April 5
Kisha Latina Tate, of North Hills, CA at 7:05 a.m., officers from the Department of Public Safety apprehended Tate and she was charged with possession of marijuana less than two ounces. Tate received a $1,500 PR bond and was released the same day.
On Monday, April 11, rancher Warren Nutt awarded Pecos County as an "Old Spanish Trail Centennial Celebration Official County."
The Pecos County Sheriff’s Office received news late last month that an unidentified person that was found deceased in the Pecos County in 1996 was recently identified.
The regional program specialist of the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System notified the Pecos County Sheriff’s Office of a possible match of dental features similar to the skeletal remains located in Pecos County on April 19, 1996.
The Pecos County Historical Commission received furniture and monetary donations on April 6 from a grandson of a builder of a local historic property.
Seated in Historical Fort Stockton is the Rollins-Sibley House — a one-story residence that was constructed on a portion of the fort hospital foundation in 1905 by the Rollins family and later purchased by the Sibley family, who donated it to the county in 1996.
Pecos County Sheriff T.J. Perkins reported on April 4 that Fort Stockton resident Braulio Davila-Luna, one of Texas’ 10 most wanted sex offenders, was arrested in Mexico by local authorities.
Davila-Luna was found in part to anonymous information provided by a tipster. A reward up to $3,000 was offered for information that led to his arrest.
Pecos County Judge Joe Shuster took a precautionary step on Tuesday to aid wildfire breakouts that could potentially take place due to the current drought conditions in the county.
Shuster signed a Disaster of Declaration Threat of Wildfires on April 5 following Governor Greg Abbott’s proclamation that was signed on April 1.
The action by Shuster will allow the county to ask for assistance from the state and federal government for any reimbursements on property loss.
