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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-07-15 Euless Articles ISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE�OFL MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT DUNG A'ICDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR ATE DISTRIBUTED -7 / DATE OFARTICLE_ J / 9 /O 5 NEWSPAPER FWST RANSPORTATION Cit les earn how to snag a share of $200 mi*111on_- 0 Tarrant County officials outline plans for picking projects i in p r o v i n g ner said. to include in an upcoming bond proposal. intersections, "We want to see projects constructing that will move a significant By AMAN BATHEJA proposals considered for the bike and pedes- number of vehicles ora signifi- STAR TELEGRAM STA"WRl'rER bond package. trian paths and. cant number of people," he Officials from 15 cities hop- After the transportation pro- funding studies said. ing for help with improving jects, the rest of the estimated for rail imple- All submissions must roads, updating traffic signals $350 million bond package will mentation. include a city council resolu= and building trails turned out finance capitgl construction C o in in i s- tion supporting the project, Friday to learn how they could projects,including a new jail. WHITLEY sioner Glen officials said. get a piece of a $200 million "There is a benefit to all of Whitley said "We will not spend a dollar county transportation proposal. us in this program," Commis- such projects would help the on a project in.your community The officials from Arlington, sioner Roy Brooks told the county stay ahead of expected unless you and your communi- Fort Worth and other,cities audience of about 45. population growth. ty are supporting that"Whitley attended a meeting that Tarrant County transportation plan- "We don't want a 635/LBJ sit- said. ' County commissioners held to ner Randy Skinner said most uation in Tarrant County," he If approved by voters, the explain how they will pick pro- programs accepted for the bond said, referring to congested bond package would pay for jects to include in a proposed package will address conges- roadways in north Dallas. 50 percent of the accepted bond package, expected to go tion and air quality. Proposed projects must be projects, with the other half ' before voters in May. Transportation projects that considered"strategically signif- coming from the individual Speakers explained how will be considered include icant"and ready for implemen- cities. The deadline for sub- cities can`get transportation expanding major roadways, tation within a few years,Skin- mitting projects is Aug. 19, Skinner said. portation and Public Works ' Commissioners are expect- Department.Sharp said her ed to appoint a committee this department is compiling a pre- month to evaluate submitted liminary list of projects for the projects. The committee is City Council to consider. scheduled to recommend pro- Euless City Manager Joe. jects early next year, Skinner Hennig said his city will sub- said. mit several projects for con- Officials from Azle, Ben- sideration. 'brook,Burleson,Euless,Grand "Bottom line: I think it'll Prairie, Grapevine, Hurst, work out to be a very workable Keller, Mansfield, North Rich- plan,"Hennig said. Rland Hills,River Oaks,Saginaw Whitley told city officials. and Watauga joined Fort Worth that if they were unsure and Arlington representatives, whether a project would quali at the meeting. fy, they should submit it any- ' Some officials expressed way.- excitement about the trans- "I wouldn't rule anything portation proposal. out,"he said. "I think it's an outstanding opportunity for us,"said Christa Aman Batheja,(817)390-7752 Sharp of Fort Worths Trans- abatheia@star-tetegram.com DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE A OF MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF AN L CNT DATE DISTRIBUTED —T / S U S DATE OF ARTICLE S NEWSPAPE / RDcky's 1111age warmmg 9 I b 0Ay .rl But locafly, he makes some residents' blood boil BY HEATHER MAY We are the world The magazine, however, failed to TheSahLake Tnbune mention how Anderson's evangelism Choose the real Rocky Anderson. Mayor Rocky Anderson's global agenda,and angered Davis County residents, who Is he: Salt Lake City's green record.B4 were blistered by his criticism of the A)The mayor The Nation hailed as a Legacy Highway and their daily auto progressive, in part,for his living-wage commutes to Salt Lake City.Or that the initiative? will host a summit with movie star and City Council formally apologized for the B) The mayor the state Legislature environmentalist