Hillcrest High impostor, veteran laid to rest at last, ex-Richardson mayor indicted: Your Thursday morning roundup

May 17,  2018 By Nicholas Friedman and Carla Solórzano Good morning! Here is a look at the top headlines as we start the day. 🌤️ Weather: Partly cloudy and very warm. High: 93 degrees. 🔎 Prefer the online view? It's [here](. Hillcrest High School, where a 25-year-old pretended to be a 17-year-old. (Jae S. Lee/Staff Photographer) commentary That 25-year-old man posing as a student at Hillcrest was my son's schoolmate From city columnist Robert Wilonsky: My 14-year-old son went to high school with a 25-year-old man posing as a 17-year-old student. Which only sounds like a movie you've seen before. My boy and his buddies at Hillcrest High School, which my dad and brother also attended, knew him as Rashun Sidney Richardson, star of the Dallas ISD school's varsity basketball team — the high-scorer. "By far," said one of my son's friends who played on the team with Rashun. The boys say the district's offensive player of the year was nice enough, well-liked. Yeah, maybe he seemed a little older than his age. But they just figured he had been held back a time or two. My son and his friends play baseball, besides, and there are guys on the varsity team with thicker beards than I could ever hope to grow. They also didn't think twice about the fact he sometimes cradled a baby girl on the sidelines of ball games, because, you know, it happens. [Read more from him here.]( Context: A 25-year-old man who officials say posed as a 17-year-old so he could once again take to the basketball court as a high school athlete attended Dallas high schools [for nearly nine months before his arrest last week.]( Also: As the news spread about the allegations, so did a question: [How did a 25-year-old enroll as a high school freshman?]( The Air Force Color Guard carries a box containing the cremated remains of Margaret King, a University of North Texas graduate student and janitor, Wednesday at Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery. (Louis DeLuca/Staff Photographer) Dallas-Fort Worth Funeral for UNT janitor, veteran finally takes place after months-long search for family The quiet and private life of Margaret Rosa King became [a public affair after she collapsed and died from heart complications]( in a University of North Texas parking lot. The mysterious 67-year-old janitor left behind few clues about her past when she died in September. Her funeral finally took place Wednesday after a months-long search for someone to claim her remains. What information King left behind was little help. All her boss knew was that she was a veteran who took classes at the university by day and mopped the school’s floors by night. King shared few personal details with those in her life, Barkenhagen said. She loved talking about God, which she promised to keep to a minimum while on the job, so she didn’t get distracted. And she collected degrees like Girl Scout badges. But she never talked about family. Meanwhile: When an IRS scam didn't trick this Arlington family, [a hoax caller got the cops to descend on their home.]( And: A Garland man used an alligator as incentive [to get a kidnapped man's family to pay a ransom, police say.]( Former Richardson Mayor Laura Jordan was indicted Wednesday on charges she supported the Palisades Central project, under construction at right, in exchange for money, gifts and sex. (2017 File Photo/Smiley N. Pool) collin county Former Richardson mayor indicted, accused of supporting developer in exchange for money, gifts, sex Former Richardson Mayor Laura Jordan and a land developer she married have [been indicted on federal conspiracy charges, including bribery,]( the U.S. attorney's office for the Eastern District of Texas has announced. The seven-count indictment announced Wednesday accuses Jordan, 53, and Mark Jordan, 51, both of Plano, of honest services wire fraud, conspiracy to commit honest services wire fraud, conspiracy to commit bribery, and bribery concerning programs receiving federal funds. Laura Jordan — at the time named Laura Maczka — was Richardson mayor from May 2013 through April 2015, and her now-husband was a land developer, the release states.  The indictment states that contrary to campaign promises, Laura Jordan voted in favor of zoning changes to make way for Mark Jordan's development and allow apartments to be built even though an "overwhelming number of citizens" opposed the plan. Meanwhile: The Senate has voted to kill a Federal Communications Commission rule [that repealed the Obama administration's ban on internet providers blocking or slowing down]( certain content. And: At data privacy hearing, Ted Cruz [again avoided mention of his work with Cambridge Analytica.]( Commentary: President Donald Trump keeps reversing President Obama's initiatives [without anything to replace them.]( Advertisement (Jae S. Lee/Staff Photographer)  Photo of the Morning Members of the Dallas Police Honor Guard lead a march to a memorial service Wednesday in honor of National Police Memorial Day. Dallas added a new name this week — the first since the July 2016 ambush — [to a memorial honoring officers killed in the line of duty.]( The name of Officer Rogelio Santander, slain last month in a confrontation at a Home Depot, is the 85th to be etched into the Dallas Police Memorial near City Hall. Around The Site - Education: Some parents are irked by the idea of [letting teachers and staffers put their kids in Highland Park schools](. - Ponder, Texas: A woman who identified herself as the sole survivor of a shooting that left five people dead [posted a Facebook Live video from a hospital bed](. - Editorial: As NAFTA negotiations drag on, the [Trump administration faces a political test on trade.]( - Free snacks: North Texas consumers who pile into an Uber, Lyft or Via when they're [sleepy or hungry may be in luck.]( - Retail: Walmart has ended its Scan & Go test at stores in a few states, [including Texas, Arkansas, Florida and Tennessee.]( - Hot take: If Chipotle really wants to make delicious queso, [it should ask Texans how to do it.]( - More food: This high school has a competition that [teaches an important Texas life skill — barbecue.]( Finally... 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