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Retiree sentenced to prison for shooting lawyer over parking space

August 1, 2019  A 69-year-old man who fatally shot a Houston attorney over a disabled parking space has been sentenced to 20 years in prison,…

Funding Won for More Civil Rights Prosecutors; Harding St. investigation to move rapidly

July 31, 2019  Following a 5-0 vote by Harris County Commissioner's Court late yesterday afternoon, District Attorney Kim Ogg is adding seven…

Raw Sonic Hamburger Fraud Scheme Busted

July 26, 2019  A grand jury indicted a former Texas Dept. of Criminal Justice lieutenant for a scheme in which she tricked Sonic out of more…

DA Kim Ogg statement on recent Harding Street developments:

July 25, 2019  We will get to the truth, and while we welcome any information about the incident that unfolded on Harding Street, we caution…

Grand jury indicts for tampering with corpse in Maleah Davis death

July 25, 2019  A grand jury indicted Derion M. Vence for tampering with the body of Maleah Davis, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg…

Grand injury indicts driver in death of child who died in hot daycare bus

July 23, 2019  A year to the day after a three-year-old boy died after being left in a daycare bus that sweltered in the summer heat, a grand…

Prosecutors dismiss poker room money-laundering charges; refer cases to FBI

July 16, 2019  Harris County prosecutors have dismissed charges against nine defendants who ran two Houston poker rooms, and have referred the…

Drunk driver who killed two sentenced to 18 years

July 12, 2019  A 22-year-old woman who killed a mother and her three-month old son in a drunken driving crash was sentenced Friday to 18 years…

Charges upgraded for Houston man accused of identity theft

July 11, 2019  A Houston man arrested in March for identity theft has been indicted on new charges reflecting the massive scope of a scam and…

Houston man indicted for raping 77-year-old at senior facility

July 10, 2019  A Houston man was indicted for sexual assault and robbery for sneaking into a senior-living center and pretending to be a…