Raid leads to felons' arrest
CONTRIBUTED REPORT
CONTRIBUTED REPORT
The Austin County Sheriff's Office released more information on the homicide reported Tuesday in Bellville. Kathy Maresh was arrested for murder and is being held in the Austin County Jail on a $500,000 bond, ACSO announced March 25.
Below is the press release from Austin County Sheriff's Office.
"March 22, 2022, at approximately 1530 hours, Austin County Sheriff’s Deputies were called to the area of Sycamore Crossing and Highway 159 W regarding a welfare concern. Deputies arrived and located a female who was wandering around the area on foot.
Bellville Police Department announced two arrests were made Thursday night, Jan. 27, after an incident where shots were fired at The Hill restaurant in Bellville. No other parties outside of the arrested individuals were injured.
Charles Dean Olsen, 62, was arrested and charged with deadly conduct and Ian Neasham, 19, was arrested for unlawful carrying of weapon, possession of a controlled substance and possession of marijuana according to BPD’s Thursday night statement.
Three suspects accused of catalytic convert theft were arrested by Sealy Police at approximately 3:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 19 after an observant neighbor notified the police of suspicious activity, according to the Sealy Police Department.
The Sealy Police Department has reported a surge of catalytic converter thefts directly from vehicles across Sealy in the past few weeks costing victims thousands in replacement costs. Thieves have been known to slide under cars or trucks and remove the device within minutes, often in search of the valuable platinum, palladium, and rhodium inside.
During Wednesday’s special meeting of the Sealy City Council, the resignation of City Manager Warren Escovy was officially acknowledged and EDC Executive Director Kimbra Hill was announced as the incoming Interim City Manager.
Escovy started his third stint as the City of Sealy’s Interim City Manager after the departure of Lloyd Merrell Dec. 21, 2020, and was eventually hired for the full-time position during the April 20 regular meeting.
In the early morning hours of Monday, Dec. 6, several vehicles in the Settler’s Estates subdivision were burglarized. As a result, many unsecured firearms were taken from these vehicles. Additionally, in a nearby subdivision located in the City of Sealy, at least three more vehicle burglaries were reported.