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Man allegedly strangled wife to save her from going to jail over new car debt
A northeast Houston man told police he murdered his wife because he did not want her to go to jail if she could not pay for her new car.
Francisco Olazaran, 67, is charged with the murder of his wife, Maria Olazaran, 63. The medical examiner ruled she died from manual strangulation.
According to Houston police, on the morning of July 4, when the city was getting hammered by rain, Francisco walked into Sand Dollar Thrift Store on Harrisburg in east Houston and said his wife, who was sitting in the car, had just been choked and robbed by three men.
An employee called for help. Police say Francisco repeated that same story to them and then changed it.
According to court documents, he said his wife had just traded in an older car for a newer one. He didn’t have a job. Maria, he said, didn’t make much money working for Walmart, and he was worried she could not afford the car payments.
“The defendant stated that morning he killed the complainant because he did not want her to go to jail over the debt,” a prosecutor read from documents during Francisco’s first court appearance on July 5. “He stated that he did not want her to go to jail and that he preferred for her to die.”
An investigator told Eyewitness News the couple had been married for many years. The victim, a mother and grandmother, was pronounced dead at the hospital. Francisco’s charges were upgraded to murder on Saturday.
He is being held in jail on an $80,000 bond and, as a Mexican National who has lived in the United States for 15 years, must surrender his passport if he posts it.
Francisco is expected in court on Tuesday.
via: http://abc7chicago.com/man-allegedly-strangled-wife-to-save-her-from-going-to-jail/3738764/
Custodian accused of unlawful videotaping at Crest Hill school
A school custodian at Chaney Monge School in southwest suburban Crest Hill is charged with unlawful videotaping and being held on $25,000 bond, police said Tuesday.
Some parents expressed shock and anger after learning of the arrest from school administrators, who called parents and posted a message on the school’s website.
Ryan Thompson, 27, has been charged with one count of unauthorized videotaping, which is a felony.
Chaney-Monge is a combined elementary and middle school. In court, prosecutors said Thompson used his phone to videotape eight grade girls in a locker room from under the door of a supply closet. Police said they have discovered video of only one incident but they are investigating Thompson’s other electronic devices.
“It’s currently under investigation. We’re going to keep looking and searching electronic media to find any more images, if there is any more images, or any further criminal activity,” said Interim Chief Ed Clark, Crest Hill Police Department.
Investigators have declined to say in detail what the images show and how the images came to light. But they say they were taken between February 1 and March 11.
“We’ve been in contact with the administration from Chaney Monge, and they’re working hand and hand with families to make sure that the children are still safe. We’ll continue to work with them. This case will continue to be under investigation. There is a lot of work to be done,” Clark said.
“The school district has to do a better job in sifting through who should be working at the public schools with these kids,” said parent Erick Rice.
The district superintendent in a statement said: “…we are cooperating with the police in every way possible. Please be assured that the safety and security of our students is and always has been our top priority.”
School officials say Thompson has been removed from the district.
via: http://abc7chicago.com/news/custodian-accused-of-unlawful-videotaping-at-crest-hill-school/1800691/