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Man who murdered Good Samaritan sentenced to 80 years

May 18, 2018  HOUSTON- A man who beat his pregnant girlfriend then shot and killed a Good Samaritan who tried to stop the assault was sentenced…

Bartender charged in connection with deadly prom night crash

May 16, 2018  HOUSTON - The bartender who allegedly served 11 beers to a man before he got behind the wheel of a pick-up truck and killed a…

Man charged for threatening violence at Houston Community College

May 10, 2018  Houston – A Houston man is charged with making a terroristic threat for allegedly vowing on Facebook to unleash violence at…

Gun range employee indicted in shooting death of customer

May 4, 2018  A Harris County grand jury has indicted a gun-range employee for manslaughter for fatally shooting a customer in the head,…

DA Ogg announces review of Alfred Brown case

HOUSTON- Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg appointed attorney John Raley to review the case of a former death row inmate freed in 2015 after…

Man sentenced to 50 years in prison for shooting death of girlfriend

May 2, 2018 HOUSTON- The man responsible for the 2017 murder of his girlfriend in front of her children was sentenced to 50 years in prison this…

Ex Houston lawyer indicted for representing himself to be licensed attorney; already serving 10 years supervision for stealing from clients

A Harris County Grand Jury Friday indicted an ex-lawyer _ who three years ago surrendered his law license as part of a plea agreement over another…

Man charged with solicitation of capital murder for allegedly trying to hire hitman to kill four

HOUSTON- A man has been charged with solicitation of capital murder for allegedly trying to hire a hitman to wipe out four Houston residents,…

911 operator guilty of hanging up on citizen calling for help

HOUSTON- A former Houston Emergency Center operator will spend the next 18 months on probation for hanging up on individuals calling for emergency…

Four charges filed in shooting of deputy constables

HOUSTON- Prosecutors filed four felony charges Tuesday against a man in connection with the shooting of two Harris County Constable Pct. 4 deputies…