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Pedro Luis Parra Pulgar, a 46-year-old resident of Fulshear, has been charged with three counts of attempted murder after allegedly setting his home on fire with his three children inside.
A Houston group home manager, Joe James, has been charged with aggravated robbery after allegedly attempting to smother 88-year-old resident Pedro Benavides Jr. with a pillow during a robbery on October 20.
The FBI Houston Field Office has launched a federal civil rights investigation to seek more victims of a Houston park ranger accused targeting members of the LGBTQ community by demanding money or sexual favors in exchange for not being arrested at Cullen Park.
A man accused of fatally stabbing his sister and young niece at a west Houston apartment complex faced a judge Wednesday, as prosecutors shared new details about the case.
Tameria Barnett, a 30-year-old Houston woman, is facing charges of injury to a child after allegedly assaulting her friend's 4-year-old daughter, leaving the child in critical condition.
Janet Ruby Ochoa, 22, has been released on bond after being charged with failure to stop and render aid following a fatal hit-and-run incident on Nov. 4 on the North Freeway in Houston.
Athir Murady, 28, is accused of fatally shooting Harris County Precinct 4 Deputy Constable Maher Husseini at an intersection in Houston on September 3.
Jose Ivan Mendoza, 37, has been charged with capital murder for the 2021 death of Jesus Salgado in Houston, where Salgado was allegedly stabbed, burned, and beaten during an attempted kidnapping.
A 21-year-old Houston man, Antonio Prejean, has been charged with murder following a drive-by shooting in July that killed 19-year-old Jusnz Joseph on the Eastex Freeway feeder road.
A family dispute in North Harris County escalated into a murder investigation after 21-year-old Jyzell Atlee died from stab wounds inflicted by his 17-year-old brother, Keion Atlee.
Oscar Ovidio Villagas, 39, was arrested in Houston for allegedly disciplining his 10-year-old daughter by burning her hands on an electric stove and forcing her to perform squats while holding a heavy object.
Constable Ryan Gable’s Criminal Investigations Division, alongside law enforcement partners, will announce arrests related to internet crimes against children and human trafficking during a press conference at 10 a.m.
Two Houston police officers were involved in an early morning chase after attempting to stop a driver for running a red light.
William Glenn Herron was convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend, Mary Elizabeth Hyman, in San Leon, Texas, and sentenced to 40 years in prison.
Sabina Muhammed, a 61-year-old woman from Harris County, has been arrested and charged with stalking and identity fraud for her long-term harassment of a former classmate from the University of Houston.
A student was injured in a hit-and-run accident on November 19 in Harris County while walking to school. The driver, John Wesley Williams, was arrested and charged with failing to stop and render aid.
Chad Maydwell, already jailed for the capital murder of his grandmother, now faces additional charges for allegedly killing fellow inmate Michael Griego at Harris County Jail.
Authorities arrested Evan Gyuricza and Misty Broadway in Harris County for leaving their four children unsupervised in a disorganized home while they went to a bar and became intoxicated.
A hit-and-run incident in west Harris County led to the death of a man and serious injuries to a woman named Keturah Palmer. The driver, Yusdenis Llano, was apprehended after the SUV struck the pedestrians on Addicks Satsuma Road around 2 a.m. and fled the scene.
Authorities in Corpus Christi arrested 35-year-old Elpidio DeLeon Gonzalez, also known as "Leo," after an hours-long manhunt connected to a double stabbing in Grimes County.
A police pursuit in the Spring area on November 13 ended with the arrest of Montreal Dwayne Frye, who allegedly fled from deputies in a stolen vehicle.
A 21-year-old man, Enrique Malaquias Bonilla, has been charged with murder for allegedly dropping 23-year-old Sostenos Briones from a six-story parking garage during a robbery on September 26 at an apartment complex on Leona Street in Houston.
Two suspects, Victoria Renee Martinez and Christopher Manley, were arrested in Houston for mail theft and identity fraud after allegedly using a stolen mail key to access postal boxes.
A teenage suspect, Adiel Alexander Sandoval, 17, has been denied bond after being charged with capital murder for the fatal shooting of three individuals at the Tierra Del Sol Apartments in Alief.
Kevin Stubblefield Jr., 21, has been charged with serious bodily injury to a child after a 4-year-old girl in his care was found severely malnourished with burns, fractures, and signs of blunt force trauma.
Marcia Nickette Remedies, 71, was sentenced to eight months in federal prison and ordered to pay $24,887.75 in restitution for defrauding a 91-year-old bedridden woman in Hardin County.
