Authorities in Texas say a 12-year-old boy is facing criminal charges including capital murder after allegedly gunning down a professional boxer in the victim’s living room this week. John VanMeter, 24, and his girlfriend were reportedly at his home in Uvalde when an armed intruder burst in at about 8 p.m. on Wednesday, according to …
A Texas woman who was 14 when she intentionally drowned a 2-month-old baby girl was paroled less than four years after she was sentenced to juvenile detention for the 2015 murder. The Dallas Morning News reported that the unnamed 19-year-old had been in juvenile lockup since drowning Justice Hull in January 2015. In May 2015, District Judge Cheryl …
Authorities in Texas are searching for a woman who they said hasn’t been seen or heard from since earlier this month. Emily Wade, 38, was reportedly last seen on January 5. Police have searched a road that leads to a co-worker’s home in Wade with no success, according WKYT. KTRK reported that Wade, who’s a …
Authorities in Texas say a corrections officer arrested earlier this month is facing new criminal charges after surveillance footage allegedly captured her sexual encounter with an inmate. According to the New York Post, 27-year-old Sinead Nichole Hagan was already under suspicion stemming from a prior report that she had engaged in sex with another individual …
Authorities in Texas say a husband and wife are facing decades behind bars for holding an immigrant girl hostage for 16 years while forcing her to serve as a domestic slave. According to the New York Post, Mohamed Toure and Denise Cros-Toure were convicted of several felony counts including forced labor on Thursday prior to …
Authorities in Texas say a woman has been arrested on suspicion of inventing a violent attack and kidnapping in an effort to get back at a former romantic partner. According to Fox News, 23-year-old Sierra Marie Quintanilla filed a complaint against a man identified as the father of her child in which she claimed he …
Authorities in Texas say a woman is facing criminal charges related to the death of a 5-month-old foster child staying at her home last month. According to The Dallas Morning News, 37-year-old Natalie Parker was arrested on Monday, less than two weeks after the young girl was found dead at the residence in Forney. The …
An 8-month-old boy in Texas was still missing as of the latest reports available following an apparent kidnapping last week at a San Antonio convenience store. According to San Antonio Express News, King Jay Davila’s father has since been arrested and accused of involvement in the abduction on Friday night. The incident occurred at around …
The City of Dallas recently released a heavily-redacted incident report of ex-officer Amber Guyger’s fatal shooting of her upstairs neighbor, Botham Jean. KDFW made the open records request and noted that the provided document was “extremely small” compared to documents of its kind. They reported that incident reports are usually detailed but, in this case, …
Authorities in Texas say a man is behind bars on suspicion of causing the auto crash that left two officers injured with one still fighting for his life. According to the Houston Chronicle, 23-year-old Cesar Collazo was arrested and jailed with bail set at $250,000. He is expected to face charges including two counts of …
A 4-year-old Texas boy remains hospitalized with a gunshot wound to his head after his stepfather reportedly shot him and fatally shot his mother and grandmother before turning the gun on himself. KWTX reported that Shelly Splittgerber, 36, was granted a temporary protection order Wednesday against her estranged husband, Matthew Splittgerber, 37, citing stalking and harassment. In …
A Texas teen is facing intoxication manslaughter charges after allegedly drunkenly crossing three lanes Sunday night and striking a vehicle head-on, killing a young mother. The Houston Chronicle reported that Taylor Phillips, 23, was killed; while her 1-year-old son and her 48-year-old mother suffered minor injuries. Phillips was pronounced dead at the scene. Erick Hernandez, the …