Robert Redford to mayor's remarks. chided, in part, for his living wage teach 45 U.S. mayors—from Washing City Council Chairman Dale Lam- initiative? ton,D.C.,to Chicago,to Seattle to Euless, bort says it's not surprising liberal Texas—how to combat global warming. groups rally around a liberal mayor's Old agenda,while conservative Utahns Anderson C)The man Davis County demonized In June,the liberal weekly The Nation extolled Anderson as one of• eight railed against it. He says Anderson de- for his State of the City speech in ght January? "progressive city leaders" for tackling serves the praise ts but so e t other D)The man Outside Magazine lauded leaders and residents who make the city ..i g greenhouse gases when President Bush „khat it is. for his State of the City speech? wouldn't. "He may say things that sound inter- The answer is E: All of the above. And the August edition of Outside esting to people who do not have to fully Clearly,Salt Lake City's two-term mayor Magazine will list Salt Lake City as one live with the consequences of making has two vastly different images. of the top 10 places to live, work and statements that are going to obviously At home,he is yelled at by North Salt play. Aside from being "one of the na- offend a number of people in the state," Lake Mayor Kay Briggs at an open-space tion's most underrated outdoor mec- Lambert says. rally.He is the target of jokes and attacks cas,"Salt Lake City was picked because Noting the mayor is courting na- by lawmakers. He also is the politician of its top politician. tional and international attention, whose endorsement can kill a deal — "When the mayor of the largest city Lambert says Anderson could find think funding for the Major League Soc- in Utah uses his annual State of the City greater success at home if he paid as cer stadium—and the mayor who can't address to evangelize about sustainabil- much attention to local audiences—and persuade the City Council to adopt a new ity, greenhouse-gas reduction, and the was more diplomatic. city flag. downsides of Wal-Mart, you know This year, Anderson traveled to Stymied at home,Anderson has found something's brewing on the Wasatch other states touting his city's successes success beyond the state.There,Rocky it Front,"the magazine gushes. with environmental programs and a rock star. downtown development, while he tried Consider this: to withdraw Salt Lake City from the Today through Tuesday, the mayor Utah League of Cities and Towns and .r the Economic Development Corpora- tion of Utah. "To be successful here,you also need to build alliances locally,"Lambert says. So while The Nation pointed out the mayor's living-wage initiative as a sign of progress,Anderson couldn't bring the Legislature to allow him to keep it. Even within the city—where voters are more liberal and Anderson believes he was re-elected in 2003 to pursue an environmental agenda — opinions about Anderson vary widely. FISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE—? OF MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT rUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTfl DATE DISTRIBUTED 7 S D S DATE OFARTICLE �OS NEWSPAP . • i.U2F� Anderson supporter Peter Cole, co- "The air quality, it drives me nuts," owner of downtown's Squatters Pub she says."The problem is Salt Lake City Brewery and participant in the city's can only do so much. We're a fairly environmental business program, says small proportion of this valley.What we the mayor may be lacking praise here have control over,I feel good about The because people are put off by his per- rest is that outreach side of things." sonality.And while Cole may not notice Anderson's reach is longer outside environmental improvements each day, Utah. "There's not a tremendous he argues the mayor is charting a course amount of political courage or willing- for the city that makes it more livable. ness to change anything very quickly in "What we're doing as a city is making this state,"he says. ' a difference," Coles says. The mayor. The mayor didn't invite any of his "cares deeply about the city." Utah counterparts to the Sundance Not nearly as much as he cares about Summit, save Salt Lake County Mayor his national image, counters Sugar Peter Corroon. House resident and activist Helen Pe- He wants the state to change its en- ters. She was tempted to write The Na- ergy policy, but thus far Gov. Jon tion to say, "That's not the mayor I Huntsman Jr. has only conceded to ex- know:' Let me just tell you about a per- plore adjusting heating and lighting in spective from a citizen, what it's actu- state buildings. ally