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MEXICO
SHOOTING AFTERMATH
WATER BATTLE
U.S. seeks extradition of suspect ‘Mamito’
State laws that could prevent San Benito from charging higher water fees for RV park residents have their roots in a similar dispute about 10 years ago in Baytown.
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LOCAL
Rock samples from outer space made a stop in Brownsville on Saturday to the fascination of some of the 600 area elementary and middle school students who were waiting to see them.
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WORLD
TWO S E R U T PIC JAIME GONZALEZ JR.: ? Y O B D O O G R O Y U G TOUGH
DISASTER AT SEA
Survivors who escaped a luxury cruise liner that ran aground and tipped over off Italy’s coast recounted a chaotic and terrifying evacuation through the ship’s upended hallways on Saturday. Divers searched the submerged part for any people still unaccounted for in the confusion.
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OBITUARIES Bertha Delia “Nena” Torres Herminia G. Vásquez
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LAND BUY The University of Texas at Brownsville recently bought a tract of land in order to expand the campus, officials announced Friday.
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HOTOS OF JAIME GONZALEZ JR. MAY WELL TELL THE STORY. One appears to be a darkly moody Jaime with a crucifix behind him, hands twisted in a manner that appears to be a possible gang signal. Another shows a sweetly smiling Jaime dressed in his band uniform, flanked by Cummings Middle School administrators. Such is the duality of the 15-year-old boy who brought a gun to school on Jan. 4. The weapon later was discovered to be a pellet gun. By then, though, Jaime was dead, shot by Brownsville Police who were called to the scene by a terrified school administrator. The circumstances surrounding Jaime’s death have made for a media event with worldwide reach. It is a story that has divided the Brownsville community and fueled a flurry of rumors about Jaime, his life and the circumstances of his violent death. Some believe police acted appropriately and in the interests of other students, firing on a menacing target with a weapon that, in the heat of the moment, was indistinguishable from a real gun.
Above: Childhood photos honor Jaime Gonzalez Jr. during his memorial and funeral service Jan. 7 in Brownsville. YVETTE VELA/ THE BROWNSVILLE HERALD
At a social event in late December, Jaime Gonzalez Jr. poses with a friend, who is holding what is alleged to be the pellet gun police confiscated in the Jan. 4 shooting that resulted in Gonzalez’s death. (The friend’s image is obscured because the friend is a minor.)
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Affidavit launches legal process THE BROWNSVILLE HERALD
The process is under way for the extradition from Mexico of alleged drug-trafficker Jesús Enrique “Mamito” Rejón Aguilar, U.S. federal court records show. Although Rejón Aguilar, also known as “Caballero,” has been said to be tied to the Feb. 15 slaying in the Mexican state of San Luis Potosí of U.S. Special Agent Jaime J. Zapata, the United States is seeking his extradition on drug charges. This is gleaned from the affidavit in support of extradition that the Drug Enforcement Administration filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas in the latter part of last year. Filing the affidavit is among the first steps in the extradition process. Rejón Aguilar was arrested last July. He is said to be the third highest leader of the Zetas criminal organization. His arrest was deemed by Mexico a “triumph” and by U.S. law enforcement as “significant.” The affidavit in support of extradition states that the DEA has been investigating the Zetas since 2006 and that Rejón Aguilar has trafficked and imported significant amounts of cocaine and marijuana into the United States from Mexico. The affidavit states that he also assisted in the financing, purchase and transportation of the drugs. The affidavit notes that at one time the Zetas operated together with the Gulf Cartel in a combined drugtrafficking operation known as The Company, which shipped cocaine from drug-trafficking organizations in Colombia, through Central America, and on to Mexico where it was stored until loaded onto tractor-trailers for transportation to the United States.
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B O R N
O N
T H E
F O U R T H
O F
J U L Y
1 8 9 2
MEXICO
SHOOTING AFTERMATH
WATER BATTLE
U.S. seeks extradition of suspect ‘Mamito’
State laws that could prevent San Benito from charging higher water fees for RV park residents have their roots in a similar dispute about 10 years ago in Baytown.
➤ PAGE C1
LOCAL
Rock samples from outer space made a stop in Brownsville on Saturday to the fascination of some of the 600 area elementary and middle school students who were waiting to see them.
➤ PAGE A2
WORLD
TWO S E R U T PIC JAIME GONZALEZ JR.: ? Y O B D O O G R O Y U G TOUGH
DISASTER AT SEA
Survivors who escaped a luxury cruise liner that ran aground and tipped over off Italy’s coast recounted a chaotic and terrifying evacuation through the ship’s upended hallways on Saturday. Divers searched the submerged part for any people still unaccounted for in the confusion.