Court records say Juniper Bryson reached out to a connection through her late husband, asking if she knew any families looking to adopt, where she disclosed her baby would test positive for drugs and was unable to keep him.
A Houston woman, Maggie Anne Louise Weber, has been charged with intoxication manslaughter after allegedly killing Lee Rodgers, who was changing a tire on the Katy Freeway.
Nicholas Newton, a former assistant principal at Booker T. Washington High School in Houston ISD, appeared in court facing charges of engaging in organized criminal activity as part of a teacher certification exam cheating scheme
A man wanted for allegedly shooting and killing his brother at a northwest Houston apartment in 2022 has been captured in Iowa.
A Houston mother, Shelbi Leeann Rossow, was arrested and charged with child endangerment for allegedly leaving her five children, aged 6 to 12, unsupervised in a vacant, hazardous trailer without water, electricity, or food.
Channel Jasmine Yonko, 30, is being held without bond after being charged with capital murder for the death of her 17-month-old daughter, Hannah, in Galveston.
Angelica Vivas, a Houston woman, has been charged with practicing dentistry without a license after allegedly performing a root canal that resulted in severe pain for a patient.
A student from Sam Rayburn High School, 17-year-old Alexander Mariano Santiago, was arrested after allegedly making threats of violence against the school.
Houston police are searching for Joshua Garcia, 17, who is charged with murder in the July shooting of 14-year-old Abraham Choukair, found dead in a parked car.
Fernando Vega, a 21-year-old Houston man, faces two counts of capital murder for the deaths of his twin infants, who suffered blunt force trauma and long-term abuse.
Joshua Henderson, Executive Director of the Galveston Island Humane Society, faces charges of assault causing bodily injury in a domestic violence case.
Westbury High School assistant principal Bryan Devon Tigner has been charged with felony sexual assault after allegedly assaulting a 19-year-old former student, whom he mentored.
Benjamin Walls was arrested and charged with aggravated assault after allegedly threatening children with a handgun for refusing to let him join their basketball game on October 12, near Lonesome Woods Trail.
An arrest has been made following a mass shooting at a block party in Northeast Houston, which resulted in three fatalities and eight injuries.
A Houston woman, Jasmine Marie Ellison, and a man, Glenn Wayne Smith, have been arrested and charged with causing serious bodily injury to a child following the death of a five-month-old infant from severe abuse.
Christopher Bernard, 25, has been charged with murder and tampering with evidence after admitting to strangling 29-year-old Cortney Hall and disposing of her body in a secluded area of northwest Harris County.
Three individuals and the Houston-based L&Y Business, LLC face felony charges for violating the Texas Used Oil Act, resulting in hazardous contamination at a salvage yard on Airline Drive.
A criminal enterprise in Houston, known as “THC Club,” is accused of laundering over $4.5 million through illegal marijuana sales across 18 locations in Harris County.
Houston police have charged a third suspect, Darius Limar Sonnier, with capital murder in connection with the fatal shooting of 75-year-old That Huu Le outside an H-E-B parking lot on January 20, 2018.
Liberty County officials voted to terminate their fire marshal after he and two other officials were arrested on charges of theft, official oppression and tampering with evidence.
Edmond Wayne Porter, 53, of La Marque, faces charges of aggravated kidnapping and robbery after allegedly abducting a woman at gunpoint in a Sam’s Club parking lot.
A Houston woman, Alexus Domique Bonner, 29, has been arrested and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after a 40-year-old man was critically injured in a shooting at a gas station on Bissonnet Street on Sept. 24.
A 62-year-old man, Charles McCoy, Jr., was arrested and charged with murder after League City police discovered his wife, Susan McCoy, dead in their home during an eviction process.
Three officials from the Liberty County Fire Marshal’s Office, including Fire Marshal Bill Hergemueller, have been arrested on charges of theft, official oppression, and tampering with evidence.
A 72-year-old Atascocita man, Jun Yee, was arrested on September 19 for allegedly threatening to shoot his neighbor during an argument over uncleaned tree branches.
A 13-year-old student from Lynn Lucas Middle School has been charged with making terroristic threats against Willis High School, Brabham Middle School, and Lynn Lucas Middle School via Snapchat.
A woman, Erica Adams, was arrested and charged with child trafficking in Harris County after a 15-year-old girl, missing since Sept. 11, returned home on Sept. 19 and revealed she had been forced into prostitution for eight days.
Christian Ivan Cavazos, a Houston gang member, was sentenced to life in prison for his involvement in a 2019 crime spree that resulted in five deaths.