like to be here." But Dianna Delling,a senior editor at Peters worries about saving vacant Outside Magazine, believes talk is as Portions of Mount Olivet Cemetery from important as action. development;the drop in the city's cap- "I like the idea of a person in charge ital improvement budget that goes to doing what he thinks is right for the cit- fund parks, streets and sidewalks; and izens,even if,at times,he's fighting an the battle with North Salt Lake over uphill battle." open space. hmay@s1&ib.com "He has a rhetoric that appeals to [outside groups],"she says.But"things at the city are not where they need to be." Not even environmentally.Anderson says the Kyoto Protocol—to which he ' committed city government — doesn't go far enough. The city has eliminated the equiva- lent of 23,700 tons of carbon dioxide per 'Year, saving around $86,000 annually. The mayor successfully pushed for a light-rail line to the University of Utah. His administration also has added bicy- cle lanes and encourages residents to buy wind power. But even Anderson's environmental Programs manager,Vicki Bennett,can't avoid the smog mucking up the valley air. DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCK4MIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED / j S / rJ 5 DATE OF ARTICLE I G� I NEWSPAPER FWST ,F om thO._ eheap seats Area rieh with affordable baseball o _ ons- , By AVERY HOLTON sent and possibly future all at-once. SPECIAL To THE STAR-TELEGRAM To wander through the granite-white walls of Weather- The baseball treasures of the Fort Worth area an- ford's Roger Williams Ballpark,popping out along the out- nounce themselves at dusk nearly every day of the sum- field's beautifully shadowed forest, mer,shimmering under`the stadium lights. To gulp down Famous Water in Mineral Wells or watch While dime admissions and nickel beers:have gone rising stars find their potential in Euless. 1 ,the way of the dead ball,there are ways to keep baseball From the far reaches of an Ameriquest Fieldgr rldsf from emptying your wallet. seat,to the home dugout seats at LaGrave,the trews^ "' To sit at LaGrave Field,soaking in baseball past,pre- out there. Euless LolteStaf s Rice's Tyler Henley,a 2004 Colleyville Texas Collegiate League Heritage High School graduate,has run Arlington Field,The Parks at Texas Star down his fair share of would-be triples, a 1501 S.Pipeline Rd. 'commanding authority in center field with Capacity:600 fluid glove work and a well-oiled arm. Tickets:$5-$6,kids under 4 are free Complete-with a play-by-play announcer Parking:Free and modern music selections,Arlington l Phone:(817)354-0673 Field Is certainly fan friendly.A huge sand- Average cost for a family of four:$32 pit and play area are within walking.dis- Promotions:LoneStar pennants,Wednes- Lance,but hidden by a field in case you day;Bat Night,July 18 want to keep an eye on the kiddos. The home bullpen eludes fans sitting in the first-base bleachers,so a majority of .. folks opt to meander over to the dark side for at least an inning or two.But no matter where you choose to sit,there isn't an unshaded seat in the house. Flanked by a trio of fields with major league monikers,Arlington Field is perhaps the most impressive because of its crisp grass that glows electric green while the sun sets, which is usually by the third or fourth inning. The LoneStars are one of three teams in the Texas Collegiate League with a winning re- t cord and have a gem of an outfielder with local ties. • s .rr Mod DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGELOF� MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT DUNG NIcDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANLKAL CNTR ATE DISTRIBUTED —71 S 'U DATE OFARTICLE 1 / // /0S NEWSPAPER FWST ' Dickerson to complete addition's last phase ' an EULESS —Dickerson Development is finishing the last phase of Little ' Bear—Homestead near the intersection of Texas 121 and Mid-Cities Boulevard. David Weekley and Good- man Homes,builders in the 296-site development,have about 30 lots left. The homes range in price ' from$285,000 to$385,000,said John Dickerson;developer. —Andrea jares Texas Motor 35W 35E Speedway ' Flower ' Mound > Alliance WISE COUNTY '_ Airport DENK.N COUNTY _._c____. _ „_ __ tAR l7 COUNTY - DALLAS bOUNTY 170 lid X s 81 { :Grapevine 26 287 .: 377 26 114 c sus e 199 � ji 820 _i :.121 Irving UUP / 121 t2 1 183 3Q+ Worth 3 3 nr eo 54 Arlington iso ' Grand ; Prairie �ooP t SPUR 12 r 2D O aoa 20 20 377 35W eus 287 67 287-...� O � 4..