Wasco City looking for new mayor
Garciaâs term as mayor comes to an end
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Posted at 11:47 PM, Aug 03, 2021
and last updated 2021-08-04 02:47:50-04
WASCO, Calif. (KERO) â The city of Wasco will soon be searching for a new mayor after council members voted to remove Alex Garcia from his position tonight following a drinking and driving incident earlier this year.
Wasco city council members voted 4-1 in favor to remove Mayor Alex Garcia from his position on Tuesday night after his arrest for driving under the influence back in May.
âI believe leaders should lead and your actions have spoke for themselves,â said council member Tilo Cortez
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Trial set for four murder suspects in Rapid City homicide
A trial has been set four suspects who are charged with murder following an incident that occurred on April 9.
June 22, 2021
The defendants will go on trial starting November 8.
Three of the four are from Rapid City, including:
32-year-old Tracy Laughlin
The fourth person is 38-year-old Gilbert Reyna of Missouri.
All four are charged with aiding and abetting first degree murder, aggravated assault, and second-degree kidnapping.
The body of 20-year-old Jesus Vance of Rapid City was then found inside a room.
The four suspects remain in the Pennington County Jail; each is being held on a $500,000 cash-only bond.
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May 13, 2021
RAPID CITY, S.D. Four suspects in the murder of 20-year-old Jesus Vance all pleaded not guilty on Thursday.
Travis Nelson, Gilbert Reyna, William Long, and Tracy Laughlin are all charged with Aiding and Abetting First-Degree Murder. The charge carries a possible death sentence or life in prison.
Vance was found shot to death in a Rose Inn motel room April 9.
All four are also charged with Aiding and Abetting Aggravated Assault, Second-Degree Kidnapping, and a number of drug-related counts.
Their next court appearance is scheduled for June 9.
Four suspects charged in motel room shooting death plead not guilty
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Motel Shooting Death Pleas
RAPID CITY, S.D. The Four suspects in the murder of a 20-year-old Rapid City man all pleaded not guilty on Thursday.
Travis Nelson, Gilbert Reyna, William Long, and Tracy Laughlin are all charged with Aiding and Abetting First-Degree Murder. The charge carries a possible death sentence or life in prison.
They are charged in the death of 20-year-old Jesus Vance, who was found shot to death in a motel room April 9th.
All four are also charged with Aiding and Abetting Aggravated Assault, Second-Degree Kidnapping, and a number of drug-related counts.