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Posted on · Co-hosts Brandon Rottinghaus and Jeronimo Cortina delve into the latest news in national and local politics.
Category: Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice
Takeoff murder: Patrick Xavier Clark charged in fatal shooting of Migos rapper in downtown Houston
Posted on · Takeoff was fatally shot in the early hours of Nov. 1 after a private party at 810 Billiards and Bowling Alley.
Texas
Police seek new victims in Texas gymnastics coach sex abuse case going back 40 years
Posted on · Mike Spiller, 75, has been accused by a growing number of women and girls of sexual abuse, using his position as a gymnastics coach to take advantage.
Criminal Justice
Possible witness to Takeoff’s death accused of illegal weapons possession
Posted on · The defense attorney for Cameron Joshua, 22, says his client is not responsible for the shooting death of the Migos rapper on Nov. 1 in Houston.
Criminal Justice
Suspect in Vanessa Guillén’s killing pleads guilty
Posted on · The 20-year-old Fort Hood soldier’s murder prompted nationwide outrage and calls to reform the way the military addresses sexual violence within its ranks.
Local
Man accused of manipulating Houston-area gas pump to get 390 gallons at reduced rate
Posted on · Miguel Perez Manzano, 33, was arrested Monday outside a gas station in Spring and charged with the unlawful use of a criminal instrument.
Texas
Erik Cantu Jr., teen shot by former San Antonio officer James Brennand, back home from hospital
Posted on · Signed by 'Erik’s family,' the GoFundMe Post said Cantu will still need rehabilitation.
Criminal Justice
AJ Armstrong to face third capital murder trial over parents’ 2016 deaths
Posted on · The Houston man is accused of killing his parents when he was a teenager in 2016. The first two trials ended with hung juries.
Criminal Justice
3 more people die at Harris County Jail, bringing in-custody death toll to at least 27 this year
Posted on · This comes as the jail's daily population continues to hover close to maximum capacity.
Criminal Justice
Lonnie Teagle, ex-Katy Paetow HS football coach, accused of indecency with students
Posted on · Teagle, 39, who resigned from Katy ISD in October amidst an investigation into his conduct, faces felony charges of improper relationship with a student and indecency with a child.
Houston
Houston police to increase presence around stores, malls during holiday shopping season
Posted on · HPD said it's focusing heavily on parking lot crimes this holiday season and urging residents to be mindful of items left in their vehicles.
Elections
Harris County DA Kim Ogg had no choice but to investigate election allegations, deputy says
Posted on · Nathan Beedle, misdemeanor trial bureau chief for Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg, said state law explicitly mandated the steps she had to take once she received a request to investigate from the Texas Secretary of State’s Office.
Criminal Justice
Robert Soliz acquitted of murder in fatal shooting of off-duty Houston PD Sgt. Sean Rios
Posted on · Rios, a 47-year-old sergeant for the Houston Police Department, was on his way to a shift at Bush Intercontinental Airport -- but not in uniform and not in a patrol vehicle.
Criminal Justice
70-year-old dies at Harris County Jail; 2022 now has highest number of in-custody deaths in past decade
Posted on · The jail has seen at least 23 deaths this year as the facility’s daily population continues to hover around 10,000 people.
Criminal Justice
Brittney Griner sent to Russian penal colony to serve sentence
Posted on · Her transfer to a penal colony — as prisons in Russia are commonly known — can take days or even weeks. During that time lawyers and loved ones usually don't have contact with the prisoner. Even after she arrives, access to Griner may be difficult since many penal colonies are in remote parts of Russia.