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Texas man indicted in deadly shooting at cabinet business
BRYAN, (AP) — A Texas man has been indicted on a charges of murder and assault for allegedly opening fire at a cabinet-making company where he worked, killing one man and wounding five other employees.
A Brazos County grand jury handed up the murder charge against Larry Bollin on Thursday, along with five counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, said Jessica Escue, a spokeswoman for the local district attorney's office.
The charges stem from an April shooting at Kent Moore Cabinets in Bryan, about 100 miles (160 kilometers) northwest of Houston.
Bollin, 27, is accused shooting his colleagues, fleeing and then shooting and wounding a state trooper in a neighboring county as authorities searched for him. He was being held Friday in a Brazos County jail on a $3.2 million bond.
Bollin's attorney, Craig Greaves, declined to comment on the indictment. He previously said harassments from his client’s colleagues may have motivated the shooting.
Bollin is also charged with attempted capital murder in Grimes County for the shooting of the state trooper.
Judge: Woman's confession in death of Texas soldier stays
WACO (AP) — A judge denied a request to suppress the confession of a woman accused of helping kill and dismember Spc. Vanessa Guillén, who was missing for about two months before her remains were found.
U.S. District Judge Alan D. Albright rejected to toss Cecily Ann Aguilar's confession after 2.5 hours of testimony Wednesday, according to the Houston Chronicle.
Lewis Berray Gainor, Aguilar's defense lawyer, argued that police deliberately violated the law by waiting to give Aguilar her Miranda Rights until after she confessed on June 30, 2020.
Aguilar, 23, helped Army Spc. Aaron Robinson, 20, of Calumet City, Illinois, kill, dismember and dispose of Guillén's body in nearby woods, federal and state investigators said.
Robinson killed himself July 1, the day Guillén’s remains were found near the Leon River in Bell County, officials said. The remains were identified as Guillén’s on July 6.
Two of the investigators who heard Aguilar's confession initially took the stand at the hearing Wednesday.
A Texas Ranger and a Waco police officer on the federal task force investigating Guillén’s April 2020 disappearance detailed the conversation recorded in the interrogation room.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Mark Frazier played video clips of the confession to a rapt courtroom that shows Aguilar outline the gruesome details of Guillén’s slaying. She also helped officers by reaching out to Robinson, the suspected killer, via cell phone.