`. STAR TELEGRAM DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE l OF CZ MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT YOUNG AlcDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANLYIAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED -7 I J DATE OFARTICLE -71 /0 NEWSPAPER FWST Chaml). to coach Russian-born ice skater dreams of opening local training center By NOOR ELASHI It's the best part of the day for Farkhoutdinov, STARTELEGRAM STAFF WRITER 29,of Euless. EULESS—Rinat Farkhoutdinov glides through The former ice dancing champion is one of a icy air at the Dr Pepper StarCenter as he demon- dozen professional coaches who work at the strates Argentine-style tango moves for his Euless ice rink.One of his main projects for almost Ukrainian-American duo. three years has been to prepare Julia Golovina and Swift,controlled rotations,short steps and free Oleg Voiko for the 2006 Winter O1 ympics. leg extensions are part of the practice routine.The The couple plan to'be one of 24 international couple's fast but effortless dance complements the teams to advance to the Gaines. romance of the Latin music. SKATING I two �AN r r T, Rinat Farkhoutdinov,left,watches as Olympic ice dancing hopefuls Julia Golovina and Oleg Voiko practice a rou- tine at the Dr Pepper StarCenter in Euless A native of Moscow, Farkhoutdinov,29,Vow works as a coach at the center,but he hopes to eventually open his own training facility. .r .r INA DISTRIBUTED T0: PAGE OF� AlAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT rUNG AlcDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIB UTED —7 I / S I G S DATE OF ARTICLE —7 O NEWSPAPER FWST ' Boulevard, opened five years But Farkhoutdinov has to pay ago and is sponsored by the Dal- ?the bills.So he also teaches ama- las Stars Hockey club. It offers ' teur skaters, from kindergart- year-round classes, including (Pers to senior citizens.He works figure skating, ice hockey and six days a week and spend the recreational sessions. ,' ;majority of his daytime hours on The center offers Farkhoutdi- '. ' ice. nov "flexibility, more hours on .: Farkhoutdinov dreams of the ice and more ability to build ,. iestablishing a training center for a dance program in this part of ,national and international com- North Texas,"said Darlene Cain, w ' th i petitions n e Dallas-Fort the StarCenters skating pro- _- ' F. Orth area. grams manager. i. "This area is good for train- Medal-worthy skaters must ing situations,"he said."The Dr train every body-part — from Pepper center has great rink arms and legs to fingers and toes, 'facilities, great coacheg and the Farkhoutdinov said. He coin- people are pretty friendly." pares ice dancing to driving a car. ' Farkhoutdinov was brought "If you drive for one year,up in Russia, and his mother then you're not quite good at it, 'enrolled him in ice skating class- but if you drive for 10 years,then es when he was 5. By his teens, you hopefully ' become an ' he was a serious skater begin- expert,"he said. ning his competitive career. He Like Farkhoutdinov, Golov- eventually earned his bachelor's ina, 22, and Voiko, 25, also' degree in physical education remember to take time out of, ' from the Russian State Univer- their daily work session to pay " sity in Moscow attention to the younger skaters.. He moved to Connecticut "All the kids know Oleg and nearly eight years ago and Julia.They always hug the kids; immediately began training for they do our Christmas shows national and international com- and even exhibitions for the petitions. After winning three younger skaters,"Cain said. consecutive titles.in-Japan's national ice dancing competi- ONLINE: n .F. tion 1999 to 2001,he retired and www.drpepperstarcenter.com nree-nnKke dancing aanaRinatFa wv.�gnta eK,tedwdqL.m student accepted the job in Euless. Ashley rayw.,tt,of fortune,ore,at"w or aepW stareenter In Euless ' The StarCenter, off South Noor Elashi,(817)685-2824 Pipeline Road at Industrial nelashi@astar-telegram.com DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF I ' MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG NICKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT YOUNG AlcDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR ' DATE DISTRIBUTED _7Z/ S DATE OF ARTICLE 7//a l S NEWSPAPER FWST ment declined to release the information. ' POLICE I EULESS Capt. Harland Westmoreland said Omas was taken to the hospital after being prop- erly treated at the scene. . asere "Our medics are very highly trained and work under very close supervision," he said."Rather than load someone in an • ambulance,they have the training to treat een in them t room."like they are in the emergency The use of Tasers by Fort Worth