A suspect in Harris County was safely apprehended after a standoff with deputies, following threats to shoot an occupant in the home.
An 18-year-old woman, Janiah Edmonds, has been charged with capital murder following the fatal shooting of Ronald Burns, 42, on FM 1960.
A Houston man, Tyron Berry, 66, was arrested and charged with child trafficking, compelling prostitution of a child, and two counts of sexual assault during a joint operation by Harris County authorities
Cleveland ISD confirmed that a shooting threat at Cleveland Middle School on September 9 was investigated and found to be unsubstantiated, but an arrest was made as a precaution.
Harris County Precinct 4 Deputy Constable Maher Husseini was fatally shot while stopped at a red light in Houston by suspect Athir Murady, who fled the scene.
Ashley Ann Dixon, of Cypress, has been charged with abandoning her child after allegedly leaving her 2-year-old home alone for over two hours to visit a wine bar.
A 22-year-old man, Dylan LeBlanc, has been charged with manslaughter after a shooting incident in northwest Harris County resulted in the death of 19-year-old innocent bystander Robert Mayes.
A Houston mother, Charoc Judit Morales Galvez, is facing charges after allegedly leaving her three children, aged 9, 11, and 15, unattended at a busy intersection for over an hour while she shopped at a nearby Fiesta Mart.
A man named Travis Austin Alexander was arrested for placing a hoax bomb on FM 2920 in north Harris County, causing a major road closure and significant disruption.
A 35-year-old man accused of trying to hit his significant other with a vehicle after a dispute but instead hitting and killing a Midtown nightclub manager is charged with murder.
The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a massage therapist following an investigation into a sexual assault incident at Oasis Massage Spa in The Woodlands.
A wanted fugitive who was thought to be missing in Galveston has been taken into custody at his home in Central Texas.
A Pakistani man is in federal custody after being arrested in Houston last month, accused of an elaborate murder-for-hire plot targeting government officials, according to a federal criminal complaint unsealed Tuesday.
Daryl Evans' family is calling for justice after he was shot and killed by his neighbor, Barbara Blue, during a dispute in Missouri City on June 27.
A food delivery mix-up on Shawbrook Drive led to Josiah Blanco, 19, punching a customer in the face when the customer refused to retrieve the misdelivered food.
A second suspect, Dremone Francis, has been arrested in connection with the shooting death of Harris County Sheriff’s Deputy Fernando Esqueda.
On June 19, deputies from the Precinct 4 Constable’s Office arrested a 15-year-old and an 11-year-old during a burglary at Shirley Acres on Woerner Rd.
After several days of searching, two suspects have been arrested in connection with the murder of 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray.
The suspect now faces charges including Driving While Intoxicated, Harassment of a Public Servant, Bribery, and Failure to Stop and Render Aid.
Joey Lamar Ellis, a Houston park ranger, has been arrested and charged with official oppression after allegedly targeting men at Cullen Park for money.
The teenage son of a woman who was found dead inside an East Harris County apartment over the weekend has been arrested and charged with murder.
The arrest was made in connection with the promotion and distribution of child pornography in The Woodlands area.
Harris County Deputies have arrested Benjamin Williams, a repeat offender, after he was discovered in possession of counterfeit mailbox keys and stolen mail checks.
The Montgomery County Precinct 3 Constable’s Office says they, along with the Fort Bend County District Attorney’s Office, and the Rosenberg Police Department executed a search warrant at a home in Richmond.
A Dekaney High School theater teacher, Valerie Lauren Mata, has been arrested after her text messages revealed an improper relationship with an 18-year-old student.
Authorities say an arrest has been made in connection to the shooting death of a transgender woman in 2021.
After a 15-month investigation, the Baytown Police Department said three people have been arrested in connection to the murder of 16-year-old Shane Hamilton.
Mayor John Whitmire and Houston Police Chief Troy Finner will announce the arrests of suspects in two separate shooting incidents that happened on Houston roadways.
A woman accused of driving while intoxicated was arrested for street racing and then leading deputy constables on a high-speed chase near the Gulf Freeway Sunday, the Harris County Precinct 8 Constable’s Office said.
29-year-old Darwin Amaya-Gabrieles was arrested and put behind bars after he was caught red-handed with a gun in his hand by a Harris County Precinct Four Deputy, after investigators say he had been firing that weapon into the air right outside an apartment complex along Kuykendahl Road.
A 15-year-old boy is in custody after shooting a man and firing at the victim’s parents in Humble Wednesday, Harris County Precinct 4 Constable Mark Herman’s Office said.
