NOVEMBER 3, 2007
FATAL CRASH FM 1314 NEAR ROLLING HILLS
NOVEMBER 3, 2007
TWIN OAKS RV FIRE
NOVEMBER 3, 2009
ROMAN FOREST MAYORS HOME BURNS
NOVEMBER 3, 2011
7-YEAR OLD SHOT DURING WILLIS HOME INVASION
At about 3:30 a.m. this morning a Willis family woke to their home alarm system going off. After looking for what triggered it they found the door between the house and the garage open. The large overhead door was still closed. The homeowner then closed the door and went back to sleep. The two parents allowed their 7-year-old to sleep with them since the incident had disturbed him. The 13-year-old went to the couch to sleep.
About an hour later they heard a loud bang and the 7-year-old began to scream, “help, help”. They also saw a person leave the room. When the lights were turned on they discovered the 7-year-old had been shot in the lower right leg. Detectives are now calling that wound a shotgun wound.
MCHD was dispatched along with the North Montgomery Fire Department at 4:58 a.m. PHI Air Medical was put on standby. Once deputies arrived to secure the scene medics determined the boy had indeed been shot in the leg. MCHD was going to transport the boy to Hermann Hospital in Houston by ground but en route diverted to Hermann Hospital Woodlands. The boy was then flown by Life Flight to Texas Children’s downtown where he remains in surgery at this hour.
Detectives are calling this a home invasion. The front door of the home was kicked in. There are no suspects at this point and the investigation continues.
NOVEMBER 3, 2012
MAGNOLIA FATAL CRASH
A head-on collision Saturday night killed a Cypress woman and sent a pair of brothers from The Woodlands to the hospital. According to DPS Trooper Campbell, the tragedy occurred just after 11:30 p.m. on Nichol Sawmill, in the Magnolia area. Tyler Davis, 19, was northbound in a Ford F150 4×4 pickup with his 17-year-old brother, Kyle, in the passenger seat. Around the entrance to the Indigo Lakes Subdivision, Campbell said a southbound black Toyota Avalon XLS, driven by 21-year-old MaryCatherine Madry, crossed the center line for unknown reasons and struck the Ford pickup head-on. A witness in a vehicle behind Davis’s pickup said she never saw Madry’s Toyota prior to the crash — not even the headlights. The impact of the collision was so great that it snapped the driveshaft of the Ford pickup in two. The Magnolia Fire Department had to cut both the door and dashboard of the Toyota to free Madry. She was pronounced dead on the scene by Pct. 5 Justice of the Peace Matt Masden, who ordered Eickenhorst Funeral Directors to transport her to the Montgomery County Forensic Services Department in Conroe for autopsy. She did not have any passengers. The Davis brothers were transported in stable condition by ground ambulance to Hermann Hospital in The Woodlands. The crash occurred a short distance from a double fatality on the same road eight days earlier. Items in Madry’s vehicle indicated she was returning from the Texas Renaissance Festival. The investigation is continuing.
NOVEMBER 3, 2013
PLANE MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING AT CONROE AIRPORT
About 10:45 a.m,. Sunday morning Bob Covington, owner of General Aviation Services at Conroe’s Lonestar Airport and Alicia, one of his employees decided to take a flight on this beautiful day. They lifted off at the airport in his 1965 twin engine Cessna 310. As they climbed out a buzzard narrowly missed the cockpit. About the same time Covington heard a bang below the aircraft. Knowing buzzards usually fly in groups he thought he may have struck one.
As he looked down he saw his nose gear which should have been retracted hanging down. About the same time the tower notified him of the same observation , that his nose gear was down. A light in the cockpit indicated that the gear was not locked as it should have been if it was down.
Covington notified the tower that he was declaring an emergency and was going to attempt a landing with just the main gear as he didn’t feel the nose gear was locked and would collapse as it touched the ground.
Conroe Fire Department and MCHD were dispatched to the airport in preparation of the landing. When they were ready Covington turned in approximately 3 miles from the airport and started his slow descent.
Alicia was a bit nervous but knew how experienced Covington was.
As the plane touched down the rear main gear held, but as power was reduced and the plane slowed the nose gear collapsed causing the nose to strike the ground. The engines which by now had been shut down but the propellers were still spinning as they struck the ground. Alicia opened the door as instructed and was out of the plane quickly. Covington was out next as he surveyed the damage.
Conroe Fire crews then started their work of containing the fuel leaks from both outer wing tanks. With the angle of the aircraft the tanks were overflowing. Crews using air driven pumps siphoned fuel out of each tank to a point the flow would stop.
Top make sure no additional fuel leaked out fire crews using air bags raised the aircraft to a level position and assisted safely securing the nose gear do it could be towed off the runway which was then reopened.
Covington believes the aircraft may be totaled due to damage to the propellers and engines in addition to the nose of the aircraft.
When firefighters asked if Covington was ok he responded with, “all in a days work”.
Alicia also was unshaken by the incident and is ready to fly again.
Bob Covington, a long time member of the Confederate Air Force and is a Tora pilot has had General Aviation Services since 1982. With a new hanger they house not just PHI Air Medical helicopters but also several large corporate jets. They also teach flying to the general public.
NOVEMBER 3, 2015
MSTR SGT WILLIAM HANNIE III ARRIVES IN CONROE
Just after 8 am Tuesday morning Conroe was alerted that a military contract jet was enroute to Conroe from Dover Air Force base in Dover, Delaware. The flight was carrying Master Sgt. William Hannie III who as the Department of Defense stated was killed on October 24, 2015 while in theater in Bahrain, Iraq. Immediately several people with different agencies around Conroe started the pulling the wheels in motion for the unexpected arrival. Capt. Mike White with Montgomery County Precinct 2 Constables Office contacted several agencies including fire and police to have them available for the arrival. Joe Manz with the Montgomery County Fire Marshal’s Office was able to get several fire departments to also arrive for the noon arrival.
