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Mineral Wells Index / Tuesday, May 6, 2014 ♦ Call Classifieds at 940-327-0838
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▼ CNHI NEWS SERVICE
LIVE OAK, Fla. — When William
"Bill" Steele was appointed opera-
tions director of the Suwannee
Valley Transit Authority in
December of 2011, he said he told
his good friend and boss about his
tarnished military record in Iraq.
Gwendolyn Pra, the agency's
administrator, hired former Army
Lt. Col. William "Bill" Steele any-
way and did not share his past with
her oversight board.
But an audit of the North Florida
transit authority's financial records
turned up the details of Steele's
2007 conviction by a military court
for wrongful possession of classified
materials, disobeying an order and
having an inappropriate relation-
ship with a female interpreter.
He was sentenced to two years at
the military prison in Fort
Leavenworth, Kan., with time
deducted for confinement during
prosecution. He ws also dismissed
from the Army.
Steele was cleared of more seri-
ous charges of aiding the enemy
during 2005 and 2006 when he
served as the warden of the holding
facility for security detainees at
Camp Cropper in Baghdad.
Camp Cropper once held ousted
Iraq dictator Saddam Hussein and
several members of his Baath Party.
Steele had been accused of allowing
three juvenile prisoners to use his
cellphone to make unauthorized,
unmonitored calls to their parents.
"We confirmed that William H.
Steele, who was employed by the
SVTA, was the former U.S. Army
officer by contacting the U.S.
CNHI NEWS SERVICE
Former Army Lt. Col. William ‘Bill’ Steele, right, sits with attorney
Gary Lee Printy at a meeting of the Suwannee Valley Transit
Authority Board, which cut Steele’s job soon after it learned of his
court martial for misconduct in Iraq.
Disciplinary Barracks at Fort
Leavenworth and comparing Social
Security numbers, date of birth and
a photograph of the inmate that had
been in custody," said Robert E.
Clift, inspector general for the
Florida Department of
Transportation.
Steele, 58, said he did not hide his
military past from Pra, who he said
he had known for 20 years, when
they discussed the job of operations
director of the transit agency.
"She was fully informed as to my
background," he said. "We spent
many weeks discussing this to be
sure we were not putting the agency
at risk."
Pra, 64, resigned as the head of
the transit authority on April 21
after the agency's board chairman,
Ron Williams, objected to her hiring
Steele without disclosing his soiled
military record to board members.
Williams said Steele's back-
ground "cast a bad light on SVTA
and should have been shared with
the board."
Subsequently, the board eliminat-
ed Steele's position at the agency.
WRECK
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while the Chevy7 truck spun
counterclockwise before
coining to a stop along the
east side improved shoul-
der, Rozzell said.
Clifton was cited with
driving on the wrong side
of a roadway and
attempting to pass in a
no-passing zone.
The motorcycle rider
was not involved or injured
in the crash, he said.
Allen's mother said he
was heading to his aunt's
home in Mineral Wells
and was about a mile and
a half from her home
when the crash hap-
pened.
"He's very, very lucky
to be alive," she said
Monday afternoon from
her son's hospital room.
"He's going to be all
right."
When he first arrived
at the hospital his condi-
tion was touch-and-go,
she said. "Everything's
broken, except his right
leg."
Since he arrived at the
hospital, he has under-
gone four surgeries, she
said, and two more were
scheduled later this week.
His injuries at the
moment threaten his
mobility, and are exten-
sive enough to warrant a
long hospital stay and
intensive therapy.
"We're just hoping
he'll walk some day
soon," she said.
Clifton's father was
equally relieved both his
daughter and Allen sur-
vived. "We're glad every-
one is still alive."
OWNERS
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thousands of guests and
tourists.
Abaldo said the project
will maintain the historical
integrity of the hotel. He
urged anyone with old
photos and other informa-
tion about the hotel to con-
tact the developers.
City Manager Lance
Howerton said the resto-
ration project is a wel-
comed addition to the
town's business develop-
ment efforts, which also
include possible restora-
tion of the Baker Hotel.
