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Prosecutors in Texas will seek the death penalty for two Venezuelan men who are accused of killing a 12-year-old Houston girl after they entered the U.S. illegally.
Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg has announced the decision to seek the death penalty for Johan Jose Martinez-Rangel and Franklin Pena, both Venezuelan nationals, charged with the abduction, assault, and murder of 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray in June.
The alleged scheme, reportedly worth over a million dollars, involved falsifying credentials to secure teaching positions for individuals who did not meet certification requirements, according to the district attorney’s office.
Barbie Robinson, the former executive director of Harris County Public Health who is charged with felony misuse of official information, has posted a $50,000 bond, according to records.
During Tuesday’s news conference, District Attorney Kim Ogg not only outlined the exact charges against Barbie Robinson, former executive director of Harris County Public Health who was fired earlier this year, but also addressed criticism from county leaders such as County Judge Lina Hidalgo.
Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg held a news conference Tuesday afternoon following the charges the DA filed against Barbie Robinson, who was fired earlier this year as the executive director of Harris County Public Health.
After news broke that charges were filed against Barbie Robinson, the former executive director of Harris County Public Health who was fired earlier this year, Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo is calling out District Attorney Kim Ogg.
Teare previously served as Division Chief of the Vehicular Crimes for the DA’s Office before he resigned in February 2023 and announced during his candidacy his mission to create a more empathetic justice system.
As investigations continue, HISD has promised immediate termination of any fraudulently certified teachers.
A teacher-certification scheme has been uncovered, leading to the arrest of several education officials, including LaShonda Roberts, an assistant principal at Jack Yates High School.
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
Houston ISD says the three employees arrested as part of an alleged teacher-certification cheating scheme will be relieved of duty immediately.
Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced criminal charges Monday against five people accused of participating in a teacher-certification cheating scheme that allowed unqualified teachers to work in local school districts.
The DEA Houston Division, alongside Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg, announced a major methamphetamine bust in north Houston, seizing drugs valued at $2 million.
Ogg says her office has worked closely with law enforcement to prioritize high-risk offenders, particularly those who engage in strangulation or use weapons.
In the wake of former officer Gerald Goines' conviction, Harris County DA Kim Ogg is determined to reindict 10 Houston PD officers involved in the 2019 Harding Street raid.
A Houston man, Jorge Trevino Cardenas, has been sentenced to life in prison for the 2009 murder of Domitila Alvarez, a mother of five.
In a landmark decision, former Houston Police Department officer Gerald Goines has been sentenced to 60 years for his role in the deadly Harding Street raid.
Harris County DA Kim Ogg called the verdict a significant step towards rejecting leniency in police misconduct cases.
On Wednesday, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg will be unveiling a new criminal data dashboard that will provide new data for nearly 1 million criminal cases in the county.
Former HPD officer Gerald Goines has been sentenced to 60 years for his role in the 2019 Harding Street raid, marking a historic moment in Harris County.
Spring Branch Independent School District holding special board meeting Monday night at the Duncan Klussman Education Center to address school safety.
Months after two Venezuelan immigrants were charged with the murder of 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray, one of the suspects asked for a protective order to ensure the media attention about the case won’t prevent him from having a fair trial. Wednesday morning, that order was rejected when the two men appeared in court
A police raid at a southeast Houston home Jan. 28, 2019, turned into a shootout. It ended with five officers injured and two suspects dead.
A Houston man has been sentenced to 80 years in prison after being caught on camera carjacking an elderly couple and committing a murder on the same day.
Due to the case gaining national and media attention, Franklin Peña’s attorneys have filed a protective order claiming “the additional extra-judicial statements to the news media are likely to produce a result of undue prejudice in the community to deprive the Defendant of a fair trial”
One county employee was charged in the probe, however, after investigators said he failed to make sure polling locations had enough ballots.
On Tuesday, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg will be holding a press conference to announce corruption charges related to the Harris County elections in November of 2022.
