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Sunday, June 26, 2016
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“The mayor has been first-class from
the first phone call," Ferris said. “He was
nice as he could be. He said at the begin-
ning you can do it. When he found out
there was a problem and asked for some
time.”
What happened next differs depending
on whom you talk to. Ferris recalls he was
at a game and got a call from the city.
“I was told it was zoned incorrectly and
1 would have to go to a variance board,”
he said. “Why would I want to go to the
variance board?”
Ferris was also confused about the issue
when the issue of annexation was brought
into the picture.
Foster explained that Harris County
and Baytown generally are in agreement
if a property is within 300 feet of city
services, the property owner must hook
on with city utilities, which would have
meant annexation.
Foster said the process for annexation
takes about 90 days.
For Ferris, time was money. He began
to explore other opportunities along Inter-
state 10 and found two sites only to learn
zoning was an issue.
“They were zoned incorrectly for dis-
tribution,” he said. “My Realtor, Holly
Jackson, called city hall and was told it
was zoned retail and not commercial. If
we would have been given the green light,
we would have stayed.”
Jackson confirmed that they two op-
tions were not zoned right. As for Ferris,
there was wasted time and money to be
considered.
“Anywhere on I-10 was a waste of
time,” he said. “But when I went to Mont
Belvieu, the gate was wide open and they
said come in.”
The process picked up full steam when
the property located for the distribution
plant was rezoned freeway commercial
with four votes and an abstention during
the Planning and Zoning meeting last
week.
Nathan Watkins, Mont Belvieu assis-
tant city manager, said businesses have
been looking at the city more as a des-
tination.
“We pride ourselves on working with
all the businesses as best we can to make
it a smoother process,” Watkins said. “We
return all the phone calls immediately.
“Right now, Budweiser (distribution)
is our most recent business we have been
able to bring in. But the east side of Hous-
ton has opened back up and we are able to
bring attention to Mont Belvieu.”
Watkins said companies are impressed
with the city’s capital projects and other
improvements.
The new property will include 30,000
square feet of office space and 100,000
square feet of warehouse space. The trade-
mark clock will be refurbished and moved
indoors as the outside design will set a
new standard for Budweiser distribution
companies. The construction is expected
to last a year once plans are complete.
The Baytown Bud Heat Wave will also
relocate but that will not take place until
2018. In the meantime, Ferris is adamant
about maintaining a presence in Baytown.
“We w;iU still make donations and will
still (?e locally involved,” lie said.
rhe Mont Belvieu C ity Council will
consider rezoning property owned by M.L
Wismer Distributing Company during its
meeting Monday evening. It will also dis-
cuss and take possible action on the site
plan and architectural review.
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to get a haircut, some-
thing he had done in the
past. Flores cut hair from
a makeshift barbershop
on property owned by his
grandmother. Apparently,
Flores was considered to be
a trusted friend of the teens.
The teens came in
through a back door. In-
side the shop along with
Flores were Gonzalez.
Valentin Lazo, 30, and
Juan Chavez, 19, who is
unrelated to Alex Chavez.
Gonzalez told police that
Flores had just finished
cutting his hair when the
teens arrived. Then, Flores
and the two teens went to-
gether to another part of
the house when he began
to hear what he described
as “loud noises.” He then
said he saw Juan Chavez
and Flares escorting the
teens out of the shop at
gunpoint.
Gonzalez then said that
the teens were then forced
into the trunk of their
black 2013 Nissan Altiina
with Juan Chavez in the
driver’s seat. Flores in the
rear passenger seat and
himself. They traveled to
some Oak Island proper-
ty, which is also owned by
Flores’ grandmother. The
documents say that Lazo
received a call from Flores
asking him to “help with
an issue.” He drove a white
2004 Ford F-250 pickup
truck. Upon arriving at
the Oak Island property,
Lazo rammed the locked
gate with his pickup and
Gonzalez and Juan Chavez
switched vehicles and en-
tered the property.
Gonzalez then said that
Flores asked Lazo what to
do and Lazo said fo take
them to the rear of the
property. Gonzalez and
Lazo said in court docu-
ments that Flores drove
the Nissan to where Lazo
had said, apparently out of
their sight and then they
heard two gunshots ring
out. Gonzalez said in the
court documents that the
teens were shot in the head.
A motive has not been
established as to why
Flores had a falling out
with the two teens and sup-
posedly killed them. Flores
has since fled to-Mexico.
The next morning. Mor-
gan and Alex Chavez were
reported missing by their
mothers.
Also the next day, neigh-
bors of the Chambers
County property reported
seeing sows in the street,
apparently coming from
the property with the bust-
ed gate. Chambers County
Sheriff Brian Hawthorne
said his animal control of-
ficer went out that way to
round up the stray cows.
