A Missouri man flagged down a Texas police chief Wednesday and told him he’d shot his wife. Floydada Police Chief Reuben Ramon told the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal that he was checking out a report of a hay bale in the road early Wednesday afternoon when Keith Bass II, 48, waved him over. Ramon said Bass approached …
Five Texas educators have filed suit against City of Midland, the Midland Police Department, and three specific Midland officers after a grand jury chose not to indict them for allegedly failing to report a sexual assault earlier this year. Superintendent Jared Lee, secondary principal Dana Ellis, vice-principal Matthew Counts, athletic director Greg McClendon, and head …
A 30-year-old Texas father was arrested Wednesday after his 4-year-old child brought a loaded handgun to school. Corpus Christi Police said an off-duty officer working as security at John F. Kennedy Elementary School notified the department about 9:15 a.m. and requested assistance. The off-duty officer “took possession of and secured the weapon,” the department said. …
An escaped inmate accused of killing two people was captured by deputies near the Texas-Louisiana state line. The Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office said it arrested Charles Spraberry, 42, after a brief chase at about 8 a.m. Wednesday. A woman in Cadillac SUV — reportedly stolen from an unoccupied home — with him, 37-year-old Shea Smith, …
A Texas man is accused of murdering his former girlfriend, whose body was found by the woman’s young daughter. Early Thursday, 36-year-old Shereena Webster’s 5-year-old daughter found her mother’s body and called her grandmother, who then dialed 911, KVII-TV reports. Police responded to the woman’s Amarillo home at about 5:15 a.m., when officers located Webster’s …
A Texas mother died last week after Bexar County deputies found her bedridden at her home with bedsores and mold growing on parts of her body. Patricia Martinez, 58, was undergoing hospice care at home, with her three adult children responsible for feeding her, transporting her to appointments, administering medicine, and keeping her clean. Deputies …
Texas drivers who cause seriously bodily injury or kill a pedestrian are required to have their blood screened for drugs or alcohol, thanks to a law passed by the state legislature in the wake of the death of Denison teacher Katie Palmer. Palmer and her husband John were struck from behind by a driver in April 2020. John’s back was broken, and Katie was killed — but the driver was never given a blood test and never held accountable.
A Texas toddler abducted from her parents’ apartment overnight Saturday was rescued from a motel where the suspect had her on Sunday. Houston police say they had to break into the motel room and that suspect Holman Hernandez put up a fight at about 2 p.m. when they found him, thanks to a neighbor who …
US Marshals found a tiger cub at the home of a Dallas rapper when they served a warrant and arrested him Wednesday on weapons charges. Devarius Dontez Moore, known as Trapboy Freddy, pleaded not guilt on Friday and was released on bond with a leg monitor pending his October 24 trial. The indictment against him …
A Texas man is in jail after he allegedly fatally shot an unarmed security guard Friday night who wouldn’t let him smoke inside a DeSoto lounge. Derek Phillips, 47, was taken to a local hospital after officers found him at about 10 p.m. at the Brickhouse Lounge with multiple gunshots. He later died from his …
A 15-year-old Texas boy is likely paralyzed after he was shot twice in the back early Thursday morning by an assailant who kicked him several times before running away. According to Houston police, doctors say the boy may be paralyzed, KRIV reports. Investigators say the teen went to a gas station shortly after midnight for …
Uvalde, Texas, school officials will discuss whether to fire suspended district police chief Pete Arredondo next week, three months after an 18-year-old gunman killed 19 students and two teachers at Robb Elementary School. Arredondo should have been the commanding officer of the response to the shooting, according to the district’s active shooter plan that he …
