Apr. 26—Native Odessan and second-year law student Khamisie Green wants students here to know they are capable of doing anything they want and that teachers are raising global leaders. Green attends the Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University. He is the vice chair of the National Black Law Students Association. “I’m really […]
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Odessan awaiting trial accused of molesting third child
Apr. 15—A 31-year-old Odessa man already awaiting trial on two counts of indecency with a child was arrested on suspicion of indecency with a child early Saturday morning after a 12-year-old told authorities he’d molested her. According to an Odessa Police Department report, officers were dispatched to a home near West County Road and West […]
Odessan accused of sexually assaulting runaway
Apr. 15—A 40-year-old Odessa man was arrested Saturday after a 15-year-old girl told authorities he invited her into his home after she ran away from home and engaged in a month-long sexual relationship with her. According to an Odessa Police Department report, officers went to a home in the 1500 block of East 52nd Street […]
Murder charge dismissed against Odessan
Apr. 8—Murder and aggravated assault charges have been dismissed against an Odessa man indicted last June in connection with a fatal November 2022 shooting. According to Ector County District Court records, the cases against Nicholas J. Thompson were dropped “pending further investigation.” According to the Ector County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were dispatched to Pat’s Place […]