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Volume 55, Number 006
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Guadalupe Valley Habitat for Humanity to break ground for 30th time
Charges dropped in arrest of Guadalupe County Sheriff's Investigator By Cindy Aguirre-Herrera
(Seguin) -- A sergeant with the Guadalupe County Sheriff's Office who was arrested in November has returned to duty after being cleared of all charges by the Caldwell County District Attorney's Office. In November, Nelms, an investigator with the sheriff's office, was placed on administrative leave without pay after being arrested and charged with assault family violence by the Cibolo Police Department.
Bianca Munoz, center, is applauded for her acceptance into the Guadalupe Valley Habitat for Humanity Program by members of the group’s Family Selection Committee and board of directors. That reality begins for her and her family as the group breaks ground on her new home this weekend. By Cindy Aguirre-Herrera "It's just really exciting to see the growth of our community. We started off really small in the early years of (Seguin) -- Guadalupe Valley Habitat for Humanity is Habitat. Twenty-five years ago, it was taking us over a setting out to make the dream of homeownership a year to build a house and now, we are getting to the reality this weekend as it prepares for a milestone of its point where we are seeing this growth and still getting own. more families and moving into buildings. So, we are really starting to ramp up and it's really awesome that Madeline Zwicke, the executive director for we are starting our 30th home at the start of a new Guadalupe Valley Habitat for Humanity, says the local decade and a new year. It's just perfect timing for us," non-profit organization this Saturday will break said Zwicke. ground on its 30th home. See HABITAT, page 2
Today, Guadalupe County Sheriff Arnold Zwicke says Nelms has been cleared of those charges and has been allowed to return to work. "Of course, it's an unfortunate thing. After the complete investigation, I mean Cibolo did what they had to do that particular night based on what they had but other things came to light and the special prosecutor in Caldwell County looked into the whole thing and at that point, it was declined," said Zwicke. According to the Criminal District Attorney in Caldwell
County's office, not only did the victim request non-prosecution but it reports "evidence indicating that the alleged victim was in fact the aggressor and the defendant (Nelms) was acting in self-defense." Zwicke says placing Nelms on administrative leave following the incident was protocol and says the sheriff's office is excited to welcome him back. "Once the allegation has been made, then they are put on leave. They are human just like everyone else and they have due process just like anyone else -innocent until found guilty and at that point when all the investigation was completed. It showed there was more to the story that initially didn't come out so we are happy with the results and look forward to getting him back to work," said Zwicke. Although back on duty, Zwicke says there has been some administrative sanctions placed on him. However, he says he will continue to serve out all duties as an investigator.
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