The Texas woman whose body was found in the trunk of a car at the end of a high speed chase has been identified as 28-year-old Briana Teirra Johnson of Houston, Fox 26 reported. Police have not detailed the relationship between Johnson and the man driving the car, identified as 35-year-old Victor Campbell Jr., although detectives …
Detectives in Chambers County, Texas, are asking for help in solving the death of a 46-year-old Dayton woman whose body was found last week near a drainage ditch in the far north of the county. The Chambers County Sheriff’s Office said they consider the death of Angela McGirr, who has also gone by Angela Rowles, …
US Border Patrol agents on Sunday arrested a man accused of killing a woman in Texas and chaining another onto a bed while he raped her, Fox 26 Houston reported. Jose Marin Soriano, 59, was attempting to cross into the United States from Mexico at the San Ysidro Port of Entry in California, according to …
A 40-year-old Texas woman was in the hospital Monday with severe burns after her 60-year-old boyfriend allegedly set her on fire over the the weekend, KHOU reported. Houston police are still looking for Harold Lynn Celestine, who is charged with aggravated assault of a family member and criminal mischief following the incident on Saturday. Celestine …
The family of a Texas man who was murdered in May said they believed someone he met online lured him to the location where he was robbed and fatally shot. Police said Deonte Hicks, 27, was shot and killed in Houston as he stood outside his vehicle. Two suspects were reportedly spotted fleeing the scene …
A federal judge on Thursday blocked the execution of a Texas man after an appeals court ruled earlier this week that the Justice Department’s protocols for execution violate federal law. Orlando Hall, 49, would have been the eighth person executed by the federal government this year after a 17-year hiatus, Reuters reported. Hall, an African-American …
A baby girl who tested positive for heroin and had injection marks on her head and extremities has died, San Angelo, Texas, police said Thursday. Two-month-old Brixlee Marie Lee died at Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth on Tuesday, police said. Police said they responded to a call about an unresponsive infant early Saturday …
A 2-month-old baby is on life support in Texas after San Angelo police found the little girl unconscious and medical personnel said she tested positive for heroin and had injection marks on her head and extremities. The girl’s mother, 21-year-old Destiney Harbour; Harbour’s mother, 37-year-old Christin Bradley; and Bradley’s boyfriend, 34-year-old Dustin Smock, have all …
A Texas man who is accused of forcing an 8-year-old girl to perform sex acts on a dog was sentenced to four years in prison for killing his girlfriend’s dog. Matthew Miser, 23, agreed to plead guilty to animal cruelty in Wichita County. KFDX and KJTL reported that the charge he was sentenced to prison …
Authorities in Texas are searching for a 15-year-old boy who has not been heard from since Saturday. KHOU reported that Damani “Markell” Parker was last seen walking in the 2500 block of Old Farm Road near Westheimer. Houston police said Parker has mild autism and schizophrenia. Parker often stutters when he talks and avoids eye …
Federal authorities in Texas announced Thursday that two men were charged with human trafficking for the sale and purchase of a 19-year-old. Alfonso Juarez, 35, was arrested at his home in Dallas, Texas, while Robert Hubert, 66, was apprehended at his residence in Roebuck, South Carolina. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of …
Police in Texas recently arrested 21 suspects during a two-day anti-human trafficking operation. On Saturday, the city of Beaumont described the 21 men as “sex buyers” who solicited minors and adults. KFSM reported that some of the 21 suspects have been released on bond. The Beaumont Police Department and Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office collaborated …
