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Leonard Dawson sentenced for murder of girlfriend

September 25, 2019  A jury convicted and sentenced Leonard Dawson to 75 years in prison for murdering his girlfriend, Harris County District...

Painter who ran over ex-girlfriend four times gets 20 years

September 16, 2019  A 72-year-old Houston house painter has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for running over a former girlfriend four...

Statement from DA Ogg on bail reform settlement ruling

September 5, 2019  The following is a statement from Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg on U.S. District Judge Lee Rosenthal’s bail reform...

HCSO Sgt. indicted for making a firearm available to his stepson

September 5, 2019  A grand jury indicted a Harris County Sheriff’s Office sergeant Thursday for making a firearm accessible to his young...

Statement from DA Kim Ogg regarding DOJ declining federal charges against FBI agent

September 4, 2019  The following is a statement from Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg regarding a Houston Chronicle report on the U.S....

Ex constable convicted for threatening hospital patient with Taser

September 4, 2019  A former deputy constable was convicted Wednesday of official oppression for pulling a Taser on a mentally ill woman...

Nurse Tech Sentenced for Sexually Assaulting Hospital Patients

August 27, 2019  A patient care technician who sexually assaulted patients at Ben Taub and Kingwood Medical Center, was sentenced to 15 years...

District Attorney charges two officers in Harding Street raid

August 23, 2019  A former Houston Police officer is charged with two felony murders and another with felony tampering with evidence, for their...

DA partners up to divert Fifth Ward juveniles out of criminal justice system

August 7, 2019 The Harris County District Attorney’s Office has joined with community partners to divert 70 to 100 young people a year from Houston’...

Upgraded charge filed in death of four-year-old Maleah Davis

August 5, 2019  Derion Vence was charged Monday with a first-degree felony, punishable by up to life in prison, in the death of four-year-old...