"We're very pleased the
property has sold," said
Howerton. "This is a very
positive first step."
April 28-May 6
Palo Pinto County
Clerk
Janette Green
Marriages
• Clint Euel Nelson
(Graham) and Timberly
Skye Danielle Mohn
(Bellevue, Ohio), April
29.
• Joshua Craig Smith
(Fort Worth) and Nicole
Maxine Turner (Fort
Worth), April 12.
• Kyle Wayne Kelley
(Weatherford) and
Heather Elizabeth
Hopkins (Dallas), April
26.
• Tyler Dwayne Burks
(Mineral Wells) and
Rebecca Ann Patterson
(Mineral Wells), April 26.
29th Judicial District
Judge Mike Moore
Clerk Janie Glover
New civil cases
• Jackie D. Martin vs.
Brett Nolan Martin, in
the interest of a child -
Title IVD, support order.
• State of Texas vs.
Michael Dewayne
MacPherson and Todd
Foust, dba Speedy Bail
- bond forfeiture.
• State of Texas vs.
Zachary Allen Burden
and Chris Motley, dba
Motley’s Bail - bond
forfeiture.
• Palo Pinto County vs.
Patsy Ann Stafford - tax
case.
Disposed civil cases
• Portfolio Recovery
Associates LLC vs.
Genny L. Aaron -
contract consumer/
commercial debt.
• Lina Belle Taylor vs.
Mineral Wells Nursing &
Rehab LP, Daybreak
Partners LLC and
Daybreak Ventures -
injury/damages, other
injury/damages.
• Travis Allen Hunter vs.
Texas Department of
Public Safety.
• Ex parte: Daniel Ortiz
- civil case related to a
criminal matter.
• Palo Pinto County vs.
Gregorio B. Madrid et al
- tax case.
• Palo Pinto County vs.
Roy L. Barnett estate et
al - tax case.
• Palo Pinto County vs.
Luther Ramsey - tax
case.
• Palo Pinto County vs.
Horace Keener estate -
tax case.
• Palo Pinto County vs.
Linda Whitehead - tax
case.
• Palo Pinto County vs.
Edward L. Weir and
Edith Ann Weir - tax
case.
• Palo Pinto County vs.
Shane Slimp, dba Just
Foamin Around, and
Amy Slimp - tax case.
• Palo Pinto County vs.
Bryan Edwards, dba 1
Urethan Foam Insulation
- tax case.
• Palo Pinto County vs.
Clay Thompson Inc. -
tax case.
• Palo Pinto County vs.
Charles E. Hanchey Jr.
- tax case.
• Palo Pinto County vs.
Rodney Hall - tax case.
• Palo Pinto County vs.
Lawanna Jo Rhodes -
tax case.
New criminal cases
• State of Texas vs.
Zachary Allen Marsh -
injury to a child, elderly
individual or disabled
individual/ reckless
serious bodily injury/
serious mental
deficiency, impairment or
injury.
• State of Texas vs.
Johnny Eugene Davis
Sr. - injury to a child,
elderly individual or
disable individual with
intent of bodily injury.
• State of Texas vs.
Danny Ray McLain -
engaging in organized
criminal activity.
Disposed criminal cases
• Shelley Dawn Driver-
Barton - probation
amended for credit card
or debit card abuse; two
years confinement
suspended, seven years
probation.
• Kenneth Outlaw Smith
- probation revoked for
possession of a
controlled substance
under 1 gram; and one
year confinement, fine
$1,485, court costs
$390.
• Robert Samuel
Crutsinger - probation
amended for possession
of a controlled
substance under 1
gram; two years
confinement suspended,
five years probation, fine
$1,000, court costs
$304.
• Mathew Todd Boyeson
- convicted of driving
while intoxicated (third
or more); 10 years
confinement suspended,
eight years probation,
fine $2,500, court costs
$424 and restitution $60.
• David Wayne Dyess -
convicted of possession
of a controlled
substance under 1
gram; one year
confinement, fine $1,500
and court costs $284.
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