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Teen arrested on multiple assault charges

By PETE BANDA    Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com A San Benito man accused of several charges from both the SBPD and the Cameron County Sherriff’s Office was apprehended this past Monday after picking up yet another charge. Emiliano Velez is currently in Cameron County Jail where he is awaiting trial on two separate assault charges filed …

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Police: Man dragged bloodied ex-girlfriend out of house, kidnapped her

By STEVEN RAY HERNANDEZ AND PETE BANDA   SAN BENITO NEWS A local man is behind bars today after allegedly breaking into his ex-girlfriend’s relative’s house, beating her up, dragging her out of the house, and then kidnapping her to another residence. According to San Benito police, 36-year old Francisco Pinon is behind bars on …

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EXCLUSIVE- Former school board member arrested after fight with brother

By STEVEN RAY HERNANDEZ   Editor Editor@sbnewspaper.com A former SBCISD school board member and her older brother found themselves behind bars this weekend after allegedly being involved in a “physical altercation” at a family residence. According to San Benito Police, officers responded to a residence on the 100 block of Lantana Circle at around 11:39 …

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Jailer arrested in La Feria, arraigned in SB after assaulting officer

By PETE BANDA Staff Writer Reporter@sbnewspaper.com A La Feria man is being held on a $100,000 bond after being charged with three separate offenses stemming from an altercation with his girlfriend. Santos Montes was originally arrested for domestic violence in La Feria, but upon being detained, picked up a resisting arrest charge as well as an …

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Officer sent to hospital after suspect smashes window

By PETE BANDA Staff Writer Reporter@sbnewspaper.com  A San Benito Policeman had to be transported to the hospital Monday, after an arrest for Family Violence escalated into an Assault on a Public Servant. Ricardo Montez is facing both charges along with a criminal mischief charge after reportedly kicking out a window to a San Benito Police car, …

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Man arrested on aggravated sexual assault charge

By PETE BANDA Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com A 17-year-old San Benito man was arrested last week for aggravated sexual assault and prohibited sexual contact. According to a press release, Jose Alfonso Torres-Munoz was apprehended on Thursday, March 26th after his victim, a female family member, made an outcry to a school administrator which led to an …

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Man accused of placing pregnant girl in chokehold

By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Local authorities arrested a man on Wednesday, Aug. 27, for allegedly attacking his pregnant girlfriend. According to a police report, 31-year-old Anthony Lee Spangler of San Benito is accused of putting his girlfriend in a chokehold while hitting her in the face and body. The 20-year-old woman, who according to …

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DISTRICT UNDER FIRE: Parent of molestation victim sues SBCISD

By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Jose Naftali Mendez Jr., a former San Benito CISD teacher who has been repeatedly accused of inappropriate behavior with children, is the subject of a suit filed against SBCISD and its Superintendent of Schools, Antonio G. Limón, by the parent of a female Landrum Elementary School student allegedly …

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Son accused of body slamming mom arrested

By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com A San Benito man is behind bars for physically assaulting his mother over the weekend. Officers with the San Benito Police Department responded to a domestic disturbance between several family members at approximately 1 a.m., Sunday, March 16, at the 400 block of Franklin Street. Upon arrival, the …

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Local man arrested for assaulting mother with telephone

By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Police in San Benito recently arrested a local man for hitting his mother with a telephone. Detective Rogelio Banda, Jr. of the San Benito Police Department said officers responded to the 400 block of Commerce Street at approximately 10:20 p.m. on Wednesday, May 15, when a 41-year-old woman …

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