The State of Texas carried out the execution of Arthur Lee Burton, 54, at 6:47 p.m. Wednesday. Burton was convicted of the July 1997 murder of Nancy Adleman.
A woman accused of luring a Lamar High School student to his death when she was 16-years-old in 2018 has been found guilty.
Ogg is no darling of the left. She lost her Democratic primary in a landslide election this year after a number of intraparty feuds.
Attorneys representing Gerald Goines, an ex-Houston police officer accused of murder for his role in a 2019 drug raid that led to the death of a couple, has called for the dismissal of charges against him after allegations of prosecutorial misconduct.
A new special counsel has been appointed to handle the DWI case of Harris County Judge Kelli Johnson, who was recently taken to a mental health facility following a wellness check.
Three individuals, including an inmate, have been charged with money laundering and organized criminal activity in Harris County for operating a narcotics smuggling ring within a local jail.
More than a dozen people are facing upgraded disaster-time charges in Harris County, District Attorney Kim Ogg tells KPRC 2, accused of targeting homes and businesses dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl.
Jocelyn Nungaray's case has certainly rocked the Houston community and both her accused killers are charged with capital murder. Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg shares how prosecutors are working to bring justice to her family.
The $500 fine from the Texas Ethics Commission comes after the agency found the Harris County judge broke state campaign laws barring use of government resources for political purposes.
Hidalgo’s staffers were indicted on felony charges related to how they allegedly helped award an $11 million contract to a political consulting firm headed by a Democratic strategist.
Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg said it's the fair way to go.
Houston man once exonerated on lesser charges is now indicted for murder in the shooting of 9-year-old Arlene Alvarez in 2022.
A 40-year-old man was sentenced to 60 years in prison for the deaths of a Houston father and his 2-year-old son in 2022, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced.
A man who portrayed himself as a bishop and entered into marriages with three different women since 2019 has been sentenced to three years in prison after committing bigamy yet again, just two months following probation for the same offense, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced Tuesday.
As a result of Tuesday’s primary election, front-runners for the Harris County District Attorney’s office for both the Democratic and Republican parties were selected and will head to the 2024 November General Election.
Sean Teare spoke to KPRC 2 News after he defeated Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg during the primary election.
In Harris County, voters had cast their ballot in the District Attorney race during the March 5, 2024 primary elections.
Jarvis Johnson, a member the Texas House of Representatives, was at Booker T. Washington High School at 7 a.m. to cast his ballot. However, there was a glitch in the computer’s system that placed him in the wrong precinct. The issue was fixed quickly, and Johnson and his family were able to vote.
Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg encountered a voting issue on Tuesday, according to Harris County Clerk Teneshia Hudspeth.
The Democratic primary race for Harris County’s next District Attorney may not be “too close to call.”
A man who pleaded guilty of fatally shooting a Georgia man during a premeditated scheme to steal his vehicle and valuables in 2021 was sentenced to life in prison.
Houston Police Chief Troy Finner recently addressed a political ad by the Harris County District Attorney where a photo of him in uniform was used.
District Attorney Kim Ogg will provide an update on the county’s murder and capital murder cases and convictions since the creation of a specialized homicide division.
Woodfill’s former client fears that politics played a role in the case, which she said was mishandled and abruptly closed by the Harris County DA’s office.
Article focusing on the race between Harris County DA Kim Ogg and her opponent Sean Teare and the future of the current criminal cases against Hidalgo's staffers.
A Houston man was sentenced to life in prison for ambushing and shooting a man to death in 2022 in the Near Northside neighborhood, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg said on Saturday.
The Democratic primary for Harris County District Attorney is intensifying as the two front-runners, Kim Ogg and Sean Teare, actively seek crucial endorsements just over a month before the tightly contested race.
A Houston man was sentenced to 60 years in prison without parole for sexually assaulting two children, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg said on Wednesday.
It’s been five years since HPD narcotics officers gunned down homeowners Dennis Tuttle and Rhogena Nicholas.
