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  • Houston mother who lied about 5-year-old daughter falling to death from balcony

    Posted by · February 17, 2022 8:53 PM

  • A Houston mother who initially falsely claimed in 2019 that her 5-year-old daughter fell to her death from an apartment balcony was sentenced to 40 years for beating the girl to death, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced Thursday.

    “Children are the most vulnerable and most innocent victims that we see in the criminal justice system, and a parent’s duty is to protect them, not violently beat them,” Ogg said.

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  • Prosecutors seek more possible victims of former Hedwig Village police officer

    Posted by · February 11, 2022 8:54 PM

  • Prosecutors are urging more possible victims to come forward if they recognize a former Hedwig Village police officer accused of offering special treatment to a woman in exchange for sexual favors while he was still employed with the police agency.

    “We know that sexual predators who use a badge to coerce vulnerable people generally do it over and over again,” Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg said. “We have to get the word out to possible victims to come forward and speak up. It’s not easy, but it’s necessary and important.”

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  • ‘Every parent’s worst nightmare’: Apprentice plumber sentenced to 25 years in prison for molesting 4-year-old girl while on the job at her home

    Posted by · February 10, 2022 8:55 PM

  • A 26-year-old apprentice plumber from Spring Branch has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for molesting a 4-year-old girl in the living room of her home while his boss and the girl’s parents were looking at an upstairs bathroom, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced Thursday.

    “It’s every parent’s worst nightmare to have a stranger violate the sanctity of a family’s home and abuse a small child, and I’m proud we were able to get justice for this little girl,” Ogg said.

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  • Woman charged in MS-13 machete murder is on the run; reward offered

    Posted by · February 09, 2022 8:58 PM

  • A woman charged with murder for luring a man to his death at the hands of machete-wielding MS-13 gang members is on the run and a reward is being offered for tips leading to her capture, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced Wednesday.

    Karla Jackelin Morales, 20, cut off her ankle monitor with GPS tracking abilities and jumped bail just days before her October 2021 trial was set to begin for her role in the 2018 shooting and machete killing of 24-year-old Jose Villanueva.

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  • Houston man sentenced to life in prison for killing two, including estranged wife who’d tried to escape him

    Posted by · February 01, 2022 1:25 PM

  • A man who stabbed two people to death, including his estranged wife while he was free on bail for previously attacking her, has been sentenced to life in prison.

    “She was trying to get away from her abuser, and had even moved away and tried to hide, when he tracked her down and viciously attacked her,” Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg said Tuesday.

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  • Prosecutors, police agencies and faith leaders unite to protect synagogues and other places of worship

    Posted by · January 24, 2022 1:46 PM

  • Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg on Monday joined with area police chiefs, constables, faith leaders and others to announce a unified front against anti-Semitic violence in the wake of the hostage-taking incident at a north Texas synagogue.

    “We are here today to prevent the loss of life. There is no place for hate or hate crimes in our community,” Ogg said. “We want anyone contemplating hate to understand that by all of us standing together, accountability is inevitable. We will fight to find you. We will fight to arrest you. We will fight to prosecute you. We will fight to hold you with sufficient bail. We will fight to convict you and imprison you.”

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  • Fugitive in deputy constable’s slaying charged with Capital Murder

    Posted by · January 24, 2022 1:27 PM

  • Prosecutors have charged a fugitive with Capital Murder for the slaying of Constable Precinct 5 Corporal Charles Galloway, District Attorney Kim Ogg announced Monday.

    When Oscar Rosales, 51, is captured, prosecutors will ask a judge that he be denied bond and therefore remain in custody pending the outcome of his trial.

    "He is a bold and incredibly dangerous fugitive," Ogg said. "He is on the run and somebody out there knows where he is."

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  • District Attorney Kim Ogg Requests More prosecutors to Combat County-wide Violent Crime

    Posted by · January 12, 2022 5:42 PM

  • District Attorney Kim Ogg Requests More prosecutors to Combat County-wide Violent Crime

    District Attorney Kim Ogg requested additional funding for 82 new prosecutors in 2022. DA Ogg seeks additional staffing to address three “crime drivers” spiking Harris County’s homicide and criminal victimization rates.

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  • District Attorney Ogg requests more prosecutors to combat county-wide violent crime

    Posted by · January 11, 2022 1:47 PM

  • Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg appeared before county commissioners Tuesday to request additional funding for 82 new prosecutors in 2022. Ogg seeks additional staffing to address three “crime drivers” spiking Harris County’s homicide and criminal victimization rates: repeat violent offenders, domestic violence and gang crime.

    “As the authority charged with both the administration of equal justice and the protection of public safety,” Ogg said, “the District Attorney’s Office plays a critical role in assisting police and prosecuting every (non-federal) criminal case in Harris County.”

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  • Reward offered for fugitive wanted in catalytic converter theft ring

    Posted by · January 10, 2022 1:50 PM

  • A member of a theft ring that cut catalytic converters out of dozens of City of Houston vehicles is a fugitive after failing to show up in court, and Crime Stoppers is offering a reward for information leading to his recapture, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced Monday.

    Brady Stanley, 26, was out on bond on four other felony charges, when he failed to appear in court on Dec. 20, 2021. Stanley is charged with engaging in organized criminal activity for his role in stealing and reselling catalytic converters with accomplices in incidents spanning April through November 2021.

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