2-26-04 - It was a deadly ending to a standoff in Valley View Wednesday, but one day later, the Sheriff says they were only trying to communicate when things went wrong.
Sheriff Mike Compton says a tactical team was trying to throw a phone through the window of a trailer where Chrystal Pinkston had been holding her daughter hostage for 23 hours. But as they broke a rear window, the mother began firing at officers, while holding her child in her arms.
Compton says the officers waited until they had a clear shot in order to protect the girl. Moments later Sierra Dawn Sasiain was pulled out safely, but her mother would die later from gunshot wounds. Compton told us that the trailer had no telephone and Pinkston had only answered one cell phone call.
He says he regrets that it ended in death, but the important part was that Sierra was not harmed. Pinkston had taken her daughter at gunpoint from a Denton daycare on Tuesday. Sierra’s grandparents have custody of the little girl.
Posted: 05/08/13 - The Sherman Public Library is very excited about our upcoming Summer Reading Club for children and teens. Children ages birth-11 can Dig into Reading and join the Youth Summer Reading Club. The theme for the Teen Summer Reading Club this year is Beneath the Surface and it is open to teens ages 12-18. Read More
Posted: 05/07/13 - DURANT, Okla. – Regent Terry Matlock will deliver remarks at Southeastern Oklahoma State University’s Spring Commencement, scheduled for Saturday, May 11, at Paul Laird Field. The ceremony (for all schools) will begin at 10 a.m. A reception will follow at 11:30 a.m. in the Visual & Performing Arts Center. Read More
Posted: 05/06/13 - SHERMAN, TEXAS—Members of the Austin College Class of 2013 are counting down the days until graduation—with both excitement and trepidation. Austin College President Marjorie Hass will present diplomas to more than 340 bachelor’s degree candidates and 18 Master of Arts in Teaching degree candidates who will take part in graduation events May 18 and 19 on campus. Read More
