On Wednesday, a judge has lowered the bail for a Texas man who’s jailed in connection with the ongoing disappearance of his wife. The San Antonio Express-News reported that State District Judge Frank Castro reduced Andre Sean McDonald’s bail for tampering with evidence from $2 million to $200,000. The reduction means that McDonald, 40, could be released on …
A Texas father is fighting for his life following a brutal attack which occurred as he protected his daughter from her boyfriend, his family said. According to KXAN, Jaime Apodaca, 24, assaulted his girlfriend’s father, Eric Garcia on March 23, after Garcia confronted him for yelling at and calling his daughter derogatory names. Apodaca allegedly punched …
A 10-year-old Texas boy reportedly took his own life after enduring relentless bullying from his classmates. KTRK reported that Kevin Reese Jr. died by suicide at his Houston-area home on January 21, after walking home from the bus with his 13-year-old sister. Reese’s mother was out of town and his stepfather was heading home from work …
A police sergeant in Texas was reportedly arrested on suspicion of murder after his wife was shot and killed at their home in Pearland this weekend. According to the Houston Chronicle, authorities responded to the residence on Saturday at about noon after receiving a call from a relative who found Belinda Hernandez dead on the …
Authorities in Texas say a woman is dead after an apparent attack by her two pet pit bulls, both of which were in a veterinary quarantine facility at the time in connection to reports that they attacked another person. According to KSDK, the incident occurred late Saturday morning at an animal hospital in Irving. Johana …
A Texas man is facing criminal charges after video reportedly surfaced of him punching a black woman amid a road rage dispute on Thursday. The Dallas Morning News reported that Austin Shuffield, 30, was charged with assault causing bodily injury and interference with an emergency call for the 4:30 a.m. incident in Deep Ellum. Police said Shuffield …
A paraprofessional in Texas was accused of sending sexually explicit photos and video of herself to a 15-year-old student via Snapchat. KPRC reported that Kelsie Rochelle Koepke, 25, sent the student illicit images and footage after meeting at a school event in October 2017, a few weeks before homecoming. The student claimed Koepke gave him her Snapchat handle—”Momma …
Authorities in Texas believe a teenage family acquaintance rushed into a recent birthday party and opened fire on attendees — and the survivors say a pet dog named Zero is the reason they all escaped with their lives. According to the New York Post, Harris County police investigators allege Javian Castenada burst into the Houston …
A Texas mother who admitted to causing her 2-month-old son’s severe brain trauma by throwing him into a door in April 2017 was sentenced to prison last week. The Mineral Wells Index reported that Brooke Lauren Reed, 26, was sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to first-degree injury to a child causing serious bodily injury. …
Police in Texas said a suspect remains at large after he shot a family’s dog in front of Texas home on Thursday—a crime they said was random and unprovoked. People magazine reported that the man approached two boys, ages 5 and 7, in front of their Dallas apartment as they took out the trash. He reportedly …
A Texas mother died Sunday night after the car she was driving in was struck by a large rock thrown from an overpass in Temple. Keila Ruby Flores, 33, was the front seat passenger in a vehicle traveling northbound on I-35 between exits 303 and 305 when a rock broke through the windshield, killing her. …
Authorities in Texas say one teen is dead and another is facing criminal charges in what allegedly started as an argument over a brownie. According to Fox News, the Houston Independent School District confirmed the 14-year-old boy’s death on Friday — two days after the fatal attack. He was allegedly stabbed in the eye during …