“At the time the cows
got out. we were not aware
of the crime other than the
two boys were missing.”
Hawthorne said. “It all be-
came a part of the crime
scene, but at time we were
dealing with the cows, we
had no knowledge there
was no crime committed in
the area.”
Two days later, Gonza- property and police found
lez. said to police that Jqan j the busted gate, two spent
Chavez, Flores and an- .45 shell casings, blood
other unidentified person in some dirt, blood-splal-
retumed to the scene of tered wood and a Popeye’s
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the crime. He said that the
bodies of Morgan and Alex
Chavez were tied to cinder
blocks and tossed over a
bridge above Double Bay-
ou. This is about one mile
northeast of the original
crime scene.
During the search for
the two teens. Mores had
spoken with the boys’ fam-
ilies. even asking Marian-
na Castillo; Alex Chavez’s
mother, for a ride. Mor-
gan’s sister even contact-
ed Flores since his phone
number was on her cell
phone. Mores apparently
told her he saw them last
at 8:15 p.m. the previous
night. He said he closed his
shop by 10 p.m. and they
had not returned.
The Nissan was found
Feb. 23, 2015, one mile
J'roin Flores* barbershop
near Tlje Marina Club at
Baytown apartments. The
tires had mud on them and
blue fibers and straw were
found in the trunk. In ad-
dition. grass and dirt were
discovered on the floor
mats. Police took DNA
samples from the steering
wheel, gearshift and ciga-
rette butts.
Gonzalez talks
A week or so after the
murders, Gonzalez told his
sister he knew something
about the missing teens.
She subsequently gave
police this information.
A search warrant was ob-
tained for the Oak island
Chicken box also sprayed
with blood.
T he bodies were found
the next day. It is alleged
that if they had not been
tied with cinder blocks, the
current may have taken the
bodies downstream.
Authorities arrested
Lazo and Juan Chavez in
March 2015 and in May
they were indicted on capi-
tal murder charges with no
bond. They are currently
awaiting trial in Chambers
County jail.
Gonzalez was no-billed
it was a slow process to
get him back to Chambers
County.
“We are at the mercy of
the Mexican government
at this time,” he said.
Paul Morgan, lead attor-
ney for Juan Chavez, said
that they are waiting on
the forensic evidence to
be processed by the Tex-
as Department of Public
Safety labs.
“Jose is a 17-year-old
kid and they are making
these allegations like he
is just a monster," Morgan
by a grand jury-, angering said. “The only thing they
the families and friends of have is anonymous tips
the two dead teens.
“I still feel regardless
he should get something,”
said Sharon Bernard, Mor-r
gan’s mother. “He was
there. Even though he
talked, he should still get
something.”
Hawthorne said he did
not have a good idea why
the grand jury did not in-
dict Gonzalez.
“Out of all four suspects,
Gonzalez was the only one
who acted like a decent
human," Hawthorne said.
and statements made from
Flores to his sister and all
hearsay. But no physical
evidence that incriminates
Jose at this moment. If
they are trying to build a
case, it is our position they
are relying on something
Richard said or did."
Morgan said that DPS
is testing DNA found on
some grass, which he said
is allegedly a bloodstaih,
and some painl that was
found on the busted gate
at the Oak Island property.
in a gruesome manner,"
Morgan said. "We are not
undermining this and our
hearts go out to the family.
We just want to make sure
that representation is ren-
dered and justice be done.”
Lazo has a trial sched-
uled in September, accord-
ing to the Chambers Coun-
ty District Clerk’s website.
Tyrone Montcrift'e, the
attorney for Lazo, said his
client maintains his inno-
cence in the crime.
Bernard said her family
would wait until the day
comes for the trials to be-
gin.
“From the beginning
they said that trial would be
a minimum of two years,"
she said. "The most im-
portant thing is Flores got
caught. We want to hear
exactly what happened."
“He was the only one who , They have not received re-
gave constructive.informa- suits back from the labs as
tion to the questions we of yet, Morgan said,
were asking. The families “Until we do. we do not
andl probably think simi- expect to go to trial with-
lar, but I have to abide how ’ out forensic evidence,"
the grand jury- chooses
to handle it. I respect the
grand jury 100 percent."
Flores
captured
Flores was captured
in Mexico in May. He is
he said. “However, at this
time, we are getting ready
for trial and he'll have his
day in court."
When asked if his client
was guilty, Morgan said
they will “wait until evi-
dence comes back.”
Morgan did stress that
he is in no way downplay-
now awaiting extradition.,*; ing the deaths of the two
However, Hawthorne said; teens. “They were killed
Retiring
soon?
Let’s talk.
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