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Killer sentenced to 75 years after jury rejects “sleepwalking” defense

November 8, 2019  A Houston husband who murdered his wife and claimed he was “sleepwalking” when he shot her six times was sentenced Friday to…

Jury puts sexual predator who abused children behind bars

November 7, 2019  A sexual predator diagnosed with pedophilic disorder, a lifelong condition, was committed to a lockdown facility, where he…

Contractor sentenced to 10 years in prison in construction fraud case

October 30, 2019  A Central Texas man, who took hundreds of thousands of dollars to build barns around the state that were never finished,…

Sheriff Deputy Indicted for Assault

October 29, 2019  A grand jury indicted a Harris County Sheriff’s Office deputy Tuesday for assault, District Attorney Kim Ogg announced.…

Robber who dumped his GPS monitor and went missing from his own trial gets 29 years

October 16, 2019  A Houston man, who jumped bail during his own trial and was convicted and sentenced while on the run, got 29 years for…

Haskell sentenced to death for family massacre

October 11, 2019  A Harris County jury sentenced a killer to death Friday for the execution of six members of the Stay family, including a…

Joint effort leads to 32 year prison sentence

October 10, 2019  A man prosecuted as part of a joint effort with the ATF that linked a handgun he had while fleeing police to an armed robbery…

Man gets 30 years for attacking elderly woman

October 10, 2019  A Houston man was sentenced to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to raping a 77-year-old Asian woman who he targeted…

Prosecutors prevail: Officer's killer to remain in state mental hospital

October 8, 2019  A man who in 2008 claimed he heard voices telling him to drive his car into two Houston Police officers - killing one of them…

Jury: Ronald Haskell guilty of capital murder

September 26, 2019  A Harris County jury convicted Ronald Haskell of capital murder Thursday. The sentencing phase of the case comes next,…