A former southwest Iowa resident is facing a felony murder charge in Texas.

Padilla, Miller and Pena (photo from Ninjacops.com)

According to the Omaha World Herald, 20-year old Tyler Miller, a 2010 graduate of the Shenandoah High School, is accused in the fatal beating of 47-year old Baldemar Perez. Another man, 21-year old Christopher Padilla, was also arrested in connection with the March 29^th incident, which occurred in San Antonio. Both men were charged Murder in the 1^st degree.

Padilla is also suspected of committing a robbery about midnight at before he and Miller, beat Perez to death. He was charged with Robbery in the 2^nd degree, which is also a felony offense. 35-year old Oscar Pena, who was in the home where Miller and Perez were arrested, was taken into custody on numerous warrants, but is not a suspect in the murder case.

Authorities say they believe the attack on Perez was a random incident that began with a series of crimes at a local strip club. Both men were being held in the Bexar County, TX, jail, where Miller’s bond was set at $250,000.

The Cass County Sheriff’s Office says no injuries were reported following a single-vehicle rollover accident Monday afternoon. The accident was reported to have occurred at around 12:25-p.m., on Tucson Road near 740^th Street. Officials say a 2002 Oldsmobile Alero owned and driven by 62-year old Michael Lee Hurd, of Clarinda, was traveling eastbound on Tucson Road, when Hurd lost control of the vehicle, which rolled into the north ditch. Damage to the vehicle is estimated at $5000.

National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW), April 20 – 27, 2013, is an annual observance to highlight the importance of protecting infants from vaccine-preventable diseases and celebrate the achievements of immunization programs and their partners in promoting healthy communities. Since 1994, NIIW has served as a call to action for parents, caregivers, and healthcare providers to ensure that infants are fully immunized against 14 vaccine-preventable diseases.

The Atlantic Medical Center is celebrating NIIW by providing $5 gift cards to Treasure Cove Gift Shop to the first 20 parents who bring their children ages 2 and under in for immunizations during the week of April 20 – 27. Babies under the age of 6 months are more likely to develop certain infectious diseases than older children, and are not yet protected by vaccines. Babies less than 6 months of age are too young to have received all the doses of vaccine that are needed to protect them from pertussis (whooping cough), flu (influenza) and other dangerous diseases that infants die from every year.

Health officials say it is important for children to receive ALL of the doses required in a vaccine series to be FULLY protected. Normal vaccines a baby/toddler receives in the first two years of life are as follows:  Dtap (diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis);  HIB (Haemophilus Influenzae Type B);  Polio; Hepatitis B; Pneumococcal; Rotavirus;       Hepatitis A; MMR (measles, mumps, reubella) and Varicella (chickenpox).

Babies and children can receive up to 6 vaccinations at one time. For more information about infant immunizations, contact Jeri at Atlantic Medical Center, 712-243-3850.