Crime

Police: Man Stabbed to Death at Stripes

By Joe Hyde, Jan 26, 2020
 

SAN ANGELO, TX — A 26-year-old man was stabbed to death during a fight at a San Angelo convenience store, police said.

Police didn’t release any details other than naming the victim, Ryheme Talton. He was fatally stabbed at the Stripes Convenience Store at 1322 S. Bryant Blvd. early Sunday morning just before 1 a.m., police said.

The location of the stabbing:

Police are seeking leads to learn more about the incident. Police did not name any suspects in the incident, though they did characterize it as a murder. If you know of more information, contact the San Angelo Police Department at (325) 657-4315.  To remain anonymous, tip online at http://bit.ly/SAPDTips247 or by text: text TIP SAPD to 888777 and follow the prompts.

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I would start by checking the apartment complex to the north. My wife and I were eating at Denny's the other day and saw a lot of questionable foot traffic going between the complex and Stripes.

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Murders, drugs, police shootings, property taxes thru the roof, water not fit to drink, goat trails for streets. San Angelo is just a regular paradise.

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wDougL, Sun, 01/26/2020 - 13:22

I agree with that bit of sarcasm Mr.Rutherford. I was born and raised in San Angelo, been here for 63 years. When I was a younger man, I was happy and content to live here, not so much anymore,but I'm in a catch 22 situation living here, Disabled, living on what little benefits I receive, no family left in this city, if you can call it that.So, I just keep on keeping on and stay to myself. I remember when Angelo was,for the most part a decent town to live in. If someone from another city in one of our surrounding states were to ask me how is life in San Angelo... I would have to tell them " I have no comment" and look them in the eyes, the look in my eyes and on my face would be enough of an answer.

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Those of you who have not lived elsewhere may be inclined to think that COSA is at fault for the increase in crime and violence, but I have witnessed the same problems in virtually every city I have lived in or near. The issue isn't local governments lack of concern or effort to maintain safe cities. It starts with the general decline of morality nationwide, combined with the prevalence of hard drugs, parents not monitoring their children's education, the constantly increasing number of children being shuffled between foster homes, and a refusal of parents to hold their child accountable for their youthful transgressions.
You whom have lived here long enough to remember a more civilized population here need to stop blaming the local officials and courts. This will certainly get worse before it improves unless parents take control of the "other" education.... like how to be a good and decent person with empathy for those less fortunate. It is not the job of school districts to teach those values.

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No Cajun, the leaders of our society have made a suicidal commitment to the status quo for the sake of their disposable luxuries, so these issues are prevalent nationwide - but that doesn't mean that they're distributed equally. Some communities are much worse than others. San Angelo isn't as awful as Odessa, and is worse off than Abilene in my assessment.

Morality is an obstacle to the will of the powerful, as is the solidarity of families and the unity that brings. The future of the nation may look like what happened in Culiacan because our leaders would rather do to dissenting voices what the government did to Howard Zinn than step out of the role of Toynbee's "dominant minority" to attempt to retake and revitalize their role as a creative one. We see a microcosm of this on the local scale with things like the gag order against citizens complaining about shoddy service from local beaurocracy, and we're only just now beginning to see corruption exposed with the Vaquez trial.

How many people can successfully contravene the influence of advertisers sexualizing their messages and otherwise working to chip away at the resolve of the population in order to push sales? How many people can successfully assert a common sense change in local or state policy these days without blowback from corrupt and otherwise malevolent interests? The President of the United States himself is embroiled in an attempt to oust him as the duly elected leader of the nation because he is actually attempting to do his job and, as a consequence, would expose and punish the kind of people who Epstein served.

When our national government is under the stranglehold of rats, why should we be surprised that they're hiding amongst us on the local level, or that people behave savagely under a corrupt influence?

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wDougL, Tue, 01/28/2020 - 16:14

Bravo Rita, Bravo... very well said. Things I wanted to say but didn't...again BRAVO!

