Email Author John Nova Lomax

2010 Stories by John Nova Lomax

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  Orlando Castano: New Bribery Bust In Bogus DPS License Scheme

  published Jul 09, 2010

  rThere has been a new arrest in the Department of Public Safety bribery case. Last week administrative DPS clerk Gracie Gutierrez was arrested and charged with bribery for accepting cash for a... More >>

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  Sole of Houston: Bicycles Enable Lomax And Beebe To Cover 30-Plus Miles Of Hood

  published Jul 09, 2010

  rMan, there has been a lot of water under the bridge since David Beebe and I last undertook a Sole of Houston stroll in December of 2008.For my part, there was a divorce, massive weight loss, an... More >>

• Kenneth Page: Honky-Tonk Heartbreak Trifecta Compels Five-State Lawnmower Ride

  published Jul 07, 2010

  Newsflash: country music can be corny. Many a shit-kicker heartbreak song is riddled by cliches. But you know what they say about cliches: they get to be cliches because they are true.That is especial... More >>

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  Representative Harold Dutton: Every Texas Felon Gets A Life Sentence

  published Jul 06, 2010

  rWe like to think life sentences only go to the worst of the worst, the criminals whose deeds were so heinous they stopped just short of deserving the death penalty.According to state representa... More >>

• Albert Briede: Montrose Man Celebrates July 4th In His Own Peculiar Way

  published Jul 06, 2010

  A Montrose-area man is charged with arson after his 4th of July celebration ended with a homemade fireworks display consisting of his girlfriend's entire wardrobe.According to a complaint filed by HPD... More >>

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  Edwin James Johnson: Legend Of The Port Arthur Pimp Game

  published Jul 02, 2010

  As the hometown of late Texas rap legend Pimp C., you'd expect the pimp game in Port Arthur to be pretty damn strong. Innovative, even. If the case of Edwin James Johnson is any indication, you would ... More >>

• Plum Lowell Applewhite: Portly Galvestonian's Bad Decisions Could Lead To Decades Away From Beloved Ice Cream

  published Jul 02, 2010

  As he reached in the cooler of the Broadway CVS in Galveston and pocketed the gold-rimmed pint of Blue Bell chocolate ice cream, 35-year-old Plum Lowell Applewhite had to know he was playing a very da... More >>

• Brian Bledsoe And Esther Sustaita: Home-Grilled Meat Spells Doom For Bryan Pair's Alleged Motel Drug Spree

  published Jul 01, 2010

  Brian Bledsoe and Esther Sustaita had made all the arrangements, and their alleged Tuesday evening drug bender was going well. They had rented a room at the Travel Lodge on Bryan's Texas Avenue, and t... More >>

• Jose Alejandro Romero: Austin Teen Tries To Rob Gas Station With Caulk Gun, Fails

  published Jun 24, 2010

  Oh Austin. Must your efforts to keep weird extend even to armed robberiesrApparently so. Last week, A-Town cops issued a warrant for Jose Alejandro Romero, a 17-year-old man who stands accused of inju... More >>

• Shane Perez: As His Own Pop Looks On, Drunken Dad Of The Century Is Knifed By Son In Father's Day Fracas

  published Jun 22, 2010

  Spending Father's Day with his 21-year-old son Cody Perez was top priority for 38-year-old Shane Perez. Perhaps he wanted to make up for lost time.Salvador Perez, Shane's father and Cody's grandfather... More >>

• John Goodman: More Details Emerge From Bar Where Polo Patron Spent Last Hours Before Fatal Crash

  published Jun 22, 2010

  More details are emerging in the case of John Goodman, the Houston-bred air conditioning heir turned Palm Beach polo patron accused of killing a recent college grad in a February drunk driving crash.A... More >>

• Jesus Campos, Daniel Garcia and Julio Cantu: Valley Gang Fails Attempted Crime Spree

  published Jun 18, 2010

  You'd think the three Rio Grande Valley teenagers might have realized it wasn't their night after their second attempt at an armed robbery failed. You would underestimate the persistence of this Borde... More >>