police it • has been criticized as three people have Crl ,/ died in the past year after being stunned by them. Tasers fire electrified barbs on wires into the body, sending a powerful • • shock that causes incapacitation for sev- eral minutes. onnition In June,a 35-year-old woman,suspect- ed of being under the influence of drugs, was shot at least twice with a Taser as she N Police say the teen-agerhad over- resisted being put into a patrol car.In two dosed on drugs and became violent. earlier cases, two men who-had taken By MELISSA SANCHEZ drugs died after being shot with a Taser ..i SPECIAL To THE STAR-TELEGRAM. multiple times. None of the three ,died EULESS A 17-year-old boy was instantly. hospitalized in critical condition after Euless police believe that Omas was at being shot three times with a Taser gun a party when he was asked to leave Sunday by Euless police, who say he because of his erratic behavior. Reports overdosed on drugs and became violent. state that,he was in the car with a friend Kevin Omas of Grapevine was at when he became aggressive. His friend John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort dropped him off at the school and called Worth late Monday, a relative said. his brother. Police said he was in a coma Monday When police_tried to approach Omas, afternoon, but his condition that he stood and waved his arms wildly, .. evening was not available. reports state.After police repeatedly told Police say Omas took four doses of him to lie on the ground, Omas charged LSD and two Ecstasy pills before they Sgt.Joe Foran,who shot him three times 3 were called to the 800 block of West with 50,000 volts. Ash Lane,near Lakewood Elementary Omas tried to stand up again after being School. shot the third time,and he was handcuffed An anonymous 911 caller, later and placed in leg restraints.He didn't relax determined to be Omas' brother, until being sedated twice,police say. reported that Omas was belligerent ' "We are doing a pretty involved inves and out of control.Police later learned tigation trying to determine where this that Omas and his friends were riding young man got the drugs,"Westmoreland around Sunday morning and that the said. friends called his brother when Omas became violent. Staff writer Ben Tinsley contributed to this Omas' relatives said Monday that report. they were unhappy that police waited Melissa Sanchez,(817)685-3&p6 more than an hour before sending an msanchez@Star-telegram.com ambulance.They declined to comment further. Police reports did not indicate when the ambulance arrived,and the depart- rr DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF . NIAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT 'YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRA ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED 7��S / S DATE OFARTICLE —7f NEWSPAPER DMN r Teenager dies 21 days a butng Shot by mer ' Euless police are also investi Tarrant County: It's 4th gating the incident,Assistant Po- death since November lice Chief Harland Westmoreland ' said. to be linked to device Through a hospital spokesman, Mr. Omas' family members de- By DEBRA DENNIS clined to comment Tuesday. ' Staff Writer Officers were called to a home A Grapevine teenager died in the 800 block of West Ash Lane Tuesday,two days after Euless po- about 4 a.m.Sunday after reports lice say they shot the youth three that Mr. Omas had overdosed, ' times with a Taser while he was Chief Westmoreland said. high on drugs. "The people who were with him Kevin Omas, 17, was critically are saying he ingested four hits of injured when he was taken to John LSD and two tabs of ecstasy," ' Peter Smith Hospital early Sun- Chief Westmoreland said."He in- day. gested them all at the same time, Mr.Omas is the fourth person and that caused him to lose con- in Tarrant County since November trol." ' to die after being shot with a Taser. Mr.Omas,police said,was bel- Final rulings haven't been ligerent and refused to obey police made in Mr. Omas' death and a orders. ' Fort Worth death last month. In "He charged officers repeated- two earlier deaths in Fort Worth, ly,"he said. the medical examiner ruled that A supervisor who was on the the victims died from cocaine in- scene fired all three shots. Tasers ' toxication. project small darts, delivering The Tarrant County medical 50,000 volts of electricity with examiner's office is conducting an each shot,police said. autopsy to determine how Mr. The first shot failed to stop Mr. Omas died,officials said. Omas from charging officers. DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE :,L OF MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED ���s/v,S DATE OFARTICLE ����/ S NEWSPAPER DMN A LOOK ATSafety HOW THEY WORK TASERS I ' � ~ Cartridge ( What happens when It Is fired? Tasers are supposed to _ { �_ In the case of the M26 model at left,compressed nitrogen propels be nonlethal tools to two probes up to 21 feet at 180 subdue suspects. ' But experts are Probes feet per second.When striking a increasingly divided ;. body or clothing,the result is an over whether the instant loss of neuromuscular weapons are safe Control. enough. Do the probes have to penetrate the body to work? DATA PORT r No.The electrical current travels up Allows a computer do* j to 2 inches if the probes attach to to access the Laser r '° clothing or skin. 'v !� discharge history of sighting How much voltage Is the weapon. �� g transmitted? "' About 50,000 volts. BATTERIES TAGS 4 The gun operates onTiny identification tags What does It feel like? eight AA batteries. are released when the A person will feel dazed for several seconds.Recover Is fast. weapon is fired.Each y PROBES tag is marked with the The probes are connected to the gun by thin serial number of the insulated wire.An electrical signal is transmitted cartridge that fired for where the probes make contact with the body or clothing. greater accountability. SOURCES:Taser International;Dallas Public Safety Supply;Dallas Morning News research Staff graphic "The Taser was the only way for moreland said. utes after an officer shot her with a ty.Authorities said Mr.Hammock; us to get control,"Chief Westmo- Criminal justice and medical Taser. who was in Fort Worth on busi= reland said. experts have said most deaths as- Carolyn Daniels, 35, died last ness,tried to hit an officer before A second round from the Taser sociated with Tasers happen to month at a Fort Worth hospital. he was shot with the Taser. The was fired after Mr. Omas stood victims with lethal amounts of Police used a Taser after she began medical examiner ruled the cause and flailed his arms at officers.He drugs in their systems or those attacking a vehicle and disobeying of death cocaine intoxication. was handcuffed after a third shot, who are in poor health. Policing police orders. Ms. Daniels ap- The first of the four deaths oc- and five officers were able to re- experts say that Tasers remain the peared to be intoxicated.A crack curred in November,when Robert strain him,police said. best option for subduing people pipe was found in her possession, Guerrero,21,died after being shot "They were able to put him and that every nonlethal policing police said. with a Taser by police.His cause of will down after the third time,"he said. method will end in some deaths. In April,Midland architect Er- death also was listed as cocaine in- Mr. Omas was treated at the Fort Worth police are also is Hammock, 43, led Fort Worth toxication. scene by paramedics and trans- awaiting autopsy results after a officers on a car and foot chase af- ported to the hospital,Chief West- 35-year-old woman died 90 min- ter trespassing on private proper- E-mail debdennis@dallasnews.com i1i J DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGELOF� MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT CTEDISTRIBuTED- UNG AYIcDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR S S DATE OF ARTICLE /� NEWSPAPER FWST 1 TEEN DEATH 1Teen-ager Tas er edb 1 y p oEce dies 1 ` ■Officers found the teen in his boxer shorts and socks,yelling"I 1 am God," police say. By MELISSA SANCHEZ__ SPECIAL TO THE STAR-TELEGRAM �- EULESS — An apparently drug that one was"screaming real- Jared Omas, who was razed teen-ager,zapped repeatedly ly,badly"and appeared"real-, watching from a distance,said ith a Taser by police trying to subdue ly,really high." his brother lay on the ground im, died at a Fort Worth,hospital When asked by a dispatch- vomiting for,20 minutes while Tuesday morning. er,'Omas gave'the name of the paramedics were on the LThe cause of death has not been street and described the car phone with emergency room etermined. the teen and a friend were in. doctors trying to figure out Police said they were told that "Last I saw," he told the dis- what medicatio#i'i to give his Kevin Omas, 17,"of Grapevine had` patcher, they were sitting in brother. taken two Ecstasy pills and four doses ' `the school parking lot. "Every paramedic should f LSD.at a party Sunday morning When Jared Omas asked know what to do in that situ- before friends dropped him off at an her to send an ambulance,she: ation,"Jared Omas said. area elementary school_on Ash Lane responded, "Here's what we Police reports