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Home My WebLink About2005-06-03 Euless Articles FISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF 'MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT UNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR r DA TE DISTRIBUTEDI� l S� DATE OFARTICLE NEWSPAPER FWST ' Apollo TOM ,5r p o buys site t: Motor T on Royal Parkway . Speedway Flower Mound ' EULESS A olionv Ei- Aloance p WISE COUNTY AirportDEH�*r NI COUNTY x. ronlnental has bought 4 TaA 'i coDNry 'ii ....,' DALLAS RUNTY 3acres on Royal Parkway zs near The Parks at Teas 81 +Star. , : The undeveloped site is zoned light industrial. "� ' q ' The seller was Iris Enter- prises LP,represented by Steve Shrum of Glacier $ a Irving s y; Commercial Realty.Russell p N ' Webb of Stream Realty rep- resented the buyers. m ' r Arlington Grand Prairie r� —Andrea jares ' STAR TELEGRAM 1 1 1 DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF / MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR ' DATE DISTRIBUTED /`� /0S DATE OFARTICLE �� `� NEWSPAPER FWST EULESS I KILLINU ' Nationwide un ed to slayinty.... suspeefs, ■The man was wanted in the April 26 shooting of Vy"Julie" Nguyen in the parking lot of a bowling alley. arrestBy BEN TINSLEY STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER EULESS — For 18 days, finding Police say Bounkhoun shot suspicion of murder on the and arresting Khampheth"Khampi" Vy"Julie"Nguyen in the head day of the shooting. , I Bounkhoun was the Euless Police with a 9 mm handgun from But Bounkhoun, also Department's top priority two feet away as Phiengchayknown-as "Black," traveled Bounkhouf, 19, of Euless, was "Christy"Souvanna and Blen- well over 1,000 miles in his bid ' wanted in connection with the April" da "Lily" Southida held her to evade police, Westmore- 26 slaying of a college student in a down. Police reports indicate land said. point-blank shooting in a bowling that Nguyen,21,was executed In an arrest warrant affi- alley.parking lot off Airport Freeway. as payback for a feud with one davit, a female friend of Sou- ' Police also suspected that he was of Bounkhoun's friends. vanna's and Southida's said involved in three or four other shoot- , "Powder tattooing" found Bounkhoun admitted to her ings in the Fort Worth area in the---,' on Nguyen's forehead around that he had killed Nguyen. past year. -` the wound indicates she was Asked why, he responded, ' But Bounkhoun, who has ties to shot:from up close, an arrest "Because Lily did not like her," local gangs,had disappeared. warrant.affidavit shows. - the warrant said. "We were chasing every lead that Souvanna's attorney, Fort In two arrest warrant affi- ' came in, although the vast majorityWorth lawyer Lesa Pamplin, davits, people who know of them proved to be bad informa disputes any account that her Bounkhoun, Souvanna and tion," Euless Assistant Polite Chief client helped pin the victim Southida told officers that the Harland Westmoreland said down. three have gang ties. ' Wednesday. "She comes from a good All three are accused of They called in the FBI and the family and still doesn't truly.- murder, with the cases for- understand why she is charged warded to the Tarrant County Texas Department of Public Safety. with murder,"Pamplin said. Idistrict attorney's office.They The U.S. Marshals Service helped �. Southida could not be j are expected to go before a ' circulate fliers.With the help of all 10 "X of reached for comment,and it is' grand jury soon. of the investigators, the offs-t searched nationwide, logging not known whether she has an Souvanna posted $100,000 possible sightings throughoutg he attorney. bail May 18; Southida posted ' 3. ... Witnesses told police that $175,000 bail a day later. eastern half of the country. On May 13, they caught a break. Nguyen,a Tarrant County Col- Westmoreland said police Bounkhoun was identified and lege student, and her friend are still seeking another poten- ' L'T`hao ".Kim" Thimai;Bui were tial witness to interview but BOUNKHQUN; declined to elaborate. In the arrested on a bus,in Concord,, at the bowling alley and went N.C., Euless polie Sgt . Troy out to the parking lot believing meantime, the case remains ltelnngton said. open. , Bounkhoun has waived that'Nguyen faced a fair fight "There's a lot about this extradition and is expected to with Souvanna.After Nguyen' investigation that remains be returned to Texas soon.He was on the ground, Bui also unknown,"he said. has made no statement to was attacked, police reports ' show. police,Westmoreland said. She ran toward the bowling The state and national agencies'.help was essential, alley and was shot in the left and Euless police didn't hesi- shoulder,reports show. She is ' tate to call them in because"of recovering. the violence that was involved Souvanna and Southida, and the type of;violence," both 19"land of Fort Worth, were captured and jailed on . Westmoreland said. ' "This was virtually an exe- cution,"he said. DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF LAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT . YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR FATEDISTRIBUTED �P ! `3 DATE OF ARTICLE NEWSPAPER FWST i�:::•r: w '' : 3 i. J �'.' 's'"�' ��r��'5c�'s.c........ FFRINITY GRAD ' REMEMBERED Ie Eggers,'left, eianbecca Robillia4i"' .. - other f riotcls and rglattve ati{iettot'emember r' M �.�";z�r 1a 5 f le A6`e � Al � I �' �� Kv '.I�nit�grad who shed - a a 1995 Trintylgfl�„� , S4 of �s u�t w ordre� Iraq to - honored r iT EULESS Friends and relat-izi�j ' tives of Kyle,Andrew Eggers,4Q Army staff�ecgeant who waw:!, killed in Iragpn D'ec 5,plan to r? Bathe,fora memorial service a ' 2p m todnear the Trirnt�e High School library Eggers was 4995 kRinqt2rpouate ..,,tree.has- t bees,krt(?A the sch 'gl's �r ' .courtyded,500 N.industrial -Drive/Farm;Road 157,aril f t 5c plan,:&rfibd .t a plaque recogQt mg hmaoci a boulder at tea ' Th seuvice was organize, .�. Natalie Lefebvre one of F40,J classmates She.said, gc , � + ' ents Diane and Keith Jt gfe e�rof •j `Euless;'and sister,iKr►sti. 99 '. .pedford'plan toi_atI ggeF ',wife and three young SSJ S, ;'3 yeas olds and a 1 yearroldx°aNso< Ll 1 are visiting f�o»y�'akima'WI�s 4 for the even +Eggersl , a injuredi �istarapreXbu t been declined to core home�f[oa when he was'.i,lle lir nc r► attack on the um ' he was riding LefebuMsmda'ye Today's ceremony,wilio�Qszi guy who hada.chance1.&`. home,and didn't a SIA" ho taught.us about loyalin - +if duty".she sa►d ti ' � �pshn$rallivan� DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE 7 OF� MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR ' DATE DISTRIBUTED /` s DATE OF ARTICLE 5 AP `r NEWSPAPER FWST S c 3 4 f � C i 4 L 4 4 4 i 5 b 9 : 1 M i b ' # y k .i� Y b seld:.seli'"ie0ol - .. and friends-.6f,Army Staff Sgt.Kyle Eggers gather to remember him Saturday at Trinity High School in Euless.The ceremony,which includ- plaque,top right,and a tree in Eggers'memory,was organized by Natalie Lefebvre,one of his classmates.Eggers,27,was serving in,Iraq when wxa's killed Dec.5 in an attack on the Humvee he was riding in,she said.He had earlier:been injured by shrapnel but,declined to come home.His e�W;Jennifer Eggers,above with family friend Faye Terry of Euless,lives in'Yekima,Wash.,with their sons,3-year-old twins.and a1-year-old. .: FISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE�_l OF� MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCAAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT rUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATEDISTRIBUTED /P l`3 �-� DATE OFARTICLE 5 /`3 �'S NEWSPAPER FWST y2q } Vicki LaRoe,LeAnn Brown,Renova Williams and Mike Collins 1 4, kF%F; E r c e r , Brenda Whitley and Anna Riehm Connie Nichols and Karin Newell Taste of Northeast committee meets ' The planning committee for the Taste of Northeast,a fund-raiser for ARTSNET,met recently at Harris Methodist H.E.B hospital PHOTOS BY STEPHEN GIBSON DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE ! OF� MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR ' DATE DISTRIBUTED (e ! 3 / S- DATE OF ARTICLE `3 / D S NEWSPAPER FWST NORT"T TARRANT DAYBOOK Euless ONLINE:wwwdeuless.tx.us ' City Council meets,4 and 7 p.m.,City Hall,201 N.Ector Drive,(817)685-1400.Mayor ' Mary Lib Saleh and Council- men Leon Hogg and Charlie Miller are scheduled to take , the oath of office,and the council is to name a mayor pro tem. FISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF�1_ MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT tOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED /` DATE OFARTICLE �P��/ NEWSPAPER FWST Woman senteneed for theft,money laundering FORT WORTH-A former Euless employee who pleaded' guilty;to theft over$200,000 and money laundering was sen- tenced Wednesday to two con- current,10-yearsentences. .. -State District Judge Scott Wisch also ruled that once Tammy Money is released on ' parole,she will have to begin repaying more than$500,000 she owes the city of Euless.She stole a total of$590,000,court ' records show.Authorities have recovered$85,000 from Money's .retirement fund and bank account. ' Money,45,a former Euless human resources risk administra- tor,had hoped to be placed on probation,but the district attor- ney's office declined to make that recommendation,Tarrant County assistant district attorney David Lobingier said. ' "She was a public servant who broke the public trust,"Lobingier said. Money was indicted by a grand jury in October on counts of theft over$200,000 and money laundering.She pleaded guilty to the charges three ' months ago.The maximum sen- tence for the theft charge is 99 years,under state law. —Ben Tinsley i DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE OF / MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT , YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR ' DATE DISTRIBUTED `e DATE OF ARTICLE (Q l `� NEWSPAPER FWST NORTHEAST TARRANr BRIEFS ftiedman to appear at library fund-raiser EULESS—Entertainer, author and Texas gubernatorial hopeful Kinky Friedman will visit the Euless Public Library on Nov. 12 for dinner,conversation and a book-signing,members of the Euless Library Foundation have announced.The event will replace the foundation's custom- ary Casino Night fund-raiser, foundation officials said.They emphasized that Friedman's visit is not an endorsement of his can- didacy.The event will be at 7 p.m. at Delaney Vineyards,2000 Champagne Blvd.,Grapevine. Cost will be announced later.Call (817)685-1679. Iii