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Given to government of all levels for all of societies woes. Certainly they do certain things and neglect others that compound our frustration. But we're not addressing advertising, local gag orders, or presidential impeachment frenzy. I was addressing the increasing incidents of random, senseless violence that is usually tied directly or indirectly to meth usage, the drug of choice for the poor and uneducated of this area. It may be heroin and other opiates elsewhere, but desperation for a fix will always drive the addict to acquisition of said drug at all costs.
I, as a younger man, found myself immersed in a drug culture and I ingested almost every drug available during that time, however, my upbringing was the key factor that led me to make better choices. My parents instilled in me an ethical standard that would not allow me to steal from another, or harm another out of malice or desperation.
If parents kept track of their children's performance and behavior at school, and held them accountable for poor grades, bad behavior and imposed their own punishments for same, fewer would devolve into drug, gang, and cultures of violence.
Having grown up during a time when "licks" were the punishment choice for behavioral issues at school, I knew my folks would be informed of my punishment and I would get it double or triple when I got home. I assure you, I feared my Dad much more than any principal I ever had.
It all starts at home.....

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wDougL, Tue, 01/28/2020 - 20:27

In your comment Nationwide. you did say ... You whom have live here long enough to remember a more civilized population need to stop blaming the local courts and city officials... seems to me that you "did" feel that we do put the blame for this town being a bad choice to live ... when in fact ... when this discussion started ... there was no blame put on the courts and city officials, so why did you bring that up? Unless ... you secretly feel they are somewhat to blame. Rita brought up the fact that the city put a gag order on citizens complaining about the way the city officials handle problems.I don't know how long you have live here but I was born and raised here and remember when the voice of the citizens of the town and county...mattered ... it meant something to the mayor,businesses and city officials. Presently... it " SEEMS" that it doesn't matter how the citizens feel. Now I do agree with you that parents now days do not hold their child responsible for terrible behavior. Anyway, you did say that those if us that have lived here long enough need to stop blaming the city officials and courts the bad reputation the city has. I could comment it back to you ... if you like, but I feel it's your responsibility to look back at your own comment as see for yourself. Have a great year and I am done on this subject... it's time to move on. See ya on the Rant page someday.

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The subjects I mentioned have a either a strong causal or correlative link with the topic at hand, and while your focus may be on the seemingly more immediate and personally managable preventative solutions to these issues, nothing exists in causal isolation.

One link between seemingly disparate topics that relate to this issue that immediately comes to mind would be the presence of fathers in the homes of children. Doesn't seem related until we investigate and realize that, among other negative effects of absent fathers, violent crimes are more often commited by young men raised without one. That makes these deadbeats look pretty bad until we realize that courts have a lot of influence over the family lives of Americans. Of course, we all know that Feminists were responsible for the policies that drove that wedge into family life - the movement is almost as much a biological phenomenon as a political one. Just ask Rudyard Kipling.

If Clark Kent lost a custody battle with Lois Lane and later demanded to see his child, he'd have to defeat the police, and possibly then the army for having defeated the police. His visitation might permanently fracture the power of the American state and destabilize the balance of power around the globe. One superman standing for the right of his visitation against the opinion of the law might spark WWIII.

So we don't disagree about the importance of the family. I'm simply pointing out that, in the US, the institution of the family is under a prolonged attack in which aspects of the state have been mobilized against it. We pay to create and enforce the despair and desperation that fuels these kinds of senseless acts. So long as we all can acknowledge that, by all means, carry on...

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wDougL, Mon, 01/27/2020 - 15:44

I understand and I also feel brokenhearted and disgusted of how this town has gone to ruin but not all of the residents in San Angelo are " Trash" as you said. A lot of us older residents did not make the wrong decision to be a Meth head or a criminal Slug. In comparison to the age of this town, it wasn't all that long ago that San Angelo actually was a decent town to live in and raise children and in all fairness... it still is.I raised two wonderful children in this town.My oldest child married a man in the Airforce and now lives in W. Virginia and my youngest still lives in town. My thoughts are ... the raising of a good law abiding citizen starts with the parents ... not the residents of a town or city or school ect.ect.ect. but ... and I'll say it again "THE PARENTS"! Now days in the New millennium, the parents want the schools to teach their children right from wrong or to NOT do drugs ... and with that being said ... lies the problem. Since you are concerned of the environment your child is surrounded by, just make sure ... as I'm sure you are doing.. that you teach and love your child. He will grow up to be a good law abiding citizen in any community he's in.

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