Criminal Justice
Accused Takeoff shooter Patrick Clark indicted on murder charges by Harris County grand jury
Posted on · Clark, a 33-year-old Channelview man, is accused of fatally shooting Migos rapper Takeoff in downtown Houston on Nov. 1.
Tag: murder
Houston Matters
Should law enforcement revisit some tactics used to elicit confessions?
Posted on · A new podcast based on an article from The Marshall Project examines that and other questions raised by an investigation into a 2005 murder.
Court
Corpus Christi-area man accused of murder over $40 parking dispute near Downtown Houston
Posted on · Bond was set at $200,000 on Thursday for Erick Aguirre, 29, who is accused of fatally shooting 46-year-old Elliot Nix in the back while on a dinner date with a woman who subsequently spoke to Houston police about the incident.
Houston Matters
Texas halts execution of Ivan Cantu amid new revelations and legal questions
Posted on · A week before he was scheduled to be put to death, a court has put Cantu's execution on hold while new developments are considered, including recanted testimony and questions about evidence at his 2001 trial.
Criminal Justice
BTB Savage murder: Man arrested, accused of fatally shooting San Antonio rapper in Houston
Posted on · Houston police used cell phone records and license plate readers along I-10 to identify Montrel Burley of New Braunfels as a suspect in the March 30 shooting of Darrell Gentry, also known as rapper BTB Savage, near River Oaks.
Criminal Justice
Lydell Grant, Houston man exonerated of 2010 murder, faces new murder charge in apparent road rage shooting
Posted on · Bond was set at $1 million for Grant, who is accused of fatally shooting Edwin Arevalo after they were involved in a traffic collision late Thursday night.
Police
Houston violent crime dropped by 10 percent in 2022, police survey shows
Posted on · The Houston Police Department was one of seven U.S. law enforcement agencies, out of 70 to participate in the Major Cities Chiefs Association survey, to see declines in all four categories of violent crime.
Criminal Justice
Lawyers for Takeoff’s accused killer, Patrick Clark, request massive decrease in bail amount
Posted on · Attorneys for Patrick Xavier Clark, charged with murder in the fatal shooting of the Migos rapper, have asked a judge to reduce his bail amount from $2 million to $100,000. Clark obtained an expedited passport shortly before his arrest, according to Harris County court records.
Court
$1 million bail sought for Kevin Ware, ex-NFL player accused of brutally murdering girlfriend in Houston-area suburb
Posted on · The 41-year-old Spring man faces murder and tampering with evidence charges in the death of 29-year-old Taylor Pomaski, whose remains were found in December 2021 in north Harris County.
Criminal Justice
Robert Durst sentenced to life in best friend’s murder
Posted on · He was convicted in Los Angeles Superior Court last month of first-degree murder for shooting Susan Berman point-blank in the back of the head at her home in December 2000. Prosecutors said Durst silenced Berman to prevent her from incriminating him in the reopened investigation of his wife’s 1982 disappearance in New York.
Criminal Justice
Derek Chauvin Seeks New Trial In George Floyd Murder Case
Posted on · The former Minneapolis police officer who was convicted last month for murdering George Floyd is asking the court for a new trial. His lawyers say Chauvin's case was tainted by pretrial publicity.
Criminal Justice
In George Floyd’s Hometown Of Houston, Chauvin Guilty Verdict A Bittersweet Moment
Posted on · Across Houston -- including the city's historically Black Third Ward, where Floyd grew up -- Derek Chauvin's guilty verdict represented some measure of justice after a year of mourning.
Criminal Justice
Houston Leaders Grapple With Continued Rise In Violent Crime
Posted on · Murder and other violent crime went up significantly last year. Now Houston-area leaders are looking for answers as to why.
News
HPD Chief Acevedo Calls 2020 A ‘Perfect Storm’ For Rising Homicide Rate
Posted on · Chief Art Acevedo attributed Houston's spike in homicides this year to a combination of factors, including the pandemic and the number of people released on bond.
Houston Matters
Addressing Houston’s Rising Murder Rate, And Riding Out Rising Sea Levels (Nov. 19, 2020)
Posted on · On Thursday's show: Addressing Houston's rising murder rate, how some Gulf Coast residents plan to handle rising sea levels, a conversation with astronaut and Houston native Loral O’Hara, and reflecting on the contributions of the late columnist Molly Ivins.