Friendswood woman charged with deadly conduct after alleged drunken rampage

  FRIENDSWOOD, TX (KTRK) -- A Friendswood woman is accused of deadly conduct after allegedly trying to run over her husband with a vehicle.

It happened just before 3pm Thursday in the 1100 block of Eagle Lakes Drive.

Michelle Lee O'Donnell, 40, is charged with deadly conduct-family violence.

According to police, O'Donnell drove over a curb and into her yard that afternoon. She then drove directly toward her husband as he was standing behind his truck in the driveway, placing him in danger of serious bodily injury, officials said.

She reportedly slammed into the back of his truck, but he was able to get out of the way. We're told she also got her vehicle stuck in the grass and then backed out into the street before she drove away. She was allegedly intoxicated at the time, officials said.

When officers arrived, they used the suspect's husband's cell phone to track her current location and a warrant was filed in Galveston County.

Police were called back to the residence around 8am Friday and found O'Donnell leaving the area. Officers stopped her vehicle as it entered League City on F.M. 518 and O'Donnell was taken into custody.

Investigators said they found an open bottle of vodka in the vehicle and an open flask of vodka in her purse.

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Mom asks Friendswood police to end traffic deals

FRIENDSWOOD, TX (KTRK) -- A mom turned undercover drug informant says she is now demanding Friendswood police stop offering informant deals to traffic violators starting immediately.

The single mom says she was recently ticketed in Friendswood for two traffic violations. In a rare move, police questioned the woman for hours about any possible drug connections. She denied having any but tells us police finally gave her a choice. She could spend a night in jail or agree to go undercover as a drug buyer. She took the deal, but quickly wanted out.

"It still worries me. I still have to worry about my name being in the middle of that," the woman said.

Friendswood police confirm they do these deals about once a month.

The woman's attorney demanded the city stop offering the deals, promise not to retaliate against her and compensate her for what she calls civil right violations.

The city's attorney has the demands, but did not not return our calls.

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Friendswood student attacked while working at night on campus

  FRIENDSWOOD, TX (KTRK) -- Just days before the end of the school year, Friendswood ISD is telling parents about an attack on a high school student on campus.

The girl says she was attacked at the school's agriculture science center about 8:20pm Tuesday. Police say the girl was working in the barn with her brother, tending to some animals, when she went to throw out some trash. She says a man dragged her into some nearby woods, but she was able to get free and escape. The girl did get scratched up.

The student was unable to provide a physical description of the male or a description of a vehicle, according to police officials. The district says it is cooperating with the Friendswood police in the investigation.

A letter was sent home to parents on Wednesday.

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Friendswood police cracking down on heroin use

FRIENDSWOOD, TX (KTRK) -- Police are hoping a drug arrest in Friendswood will have implications beyond getting just one accused criminal in prison.

Two years ago, police established a task force to tackle what seemed to be a growing heroin problem among teens. They believe they've made a lot of progress, including Wednesday's arrest, although it also confirms the drug is still in demand there.

While suburban and quaint, Friendswood also has its share of big city crime. And early Wednesday morning, the focus was on an accused drug pusher in possession of about 7 grams of heroin.

"He's the one that's delivering it down at the street level," Friendswood Police Department Chief Robert Wieners said.

According to Friendswood police, officers interrupted a drug deal in the 3300 block of FM 528 early Wednesday morning. They arrested Isaac Dominguez, whom they say admitted to being a user. But they also believe he's a major supplier in the area.

Heroin use has been back on the radar in Friendswood since a Christmas Eve fatal overdose.

"We are certainly very well aware of the heroin trafficking that's going on," Wieners said.

The last time we talked to police there about heroin was two years ago when they were seeing more and more teenagers using what's called black tar heroin, a less refined version. Here, it was being used in liquid form that can be sniffed from an eyedropper.

"Without the needles, that makes it a lot more acceptable," Mark Norris said.

Norris is a licensed clinical social worker for Cenikor Foundation. They treat a lot of heroin addicts. He says liquid heroin has less of a stigma but still comes with all the dangers.

"The thing about it is you never know the potency of it. You might do X quantity for two weeks and then X quantity the next week kills you," Norris said.

Norris says dealers market to teens and even though police have made this arrest.

"There's always somebody waiting in line for that market. Those drugs will get there," Norris said.

Dominguez told officers he's a train conductor. The amount of drugs he had on him, police say, was worth about $500 on the street.

Again, they say he's a major supplier so they hope his arrest will puts a dent in the current trade.

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