shove that shortly before 5 a.m. are going to do: Since we the ambulance was en route �+ He was taken by ambulance to a don't know whether they are to the hospital about 45 min- hospital about 50 minutes later, but; there or not, we are going to utes after it arrived at the hen went into a coma,officials said, send police out first,and if we school. A relative expressed concern aboutt can locate them, then we'll An initial investigation paramedics' delay in getting. send an ambulance." indicates that the officers and the:teen to the hospital. Officers were dispatched paramedics took the appro "I'm not very happy with to the school at 4:49 a.m.,and priate actions,Assistant Chief the way things were handled," an ambulance was sent 10 Harland Westmoreland said said Jared Omas,21,the,teen's minutes later. Tuesday. brother who anonymously Officers found Kevin Omas As is routine, they called called 911 seeking help. "He standing in his boxer shorts doctors for help in figuring NyIs`dehydrated and he.,need-., and socks yelling"I am God," out what Omas took so they ed�an ambulance" police 1 said. When officers could get him into the ambu- ;i Police, however, say that lance safely, Westmoreland, approached him, Omas Y� t�ey were given a vague attacked Sgt.Joe Foran, who said. address and that it took time had to fire a Taser three times "If it's something outside. to identify which drugs Omas before he and four other offi- the protocol," he said, "they 1 tPok so they could be coun- cers could hold Omas down,, don't just wing it, they get teracted. police reports show ahold of physicians." J. ;Onthe 911 tape, Jared Omas continued to strug- Melissa Sanchez,(817)685-3822 Omas reported that there gle after he was handcuffed msanchez@star-telegram.com were` "some kids ari and Lakewood Elementary" and and placed in leg restraints,. �._ ___.__ _ police said. 1 DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE___LOFL' NIA YOR CITY COUNCIL CITY ATTORVEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(Z) BOYETT YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBR4RYADMIN LIBR4RYREF ANIYIAL CNTR ' DATE DISTRIBUTED / I U , DATE OF ARTICLE vS NEWSPAPER FWST Steve Overton , r Kix x` Y'0 He was an accomplished pilot and ' FORT WORTH—Steve Overton, fell in love with the sea when he piiot 59, died of natural causes Tuesday, ed an amphibious plane to Belize in July 12,2005. 1980. He sailed throughout the Memorial service:10 a.m.Satur- Caribbean and had a dream of sailing ' day at Hurst Christian Church, 745 around the world. His desire was to Brown Trail, Hurst, Danny Souder be buried at sea. officiating. Burial: According to his He will be remembered as an hon- wishes, Steve will be buried at sea. est fun loving guy who knew just Visitation:The family will greet friends which buttons to push when he 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Lucas Funeral sensed any pretense or pride.No one Home, 1321 Precinct Line Road, who ever met Steve will ever forget Hurst. him or be the same. To be with him Memorials: May be made-'to a "'-was to be in touch with life at its food bank of choice. fullest. Born Oct. 5, 1945, in Houston, Survivors: His parents, Bob and Steve spent most of his life in the Dusty Overton of Luthersville, Ga., Hurst-Euless-Bedford area,where he and Nell Overton of Gun Barrel City; was active in civic affairs. Steve dis- brother,Randy Overton and sister-in tinguishpd himself in 1963 as the first law„ Pilar; sister, Cherry Overton All-State football player from the H-E- Haymes and brother-in-law, David; B area and earned a full scholarship nephew,Brandon Overton;and niece, to Kansas State,where he graduated Haley Haymes. with a BS in science in 1967. He Lucas Funeral Home returned to Euless, where he taught and coached until founding Able Real- Hurst,( 2s4a2�t' ty Co.He was elected president of the View and sign gn guestbook at H-E-B Board of Realtors and to the www.star•telogram.com/obituaries - Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD school board. Under his crusty exterior and claim of miserliness was a deep concern for the welfare of others. He gave freely of his time and money to those less fortunate, friend and stranger alike, often anonymously.He provided low- income housing in the H-E-B area and established a food bank for his ten- ants. He supported missi6n efforts in Mexico.He truly lived Matthew 25:40, "When you did it to these my brothers you were doing it to Me."At the time of his death,he was contesting an immi- nent domain decision by the city affecting those whom he housed and property owners everywhere.