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Texas officials announce third arrest in illegal abortion case involving Houston-area woman
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Another arrest has been made in connection to a case in which several people are accused of providing illegal abortions at several Houston-area clinics.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced the additional arrest on Tuesday, bringing the total number of people charged to three.
One of the suspects is identified as 48-year-old Maria Rojas. The state attorney general’s office said she was arrested in Waller County and is charged with illegal performance of an abortion and with practicing medicine without a license.
ORIGINAL REPORT: Houston-area woman arrested for providing illegal abortions, state attorney general’s office says
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced the arrest of a Houston-area woman accused of providing illegal abortions in the northwest area.
Some of those procedures included abortions, which are mostly illegal in Texas.
Officials said Rojas operates several clinics in Waller, Spring, and Cypress and previously worked as a midwife.
The other two arrests include 29-year-old Jose Ley, a medical assistant and employee of Rojas, and 54-year-old Rubildo Matos, a nurse practitioner.
Paxton added that Matos’ license is currently on probation by the Board of Nursing and he is charged with conspiracy to practice medicine without a license.
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The overseas death of a U.S. Army soldier from Central Texas is under investigation, the Department of Defense announced Wednesday.
Sgt. Devin A. Seibel, 26, of the Waco suburb of Robinson, died Sunday in a “training‑related incident” at Erbil Airbase in Iraq, officials said.
According to the department, Seibel was an active‑duty soldier supporting Operation Inherent Resolve, the U.S.-led coalition campaign launched in June 2014 to defeat the Islamic State (ISIS) in Iraq and Syria.
Seibel was assigned to the Air Ambulance Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, in Fort Carson, Colo.
The department didn’t release any additional information.
CBS News Texas will provide updates as more information becomes available.
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