A Texas man found his wife wandering around their Sugar Land home with cuts to her neck and wrists Saturday morning — and the couple’s 4-year-old son dead upstairs with his throat cut. Sugar Land police said the woman’s injuries appeared to be self-inflicted, ABC 13 reported. The husband, who was not identified in reports, …
A former MMA fighter who was arrested last year in Texas for murdering his ex-girlfriend and her friend was charged in Minnesota Tuesday for killing another ex-girlfriend in 2009, according to reports. Cedric Marks, 45, and Kellee Kristine Sorensen, 34, were charged with the second-degree murder of April Pease. Sorensen reportedly told authorities that they …
A Texas man learned that he will spend the remainder of his life in prison for a slew of sex-related crimes — including sexually assaulting a 9-year-old girl. Billy Ryan Devenport, 36, was sentenced to life plus 370 years after confessing to repeatedly assaulting the victim and possessing sexually-explicit images of children. Authorities began investigating …
A Texas man who sexually assaulted an autistic McDonald’s employee in the restaurant’s bathroom in 2018 was sentenced on Thursday to 12 years in prison. Citing an arrest affidavit, KWTX reported that the McDonald’s manager called the police after the female employee came into their office crying and claiming they had been raped. The victim told …
An elementary school teacher in Texas was accused of smashing a 5th grader’s head into a desk for stealing a juice box. KTRK reported that the incident occurred at Post Elementary School in Harris County. Cameras from inside the school apparently caught the unidentified teacher dragging Kamarui Williamson, 11, from the cafeteria and into a …
A woman accused of fatally beating a 20-month-old Texas girl in December 2018 recently had her bond increased from $750,000 to $3 million after she reportedly made self-incriminating statements about the alleged murder. Citing a recently-publicized probable cause affidavit, KCEN-TV reported that Shayla Angeline Boniello, 30, admitted to Rockdale police that she punched, slapped, shook, …
A Texas man drunkenly struck and killed a pedestrian on Saturday night — then drove to a beer garden with the corpse in the passenger seat, according to reports. The Austin American-Statesman reported that Paul Joseph Garcia, 24, fatally struck Lee Martin Cagle, 55 as he pushed a shopping cart on Slaughter Lane in Austin. …
A 14-year-old Texas girl with special needs remains unaccounted for days after she was spotted leaving school on Tuesday. KRIV and KTXH report that Shamara Carter was seen with another female student leaving Aldine Ninth Grade School in Houston. Both girls reportedly reside at the same residential treatment center. Carter was in the custody of …
A Texas man is facing criminal charges following Sunday’s death of his 2-year-old nephew, who was admitted to the hospital with serious injuries three days earlier. The Houston Chronicle reported that three children have been removed from the Houston-area apartment where the toddler was abused. Prosecutors charged on Monday that the victim’s uncle, Melvin Morales-Gomez, …
On Wednesday, a Texas judge ruled that two parents who are at odds over whether their 7-year-old son is a transgender girl have an equal say regarding the child’s medical care. Judge Mary Brown of the 301st Family District Court upheld a joint managing conservatorship between Jeff Younger and Anne Georgulas, meaning neither parent can …
A 5-year-old Texas boy remains in critical condition after two family dogs reportedly mauled him on Friday. Mason Swain’s parents told KHOU that they were careful when the dogs were around their son, even though he has played with them since birth. His mother said that Swain has exited his grandmother’s home when the dogs, …
A Texas woman used a stun gun on her husband at a nightclub early Sunday after catching him with his mistress, according to reports. Irlanda Parra, 24, was charged with assault causing bodily injury for an alleged incident that unfolded at 2 a.m. at Jefe’s Mexican Restaurant in Wichita Falls. KFDX and KJTL reported that …