➤ PAGE A13
OBITUARIES Bertha Delia “Nena” Torres Herminia G. Vásquez
➤ PAGE C2
MOST VIEWED ON THE WEB
LAND BUY The University of Texas at Brownsville recently bought a tract of land in order to expand the campus, officials announced Friday.
BrownsvilleHerald.com Follow us on:
@NexusRGV
BY JACQUELINE ARMENDARIZ AND MADELINE BUCKLEY THE BROWNSVILLE HERALD
P
HOTOS OF JAIME GONZALEZ JR. MAY WELL TELL THE STORY. One appears to be a darkly moody Jaime with a crucifix behind him, hands twisted in a manner that appears to be a possible gang signal. Another shows a sweetly smiling Jaime dressed in his band uniform, flanked by Cummings Middle School administrators. Such is the duality of the 15-year-old boy who brought a gun to school on Jan. 4. The weapon later was discovered to be a pellet gun. By then, though, Jaime was dead, shot by Brownsville Police who were called to the scene by a terrified school administrator. The circumstances surrounding Jaime’s death have made for a media event with worldwide reach. It is a story that has divided the Brownsville community and fueled a flurry of rumors about Jaime, his life and the circumstances of his violent death. Some believe police acted appropriately and in the interests of other students, firing on a menacing target with a weapon that, in the heat of the moment, was indistinguishable from a real gun.
Above: Childhood photos honor Jaime Gonzalez Jr. during his memorial and funeral service Jan. 7 in Brownsville. YVETTE VELA/ THE BROWNSVILLE HERALD
At a social event in late December, Jaime Gonzalez Jr. poses with a friend, who is holding what is alleged to be the pellet gun police confiscated in the Jan. 4 shooting that resulted in Gonzalez’s death. (The friend’s image is obscured because the friend is a minor.)
956.504.2727
www.nexusrgv.com Vol. 120 | No. 162 Good Morning!
Thank you for reading today’s edition of The Brownsville Herald
Abby ................................C4 Amusements ....................C4 Editorial ............................C6
Entertainment ..................D5 Horoscope ........................C4 Life & Arts ........................D1
JEWELRY CORNER We pay top dollar for your gold, diamonds and gold coins! Now buying silver! 1201 E. Elizabeth St. • Brownsville (catty-corner from Payless - Downtown)
956-544-1786 956-544-1787 956-544-7450
Affidavit launches legal process THE BROWNSVILLE HERALD
The process is under way for the extradition from Mexico of alleged drug-trafficker Jesús Enrique “Mamito” Rejón Aguilar, U.S. federal court records show. Although Rejón Aguilar, also known as “Caballero,” has been said to be tied to the Feb. 15 slaying in the Mexican state of San Luis Potosí of U.S. Special Agent Jaime J. Zapata, the United States is seeking his extradition on drug charges. This is gleaned from the affidavit in support of extradition that the Drug Enforcement Administration filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas in the latter part of last year. Filing the affidavit is among the first steps in the extradition process. Rejón Aguilar was arrested last July. He is said to be the third highest leader of the Zetas criminal organization. His arrest was deemed by Mexico a “triumph” and by U.S. law enforcement as “significant.” The affidavit in support of extradition states that the DEA has been investigating the Zetas since 2006 and that Rejón Aguilar has trafficked and imported significant amounts of cocaine and marijuana into the United States from Mexico. The affidavit states that he also assisted in the financing, purchase and transportation of the drugs. The affidavit notes that at one time the Zetas operated together with the Gulf Cartel in a combined drugtrafficking operation known as The Company, which shipped cocaine from drug-trafficking organizations in Colombia, through Central America, and on to Mexico where it was stored until loaded onto tractor-trailers for transportation to the United States.
COURTESY PHOTO
PLEASE SEE GONZALEZ, A10
2100 FM 802 Suite 2450
COURTESY PHOTOS/THE BRO WNSVILLE HERALD
COSMIC MYSTERIES
$1.50
Obituaries ........................C2 Sports ..............................B1 TV Listings ........................C5
FREE GIFT!
saction with tran 00 er $ 500 ve ov
PLEASE SEE MEXICO, A12
Valley & State ..................C1 Weather ........................ B10 © 2011 The Brownsville Herald. All rights reserved
WE BUY
High 73° Low 64°
We’ll Beat Any Competit o Price - r’s GUARAN TEED!
GOLD
$28.00 14K & UP - PER GRAM
Gold checked by a professional jeweler in your presence. sence.