Stuart Fraser White, a 66-year-old man who was working as a chiropractor but was not licensed in Texas, was sentenced on Tuesday by a judge after a jury found him guilty of super aggravated sexual assault of a child under the age of six during a 14-day jury trial that ended in December.
A Houston woman pleaded guilty to murder and was sentenced to 22 years in prison for stabbing her boyfriend in the Galleria-area, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced on Saturday.
A Harris County grand jury has declined to file charges against a man who shot and killed a robber who was believed to have been armed during a taqueria heist in southwest Houston in 2023.
“If you’re drunk driving this weekend, you’re going to jail,” Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg said.
A Houston man who killed three people and robbed two others during a week-long crime spree in north Houston in 2018 was sentenced to five life sentences and $20,000 in fines Tuesday, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced.
A financial administrator who embezzled more than $1 million from the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 15 years in prison, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced Tuesday.
The Harris County District Attorney’s Office and the Houston Police Department will host a gun safety awareness event where free gun safes and locks will be distributed Saturday morning.
A fugitive charged with murder in a 1995 shooting in Houston has been extradited from Mexico, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced Thursday.
A habitual offender and sex trafficker from Houston was sentenced to 35 years in prison after being convicted of forcing a 15-year-old girl into prostitution in 2019, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced Wednesday.
A Houston man was sentenced to life in prison Thursday after he was convicted of murdering a stranger in Independence Heights in 2021, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced.
Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg has filed for reelection for a third term as the county’s district attorney. She filed for the Democratic Party ballot on Wednesday.
Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg talks about the accusations County Judge Lina Hidalgo has made against her.
District Attorney Kim Ogg is awarding a Houston area group $269,000 to provide trained forensic interviews in hopes of lessening the trauma for sexual assault victims.
A Houston man was sentenced to life in prison without parole for killing a 37-year-old father during an armed robbery outside of a theater complex near Spring Branch in 2021, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced Monday.
For the first time, we’re hearing from Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg on comments made by Judge Lina Hidalgo last week.
A Houston man was sentenced to life in prison after killing his girlfriend’s brother, who was trying to help his sister escape from a domestic violence situation, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg said on Saturday.
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo spoke out Friday after Texas Rangers opened a new public corruption investigation involving “concealed” records that were subpoenaed in a grand jury’s review of how a multi-million dollar county contract was awarded.
A Brenham man who held a mother at gunpoint in the garage of her Spring home while demanding her to perform sexual acts on him was sentenced to 20 years in prison and must register as a sex offender for life, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced Monday.
A Houston man was sentenced to life in prison after being charged with two murders that happened in 2020, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced on Saturday.
A Baytown man was sentenced to 46 years in prison by a Harris County jury for the murder of his ex-wife in 2016, District Attorney Kim Ogg announced Thursday.
A Houston man has been sentenced to 60 years in prison after pleading guilty to killing two men from Louisiana while stopping them in traffic on I-10 to shoot them, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced Wednesday.
A Houston man was sentenced Monday to 22 years in prison after pleading guilty earlier this year to fatally shooting a man in Spring, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced.
A woman was sentenced to 25 years in prison by a judge after pleading guilty to robbing and killing a 65-year-old man who used a wheelchair in Baytown, Texas, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced on Monday.
Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg responded Thursday to a letter of censure sent out Monday from a number of area Democrats.
A Houston woman who admitted to shooting her friend to death during an argument has been sentenced to 35 years in prison, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced Thursday.
The alleged getaway driver in a violent jugging that left a woman paralyzed in Houston’s Chinatown earlier this year has received 10 years of deferred adjudication probation, according to court documents.
A Houston man was sentenced to 60 years in prison on Friday for a 2019 crime spree that killed five people, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg said.
A Houston teen was sentenced to 30 years in prison Thursday for his role in three attacks, including one in Houston’s Chinatown that left a woman paralyzed from a jugging incident, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced.
