A Brown County woman was assaulted after she checked on the occupant of a vehicle that had wrecked into a bar ditch near the intersection of Harbor Drive and Lakeshore Drive overnight near Lake Brownwood, according to law enforcement.
At approximately 12:20 a.m. on Tuesday morning, a Brown County Sheriff’s deputy was dispatched to the 4100 block of Tamarack Drive in the North Lake Brownwood area regarding a pickup truck driving around the area with “loud pipes.” While en route, a second call came into dispatch from a 66-year-old woman who had discovered a truck had wrecked in the area. As the woman made contact and began speaking with the male driver of the vehicle, the phone connection was lost, the report states.
About 4 minutes later, dispatch was able to recontact the female caller who stated she had gotten into a physical altercation with the driver, identified as 29-year-old Justin Sly Basham, who took her phone and threw it into a bar ditch across the roadway, the report states. The man then left the area on foot.
Moments before the deputy arrived, Basham allegedly entered a nearby residence on Harbor Drive and began assaulting a male inside the residence, according to the report. The occupants of the home stated that they did not know Basham, who was persuaded to leave the home as one of the other male residents retrieved a shot gun, the report states.When the deputy arrived, he cuffed Basham and began interviewing the victims and witnesses whose stories confirmed the previously described incidents, the report states. Basham was determined to be intoxicated and was arrested and charged with aggravated robbery of an elderly person, burglary of a habitation (intent to commit an assault and interference with emergency request for assistance), according to the report.
In other law enforcement arrests and reports released Tuesday, August 25, 2015:
Monday, August 24
*12:51 PM – Brownwood Police were dispatched to the 400 block of W. Commerce Street regarding a hit and run accident.
*1:22 PM – Brownwood Police were called to the 400 block of 4th Street regarding the burglary of a habitation. According to the report, the complainant stated that an unknown person had entered her home while she was gone and stole her gaming system.
*5:59 PM – Brownwood Police were dispatched to the 400 block of W. Commerce regarding theft. This call led to the arrest of 43-year-old Doris Denise Ortega of Brownwood for theft greater than $50 less than $500.
*Brown County Sheriff’s Office arrested 57-year-old William Brymer of Brownwood for possession of marijuana less than 2 ounces.
*Brown County Sheriff’s Office arrested 48-year-old Betty Ann Phillips Deanda of Brownwood on a warrant related to a probation violation.
*Brown County Sheriff’s Office arrested 35-year-old Christopher Lee Gil of Brownwood for possession of marijuana less than 2 ounces.
*36-year-old Lonnie Dewayne Smith of Zephyr turned himself in on a warrant related to theft of property equal or greater than $20 less than $500 by check.
Tuesday, August 25
*Early Police arrested 34-year-old Jamie Seale Bloom of Brownwood for driving while intoxicated/open alcohol container.
All arrestees are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Blotter information compiled from local law enforcement reports and jail records.