• Sole Of Houston: And We Are Back, This Time On Two Wheels

  published Jun 16, 2010

  David Beebe was back in town for a short time, so we put the band back together for an epic adventure in the streets of H-Town. We will have a full account here later in the week after Beebe uploads ... More >>

• Jeffrey Stern: Husband Of Wounded Victim In Bellaire Murder-For-Hire Plot Has Interesting Past

  published Jun 11, 2010

  Houston attorney Jeffrey Stern has certainly led an action-packed life.While his recent arrest for carrying a concealed weapon without a permit, which comes in the wake of three failed attempts o... More >>

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  Canadian Tar Sands: Environmentalists Claim Houston To Be End Point Of Worst Project In The World

  published Jun 11, 2010

  rOther than desperation, is there much to recommend Canadian tar sands as a fuel sourcerNot according to Matthew Tejada of Air Alliance Houston. During a talk at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church l... More >>

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  Ta Chyna Shuntrell Watson: Houston Woman Shows West U Cops How A Lady Leads A High-Speed Car Chase

  published Jun 10, 2010

  rHigh-speed chases in this town are a dime a dozen. High-speed chases led by women with as much panache and style as petite 22-year-old Ta Chyna Shuntrell Watson are another thing altogether.On ... More >>

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  James "Cookie Ray" Anderson: Alleged Copper Thief Accidentally Leads Cops To Home Meth Lab

  published Jun 09, 2010

  Connoisseurs of Deep East Texas Redneck misbehavior will love this one. While the actual offenses are pretty run of the mill, this one has a little bit of everything in the way of Piney Woods cliches,... More >>

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  Behind "Little Boy Blue": This Interview Is Over

  published Jun 02, 2010

  rThe interview with Blue October's Justin Furstenfeld had long been set. After overcoming some misgivings on the part of his management over some stuff I had written in the past, it was decided ... More >>

• Justin Furstenfeld: Why We Felt Compelled To Ask For Proof Of His Mental Illness

  published Jun 02, 2010

  The interview with Blue October's Justin Furstenfeld had long been set. After overcoming some misgivings on the part of his management over some stuff I had written in the past, it was decided that I ... More >>

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  Joe Chavez: Former TABC Agent Accused Of Sexually Assaulting His Decoy In Underage Drinking Sting

  published Jun 02, 2010

  rLast May, the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission decided that some minors in Bastrop County might have been having a little too much fun. They apparently decided it was high time to conduct a ... More >>

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  Crystal Lynn Johnson: College Station Woman's Mayhem Does First Name Proud

  published Jun 02, 2010

  rSome time back we put forth the hypothesis that Crystal was the female equivalent of "Wayne" - the male criminal's favorite name.And as with Wayne-related mayhem, it's not just the quantity o... More >>

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  Little Boy Blue

  published June 3, 2010

  If I could stick my pen in my heart And spill it all over the stage Would it satisfy ya, would it slide on by ya Would you think the boy is... More >>

• Galveston Woman Loses Lower Lip In Drunken Seawall Donnybrook; Claims Clubgoers Ignored Her Distress

  published May 28, 2010

  Loretta Pearl Ramos, 32, and her beau Carlos Alberto Hernandez-Munoz, 27, were tearing it up yesterday on the Seawall in Galveston when Hernandez-Munoz decided he wanted to kick things up a notch or t... More >>

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  Mario Alberto Gasca: Brownsville Teen Confesses To Horrific Puppy Slaughter

  published May 27, 2010

  Mario Alberto Gasca didn't like it when a group of people in his Brownsville neighborhood accused him of burglarizing a nearby house.In fact, the very idea he could be accused of something like that m... More >>

• Southwest's Newest Destination: The Gulf Oil Spill

  published May 24, 2010

  Since the late '70s, even without having an airport worth mentioning, the Florida Panhandle has managed to boom to the point of unrecognizability. The blinding white sand of the beaches and the heartb... More >>