Montgomery County Police Reporter posted it immediately on notification to give the residents of Montgomery County a chance to come out and honor the fallen veteran.
At 12:15pm a jet owned by Connie Kalitta, former drag racer whose step-daughter is a Commander in the United State Navy. Kallita has been providing flights for fallen soldiers for several years along with on demand cargo for the United States military.
AS the plane taxied into General Aviation a Conroe Fire Department pumper and Montgomery County Airport Crash truck provided a cannon as the aircraft passed under it.
Close to fifty residents of Conroe, along with deputies with the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, Conroe Police, Montgomery County Precinct 2 Constables, Montgomery County Fire Marshal’s Office and North Montgomery County Fire Department were waiting as the aircraft came to a halt in front of the crowd.
The First Battalion of the 158th Aviation Helicopter Regiment based at Conroe Airport carried the casket to the hearse for the escorted trip to Cashner Funeral Home on FM 3083 where Air Force representatives were present to play taps and present the United States Flag to Hannie’s sister.
Hannie’s sister Mary Lee Pham of Conroe said she was young when her brother joined the United States Air Force and after giving them 24 years, he retired. He then went back as a Department of Defense Contractor assigned to the United States Army. He was 51.
There will be a private ceremony attended by the family.
NOVEMBER 3, 2016
PORTER AUTO PEDESTRIAN AUTO VSD BICYCLE CRASH
At 1102 pm DPS received a call for a welfare check on FM 1314 near Timberland. A report came in that a body was in the road. Moments later multiple calls started to come in with the same information. MCHD was dispatched along with Porter Fire Department and Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office. Units arrived on the scene to find a 50-year-old male deceased in the roadway. They learned a driver of a 1995 Chevrolet Corsica was driving west on FM 1314 when the male crossed in front of him on a bicycle. The driver was not able to avoid the bike rider.
The driver was taken to Kingwood Medical Center where he voluntarily submitted to a blood draw. At this time, no charges are being filed as there were no signs of impairment. The deceased male is believed to be from Honduras and has no family here. Positive identification could not be made and Montgomery County Precinct 2 Justice of the Peace Spikes responded to the scene and ordered Eickenhorst Funeral Directors to transport the victim to the Montgomery County Forensic Center. Milstead Wrecker loaded the Chevrolet.
NOVEMBER 3, 2018
SAN JACINTO COUNTY OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING
About 10 pm as the Dollar General in the 12100 block of FM 2025 in Cleveland/San Jacinto County 3 black males entered the store and robbed it. Officers had been tipped that a robbery could possibly occur but did not know when. They were in the area when the call went out. As the males were exiting the store multiple units arrived , deputies ordering them to drop their weapons. One suspect as they were running down the side of the building pointed a firearm at the officers. As the officers took cover at least 6 deputies and one DPS Trooper fired on the trio. One male was struck and went down the two others fled into the woods, they believe at least one is possibly hit also. A DPS helicopter responded as did Texas Department of Criminal Justice with dogs and horses. Montgomery County responded with K-9’s and Montgomery County Crime Scene were asked by the Texas Rangers to assist in the investigation. At 330 am the search was called off due to rain moving into the area. The one suspect who was hit was transported to Conroe Regional Hospital in stable condition. He has since been released and transported to the San Jacinto County Jail. Bullet holes could be seen in the side of the building along with shell casings littering the ground. The investigation is continuing.
NOVEMBER 3, 2018
CONGRESSMAN KEVIN BRADY HELPS DEDICATE NEW SPRING FIRE STATION
The Spring Fire Department celebrated the Grand Opening of Station 75 with a special ceremony Saturday. U.S. Congressman Kevin Brady, the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, spoke at the grand opening ceremony. There were special activities for the whole family, tours of the station and fire apparatus demonstrations. The station is located at 3975 FM 2920. The Spring Fire Rafter 7 Cookers served lunch for all who attended.
NOVEMBER 3, 2022
PINEHURST SHOOTING DEATH
On Thursday, November 3, 2022, at approximately 10:50am, MCTXSheriff’s Deputies responded to an assault with a firearm call at a local business in the 36500 block of Coleman Road in Magnolia. Upon arrival, deputies observed an adult male with an apparent gunshot wound. Life-saving measures were taken immediately, however, the male succumbed to his wounds and was pronounced deceased on the scene. The identity of the deceased male is being withheld pending next of kin notification.
The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office Homicide and Violent Crimes Unit along with Crime Scene Investigators are on the scene and currently investigating.
This incident appears to have stemmed from an altercation between the decedent and another male. That male is currently cooperating with law enforcement on this investigation. There is no threat to the public in relation to this incident.
This is an active investigation and no further information is available for release at this time.
NOVEMBER 3, 2022
DPS CRASH FM 2854
Just before 5 pm, a DPS Trooper was traveling westbound on FM 2854 at Loop 336 en route to a crash. He was not running emergency traffic. A young female who was traveling east on FM 2854 mis-read the left arrow caution light and turned to travel north on Loop 336 in her Jeep. She slammed into the driver’s side of the Trooper’s vehicle causing him to be entrapped for a short time. He was able to crawl across his center console and computer and exit the passenger door. He was checked by EMS and suffered a slight injury to his hand. The female was not injured. Another motorist who had a dash cam was able to provide DPS with a complete video of the crash. FM 2854 westbound lanes were closed for about two hours as the crash was investigated.
