Dec 16, 2023
Free Gun Safes and Locks to be Distributed in Houston to Promote Responsible Firearm Ownership The Harris County District Attorney's Office, in collaboration with the Houston Police Department, is set to distribute free gun safes and locks on Dec. 16. The event, taking place at... Read more...
Oct 30, 2023
Baytown Woman Sentenced to 25 Years for Killing Elderly Man A Baytown woman who killed a man on Christmas in 2017 was sentenced to 25 years in prison. Alicia Keator, 40, pleaded guilty to murder last week. She and her... Read more...
Sep 08, 2023
Cypress Man Bludgeoned Wife to Death With Nail Gun, Sentenced to 40 years More than a year after the brutal murder of his wife, a Cypress man has been sentenced for his involvement in her death. Lam Ngoc Tran, 65, pleaded guilty to murdering his... Read more...
Aug 30, 2023
Harris County Officials Say a New State Law Should Help Reduce the County's Criminal Court Backlog Harris County public safety officials are hopeful that a new state law will help reduce the county’s criminal court backlog by expediting pending murder cases. Under Senate Bill 402, district judges... Read more...
Jul 19, 2023
Man Given Maximum Sentence for Death of Girlfriend's 2-Year-Old, And Severely Injuring Baby in 2019 Victims' family members cheered as a man was given the maximum sentence for two counts of injury to a child in what the prosecutor called "the worst one" he has... Read more...
May 18, 2023
Harris County Jail Diversion Program recognized by The Texas Association of Counties Every other year, the Texas Association of Counties' County Best Practices Awards Program recognizes noteworthy innovations and solutions that increase efficiency, improve operations or overcome obstacles. Harris County District Attorney... Read more...
Apr 20, 2023
Convicted Pimp Jumped Bail in Harris County, Sentenced to 75 Years After a weeklong trial, police are searching for a pimp who stopped coming to court and was found guilty of human trafficking. 34-year-old Thaddeus Allen was sentenced to 75 years... Read more...
Mar 02, 2023
Street Takeovers: Houston, State Law Enforcement Warn Against Illegal Events Read more...
Feb 16, 2023
Harris County District Attorney, Law Enforcement Launch Gun Safety Campaign Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg joined law enforcement and community partners Feb. 16 to announce her office will give away free gun safes for individuals to use at home and... Read more...
Dec 22, 2022
East Texas Man Gets Four Life Sentences for Killing Mother, 3 sons in 2021 A 37-year-old East Texas man was sentenced to four life sentences after he killed a mother and three children in a crash last year. Daniel Canada was convicted last week... Read more...
Dec 07, 2022
Vale Gets 82 Years After He Beat, Sexually Assaulted Stranger in NW Houston Bar in 2021 Felix Vale, 38, was sentenced to 82 years in prison after he and Ariel Cordoba, 31, beat a 49-year-old man unconscious and then continued to assault him afterward at a... Read more...
Dec 01, 2022
Husband Who Beat His Wife to Death Sentenced to 55 Years in Prison A Houston man who killed his wife at her Chinatown beauty school and staged the scene to look like a robbery was sentenced to 55 years in prison on Thursday,... Read more...
Nov 04, 2022
Man Who Gunned Down a Baytown Mother in 2020 Home Invasion Sentenced to Life in Prison The man who gunned down a Baytown mother in a 2020 home invasion was sentenced to life in prison on Friday, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg said. Read more... Read more...
Oct 26, 2022
Man Who Fatally Shot Harris County Deputy Sandeep Dhaliwal During Traffic Stop Sentenced to Death Punishment has been decided for the man found guilty of capital murder in the shooting death of Harris County Sheriff’s Deputy Sandeep Dhaliwal. Robert Solis has been sentenced to death.... Read more...
Jun 27, 2022
Houston Man Sentenced to Life for Killing 3 During 45-minute Crime Spree in Stolen Car dead Prosecutors say Kelsey shot two men — one fatally — after buying heroin at a home in May 2020. A witness testified that Kelsey was angry at one of the... Read more...
May 26, 2022
Second Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Murdering 7-year-old Jazmine Barnes The second of two men responsible for the 2018 drive-by shooting death of 7-year-old Jazmine Barnes has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for murder, Harris County District Attorney... Read more...
May 22, 2022
Steven Hobbs, Longest Current Serving Harris Co. Inmate, Sentenced to Life for Two Murders Steven Hobbs, who is the longest current serving Harris County inmate, pleaded guilty Monday before jurors could be chosen and sentenced to two consecutive life sentences. The 51-year-old would be... Read more...
May 04, 2022
Man Convicted in Fatal Stabbing of 11-year-old Houston Boy as He Walked Home from School Andre Timothy Jackson was convicted Tuesday in the fatal stabbing of an 11-year-old Josue Flores as the child walked home from school in 2016. Jurors deliberated for three hours. Read... Read more...
Apr 29, 2022
Man Found Guilty of Capital Murder Sentenced to Life in Prison for Murder of 7-year-old Jazmine Barnes Larry Demetricus Woodruffe, 27, was charged in January 2019 with capital murder after deputies said a tip led them to find corroborating evidence of his involvement in the shooting. On... Read more...
Apr 01, 2022
Boy in Wheelchair Who Saved Family During Freeze Bullied at School for Dressing as Police officer 8-year old Michael Martinez was made an honorary deputy Friday by several Houston-area law enforcement agencies. They gave the shy boy a bunch of badges and showered him with gifts... Read more...
