A Texas teen pleaded guilty to killing his mother in 2022 and was sentenced this week to 40 years in prison. Tyler Roenz, now 19, also pleaded guilty to tampering with evidence and was sentenced to 20 years, to run concurrently with the murder sentence, the Harris County District Attorney’s Office said. Two other felonies …
Texas prosecutors are letting a 22-year-old man — accused of kidnapping a woman he met on a dating app and beating and raping her for a for five days — go free in a plea deal that could also expunge his record. Harris County Criminal Court Judge Genesis Draper approved the deal, and Zachary Kent …
A Texas deputy died this week after he was struck by a passing truck while he was assisting with a minor traffic accident. John Hampton Coddou, who served with the Harris County Sheriff’s Office for 20 years after retiring from the US Army, was lifeflighted to Memorial Herman hospital, where he died from his injuries. …
Texas authorities have released a sketch of a man wanted for shooting a driver in the head on Interstate 45 last month. The Harris County Sheriff’s Office said that Arthur Luna Jr. called 911 at about 5 a.m. on December 14, 2023, after the unknown man, in a white Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck, began driving …
Three people have been arrested after apartment maintenance workers found a malnourished toddler with her ankles duct taped together in November. Court documents say that Kenry Joseph Flukers, Toniesha Deshae Perkins, and Mya Jhari Breaux-McGruder have been charged with injury to a child by omission and unlawful restraint, KTRK reported. The three are accused of …
A Texas man has been charged with the murder of his wife six months after she disappeared in Houston. Crystal Lynch, a mom of two daughters, was last seen on May 7 in the company of her husband, Marquise Roshard Glasper, 37, KTRK reported. Her body has not been found. According to charging documents, a …
A 25-year-old Texas man was arrested after his aunt and grandmother were found shot to death in two separate locations in Harris County overnight. A 12-year-old girl called 911 late Wednesday night and said her cousin had killed her mother and grandmother, raped her, and was now sleeping. Harris County deputies were already at another …
A Texas man ambushed his estranged wife Tuesday night, shooting her dead as she got home from work in Katy. The Harris County Sheriff’s Office said they were dispatched to the scene at about 11 p.m. on a home invasion call, because after shooting his 35-year-old wife in the driveway, the husband forced his way …
Texas police are hunting for the husband of a 48-year-old woman who was shot and killed early Sunday. Ever Navarrete, 55, is wanted on a murder warrant in Harris County, KTRK reported. Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said investigators learned from family members that the woman, who has not been publicly identified, was in the …
A 10-year-old Texas girl stopped an assault on her mom on Wednesday when she stabbed the suspect in the leg. The Harris County Sheriff’s Office said the man was taken to a hospital in fair condition, KTRK reported. Earlier, @HCSOTexas deputies responded to an apt complex at 540 Richcrest. Preliminary: an adult male was stabbed …
A Texas husband has been charged with beating a man to death over the weekend after learning he was having an affair with his wife. Harris County deputies found the body of 32-year-old Francisco Antonio Serrano Romero in a “detached structure” on property owned by Narciso Cruz Banos, 49, and his wife, 42-year-old Francisca Salazar …
A man and a woman in Texas have been charged with kidnapping an 18-year-old woman and holding her chained and zip-tied for a month while sexually assaulting her. Harris County constables initially said the woman first met Jose Reyes, 31, who gained her trust and then lured her to his house, KPRK reported. Additional interviews …
