| Assault suspect identified
A 19-year-old Houston man has been identified as a suspect in the October sexual assault of a clerk at a Richmond bail bonding company.After releasing a sketch in early November and through further investigation and a photo line-up, the suspect was identified as William Grant Wilson, who has been indicted on aggravated robbery and aggravated sexual assault charges. He is currently being held in the Harris County Jail on unrelated charges. The other suspect in the case is still at large, said Sgt. Lowell D. Neinast, public liaison of the Richmond Police Department.According to investigators, Wilson and an accomplice pulled a gun and demanded money from the clerk at Allied Bonding Agency, 610 S. Second St., at 1:30 a.m. on Oct. 15. When the suspects learned that there was no money in the business, they forced the employee to a back room where she was sexually assaulted, police said.This case continues under investigation, and anyone with information is asked to contact Detective John Dawson at 281-342-2849.
Notable female officer dies after fight with cancer
Sixty-six-year-old Gayle Wilson Butler lost her battle with cancer on Saturday. She was one of the first females ever hired by the Huntsville Police Department. Butler and her husband founded the "Jailbusters" bail bonding chain. Butler's visitation will be Monday from 5:00 until 8:00 p.m. at Berryhill Funeral Home. Her funeral will be at the funeral home chapel at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Burial will follow at Maple Hill. .
Police seek sexual assault suspect
Police have released a composite sketch of a suspect involved in the sexual assault of a clerk in a Richmond bail bond office last month.The assailant is described as a black male, 6 feet to 6 feet 2 inches tall with a thin build in his early 20s. He has discoloration or vitiligo on his bottom lip, two front teeth capped in gold and was wearing a Playboy bunny earring in his left ear. Detectives continue to search for the man, who is one of two wanted for the aggravated sexual assault that occurred in the early morning of Oct. 15.At 1:30 that morning, two men entered Allied Bonding Agency at 610 S. Second St. in Richmond. The pair began asking a female employee questions about a bond issue, when one pulled a gun and demanded money. When the assailants learned there was no money in the business, they forced the employee to a back room where she was sexually assaulted, police said.The victim described one of the suspects as a tall, thin, black male with tattoos on both arms wearing a black do-rag on his head.
Jury in Ulmer trial asked to determine if kidnapping was a mistake or a crime
Former Mobile County Sheriff's candidate and bail bond company owner Clint Ulmer went on trial Monday in a Mobile courtroom, charged with what his attorney acknowledged was a "mistake" on Ulmer's part, but not a crime. Ulmer, 43, and Bobby Crook, 25, were both on trial before Circuit Judge Rick Stout, charged with second-degree kidnapping. Their alleged offenses came, prosecutors said, during an incident in January 2006 at the downtown McDonald's restaurant on Government Street. Ulmer, the owner of Bandit Bonding, and Crook, an employee there, were trying to track down a client who had failed to show up for a court date, according to testimony. As the woman's bail bondsman, Ulmer was responsible for making sure she was in court.
EEDA debates JFK feasibility
The Ely Economic Development Authority discussed options and rough estimates at its regular monthly meeting last Tuesday that could affect the future use of the JFK building. EEDA President Heidi Omerza presented approximate numbers of square footage, rental income and lease rates per square foot for tenants who occupy space in the building currently owned by the Ely School District. However, she said the departure of the U.S. Forest Service from the building on Nov. 1 has created a problem in determining expense numbers. The entire second floor of the building is vacant and no electricity or heat is supplied to it. Once current bills arrive for utilities and heat, she will be able to provide more accurate expenses. The loss of the USFS also means a $90,000 loss of rental income per year.
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