ~,4 TE DISTRIBUTED DATE OF ARTICLE 2 / 2 8 //c3 NEIVSPILPER'. FWST in nature but would not elaborate. Neighb>orhood reaction . In Moore's quiet neighborhood, just off Green Oaks Boulevard in southwest Ar-, lington, his neighbors were stunned to learn of the arrest. Chase Reddehase, 21, said his family moved next door to Moore late last year and received one of the Charbonneau family's fliers before they had-finished unpacking. "My mom got it, and she was just freaked out," Reddehase said Saturday. "It made her uncomfortable being here. As far as I know, we haven't interacted with him, and that may have been why." But Reddehase said that until Satur- day he gave his neighbor "the benefit of the doubt." "I probably won't be giving him the benefit of the doubt any more," he said. "To be arrested for something five years later, it gives more validity to what they had said in those letters and what they had posted on the Internet." Another man who lives nearby said Moore was a friendly and helpful neigh- bor. "We didn't really believe it," the man, who would not give his name, said of the Charbonneau family's accusa- tions against Moore. "We just wanted to wait and see what happened." After learning of Moore's arrest, the man said that was still the case. "I'll wait and see what happens in the courts," the man said. "I'll believe it if they prove it." TIM MADIGAN 817-390-7544 C DISTRIB UTED TO: PAGE / OF 2 % 1l.1A YOR CITY CIVCL CITY A TTlVY CRIICI CU IWIE BRO WlV YOUIVG AIVII~UL CNTR ,VIcDONALD COLLIIVS C. BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY ADIWV LIBRARY REF DA TE DISTRIBUTED DATE OF ARTICLE Euless apartments accused of denying units to Muslims by DAVID SCHECHTER 1 WFAA-TV Posted on March 1,201 0 at 10:36 PM NEWS 8 INVESTIGATES EULESS - A North Texas apartment complex is facing accusations that it segregates Muslims in buildings away from other tenants - or refuses to rent to them at all. The complaint comes from former leasing agents at the StoneBridge at Bear Creek complex in Euless. They say Muslims were routinely denied apartments even when there were vacancies. "If somebody called over the phone inquiring about an apartment, we were told that if they have an accent or a different name that we are supposed to tell them that we didn't have anything available." said Daniesha Davis who worked there for a year-and-a-half. Michelle Williams was Davis' co-worker. She says Stonebridge's manager told her, on a regular basis, to turn away potential walk-in renters if they looked Asian or Middle Eastern. "Make it undesirable for them to want to come back," is what Williams says she was told. "Even though we were only 80 percent full, or 75 percent full. We had plenty of apartments we could've rented out." "She referred to them as 'curry people.' And they used curry to cook with, that they smelled bad and they were dirty," said Davis. For the duration of the time the women worked at Stonebridge, they say they were told there was one condition under which they could rent to Muslims: If they were all kept in the same two buildings of the 2 1 -building complex. "She definitely made it clear to both of us that she didn't want other residents complaining about having to live next to 'curry people,"' Davis said. "Wow. Wow. That's unfortunate," said AbdulNasir Jangda, an Imam at the Islamic Association for the Mid-Cities. "When we start grouping people together, we're creating a very divisive element. How are we supposed to undcrstand and relate and appreciate one another if we can't stand to live next together?" In January, Daniesha Davis filed a Federal Fair Housing complaint against Stonebridge, alleging discrimination. The complaint made, via e-mail, was sent on a Saturday. The next Tuesday, Davis was reassigned to other properties inside the company. DISTRIB U TED TO: PACE 2 OF 2 iV.L-i YOR CITY CiVCL CITY ATTrVY ClUfiI ItlCKAiWE BR 0 Wi'f YOUNG ANfiVfAL CiVTR IVICDO~VALD COLLINS C. BARKER GETCHELL LIBRAIIYADlVIIiV LIBRARYREF DATE DfSTRlB UTED 3 1 1 DATE OFARTICLE She has since quit and is looking for work. Though she hasn't sued, Davis does have a lawyer. "It's obviously suspicious in the case of the timing,'' said attorney Ty Gomez. Stonebridge denied a News 8 request for an on-camera interview. But on the phone, the company said Davis' re-assignment had been in the works. It says an internal investigation found no evidence of discrimination or steering minorities into specific buildings. And Stonebridge says it has residents of all ethnicities throughout the property. The federal government has transferred Davis' complaint to the Texas Work Force Commission - - Civil Rights Division. She hopes the agency will be able to right what she sees as a fundamental wrong. "People come here for a chance at a better life and to be treated fairly, and they're not being treated fairly," she said. " And I don't even think they know it." "I am paying a pretty high price, but it's worth it." DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OFj .11AYOR CITY CNCL CITYATTNY CRIiII MCKAMIE BROWN YOUNG ANLYL4L CNTR McDONALD COLLINS C. BARKER GETCHELL LIBRIRYADMIN LIBRARY REF DATE DISTRIBUTED 3 7-5//0 DATE OF ARTICLE 3 I c; / 1 0 NEWSPAPER FWST 2005 DISAPPEARANCE — Man admitted to mistress that he killed dancer, affidavit says , - Daniel Glen Moore is charged in theMoore's disclosure wto Crime Time death of Kristen Charbonneau after That break came in January when aom / \ Like crime news? Get your fill Euless police get a break: — an identified as Robyn England went to daily at star-telegram.com/blogs, where you can also search for crimes By DOMINGO RAMIREZ Jr. police with information about a high_ by neighborhood. ramirez@star-telegram.com school friend of hers,identified as Caro- — EULESS—An Arlington car salesman lyn Upton,who had become sexually in- from the Kennedale house, according to who has been the focus of a family's volved with Moore, whom they both the affidavit. campaign accusing him in the disap- knew from high school, according to the Police found a bullet hole in the head- pearance of a dancer from a Baby Dolls affidavit. board of a bed and a large stain of what — club in 2005 told a girlfriend that he ac- England told police that Upton had re- appeared to be blood on a mattress,the cidentally killed the woman,according connected with Moore through a high affidavit states. The evidence did not to an arrest warrant affidavit released school reunion and Facebook.Upton be- yield any DNA for testing, according to Monday by Euless police. gan living at a Budget Suites of America in the affidavit. — v Daniel Glen Addison with Moore helping her pay the ;.,,.',',i Moore, 40, "shed bills. Response posted online �, ; tears" as:he told the After a while,Moore told Upton that he Moore could not be reached Monday for — ,3 fi u " girlfriend what hap- was going to move her and her two chil- comment. t pened to Kristen dren to a house in Kennedale that Moore's previous attorney, Jeffrey r belonged to a relative of his. Monday �"� �� �4- Charbonneau' and g Hansen of Arlington,said that he Moore- would neither elabo- Upton said Moore's wife was not aware had handled civil matters for Moore and rate nor say what hap- that he was giving her money and a place that Moore would now need a criminal pened to Charbonneau's body,the aft- to live. attorney davit states. According to the affidavit,Moore told The Charbonneau family did not re- Based on the girlfriend's statement, Upton that he was being "stalked" by a turn telephone calls Monday. — Euless police said,they arrested Moore family regarding the disappearance of a "Dan's day has arrived," the family on Friday night near his Arlington young woman a few years ago. wrote on its Web site. "We learned a lot home. He was released from the Euless Upton told England that she believed through this investigation and we now Jail on Saturday after posting$35,000 bail. the Kennedale house was haunted. understand the barriers the detectives — He faces a murder charge, a police She went on to say that Moore"admit- had to overcome to make an arrest." spokesman said. ted to her that he killed Kristen Charbon Upton did not return phone calls Charbonneau, 25,was last seen leav neau" but did not intend for her to die, Monday. ing Baby Dolls in far the affidavit states. i- r �' ` northeast Fort Worth on Police contacted Upton,-who con- DOMINGO�AMIREZ J ,817-390-7763 ' AugR.. 11, 2005. Police firmed England's account. - t have said that a waitress Armed with a search warrant, police — saw Moore leaving with seized, multiple cellphones dnd docu- Charbonneau and that ments related to the Charbonneau case € Moore's statements to Charbonneau police have been incon- — sistent. Euless police investigated the case be- cause that was where Charbonneau lived. — Her live-in boyfriend reported her miss- ing two days after she disappeared. Moore,married and the father of two, has been the target of Monica and Davi& — Charbonneau of Irving. They have sent hundreds of fliers to random addresses near Moore's home and created a Web site accusing him of killing their daugh- — ter. Investigators ran out of leads, Euless police Lt.John Williams said Monday. "We had to wait for a break in the — case,"he said. "And it finally came."