A Garland, Texas, man who claimed “curiosity” led him to possessing child pornography was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison on Wednesday. US District Judge Ed Kinkeade also sentenced Jeffrey David Mitchell, 54, to 10 years supervised release. According to a statement released by the US Attorney’s Office, the 54-year-old pleaded guilty to one …
Crime Stoppers is offering up to a $1,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest
David Temple spent a decade in prison after a jury convicted him of murdering his wife, but the former high school coach is now free as the district attorney in Houston, Texas, decides if he’ll be tried again for Belinda Lucas Temple’s death. The high school teacher was eight months pregnant when she was killed …
Updated March 17, 5 p.m. A woman charged with murder-for-hire is out on bail awaiting trial for plotting to kill her ex-husband along with her boyfriend’s ex. Valerie McDaniel, 48, a veterinarian, and Leon Jacob, 39, who lived together in a River Oaks high-rise, were arrested on March 10 and charged with solicitation of capital …
A Rio Grande Valley, Texas, veteran who was beaten severely by a Honduras national died on February 24. Authorities are expected to upgrade the charges to capital murder. KRGV reports that on January 30 at 12:29 a.m., Andres Roberto Ortiz beat Jose Luis Oviedo so severely that he ended up in the hospital fighting for his …
A man studying to become a pastor at a Waco, Texas, seminary is accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old Sunday night. Benjamin William Nelson, 27, was arrested Monday afternoon at his home after a woman allegedly found him in a car with his daughter at a Whitney shopping center near the family’s home. According to …
Texas man accused of killing female neighbor breaks his silence
Two Waco, Texas, high school girls are accused of trying to poison an administrator of the high school they attend, after one of the girls got reprimanded for breaking a school policy. New York Daily News reports that Shelbi Grace Gill and Kelly Lynn Praytor, both 17, allegedly discussed the details of how they planned to poison …
Police need your help in locating the man who tried to kidnap a boy on his way to school
A San Angelo, Texas, man and woman are behind bars after they allegedly set their own house on fire in an attempt to lure police officers over, with a mission to kill them. The Dallas Morning News reports that Gary Ray Wright and Brenda Joyce Wright were arrested on January 13 after police responded to a …
