Criminal Assault

Prosecutors Dismiss Assault Charges in J Prince Gym Beating Case

DA to Tackle Family Violence

Indictments In A&M Assault Case

Man Allegedly Beaten by Jailor and Denied Tape of Incident

Alleged Aggie Assaulter Allegedly Assaults Again

Mutiny On The Iberville: The Most Thrilling Legal Opinion Of The Year

No Time for Sergeants

The Houston Police Department puts high-ranking cops out on the street

Final Arguments Expected In Trial Of Galveston Girl Mistaken For Hooker

Final arguments are expected to begin today in the criminal trail of Dymond Milburn, the 12-year-old Galveston resident who is accused of assaulting cops who tried to arrest her outside her home after mistaking her for a hooker.We first wrote about her here, in a story that rocketed around the web. ... More >>

The Sleaziness Of The Door-To-Door Magazine-Subscriptions Industry Continues

On March 30, Grand Prairie police say, a magazine subscription salesman knocked on the door of a 78-year-old woman, raped her, poured rubbing alcohol on her chest, and set her on fire. The question right now is not "How did this happen?" but "When and where will it happen again?" Police quickly arre ... More >>

Breaking: Bellaire Cop Who Shot Tolan Is Indicted

A grand jury has indicted the Bellaire cop who shot Robert Tolan, the son of baseball player Bobby Tolan, in his driveway last year.Sgt. Jeffrey Cotton was indicted on a charge of Aggravated Assault by a Public Servant, a first-degree felony whose conviction carries a punishment of not less than fiv ... More >>

They Fought the Law

In Rap, You're Nothing Without a Sheet

Bad Checks

Sure you can ferret out the slimeballs in our midst? Guess again if you're relying on standard background searches in Texas

Love Hurts

Locked in a labyrinth of codependency, Lolly and Roger spend their days warily together

Oh, Oh, Donna...

As his ex and Fort Bend cops find out, don't let this guy take out the trash

Unnecessary Roughness

Inmate Mark Knox claims Texas prison guards brutalized him. The ACLU fears that in an expanding and unwieldy TDCJ system Knox is far from alone.

Yet Another Twisted Tale From BARC

Photo by bf_photos​When BARC volunteer Nela Brown accused a kennel attendant with a long criminal history of punching a puppy June 9, she assumed the matter would be investigated and the man would be dealt with accordingly.  After all, when another volunteer, Shelby Kibode ... More >>

BARC's Alleged Dog-Puncher Is Out Of A Job

Murray Bailey, the BARC kennel attendant accused of punching a puppy in the head in June, is no longer working at the facility, Health and Human Services Spokeswoman Kathy Barton tells Hair Balls. We're waiting to hear if there's an official explanation, but Barton said Bailey was still on his proba ... More >>

Yuletide Mayhem Round-Up: Bank Robbing Santas, Spouse-Throttling 'Round The Xmas Tree, And Wal-Mart Parking Lot Catfights

​'Twas the season to be jolly. Too bad these people didn't get the memo...First, there's this 60-year-old Missouri City woman who was charged with assault after a fight over a parking spot outside a Fort Bend County Wal-Mart. Fort Bend Now picks up the tale... According to reports, the victim was ... More >>

Uvaldo Gallardo, 18: Bayou Body Count Victim Number 1 For 2010

courtesy of HPDLeandro Lozano-Jiminez​Suspected New Year's Day killer Leandro Lozano-Jiminez is on the loose, and Houston police say he's armed and dangerous.It was only 56 minutes into 2010 when Lozano-Jiminez, 20, started arguing with Uvaldo Gallardo, 18, and his brother, Hugo Gallardo, 25, at 9 ... More >>

The Aggie Assault Case Gets A Trial Date, Somewhat To The Surprise Of the Victim's Family

​A judge in Brazos County set a date -- June 21, 2010 -- for trial in the case of a Texas A&M student who was allegedly assaulted by two members of the Corps of Cadets, an incident the Houston Press wrote about in a January 2008 cover story, "Rotten to the Corps." The court date might not seem ... More >>

A&M Assault Case and Abortion Super Center?

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If -- If -- Pastor Dixon Assaulted His Wife, It Was Somewhat Foretold

​We told you earlier today about prominent pastor James Dixon being charged with assault his wife after an incident in which police reports say he "threw her to the ground."The media reports caught the eye of longtime Metro critic Tom Bazan, who immediately thought of his own run-in with Dixon, wh ... More >>

Man, That Was Going To Be One Laid-Back Jail Stint

​If you're going to be stuck in jail for a while because of a hit-and-run charge, you ought to enjoy the experience, right? That's certainly the philosophy Anna Sporleder of Friendswood follows. The 30-year-old woman was arrested on the old "failure to stop and give information" charge and wa ... More >>

Baseball Player Formally Charged With Assaulting Woodlands Man

Lance Broadway​Two minor-league baseball players charged with assaulting a Woodlands man at a Dallas club on New Year's Eve turned themselves into authorities February 19, and quickly bonded out.Lance Broadway, a minor-league pitcher in the Toronto Blue Jays organization, and pal Cameron McGuire, ... More >>

A Jury Of Billy Joe Shaver's Peers

Jury selection began this morning in the aggravated assault trial of country legend Billy Joe Shaver, who was charged after he shot a man in the face outside of a Lorena bar in 2007. Shaver's attorney, Dick DeGuerin, maintains Shaver shot Billy Bryant Coker in self-defense. All Hair Balls knows is, ... More >>

Game Time: Roger Goodell To Decide If He Can Punish More Stupidity

This is why they pay Roger Goodell the big bucks. For a commissioner who quickly gained a reputation as a strict disciplinarian after taking over for Paul Tagliabue in August 2006 by throwing suspensions at his league's miscreants like so many nickels and dimes, the decision he makes regarding pun ... More >>

Michelle Thomas: Scissors-Wielding East Texas Woman Strikes Blow For Horny, Disappointed Women

Photo courtesy Angelina CountyYou better bring it strong if you're bedding Michelle Thomas​To look at the mugshot of 26-year-old Michelle Thomas, you might not think you were seeing someone who was facing a possible two- to 20-year prison sentence for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.Nope. ... More >>

Crystal Lynn Johnson: College Station Woman's Mayhem Does First Name Proud

Photos courtesy Brazos County SheriffAnother dangerous Crystal​Some time back we put forth the hypothesis that Crystal was the female equivalent of "Wayne" - the male criminal's favorite name.And as with Wayne-related mayhem, it's not just the quantity of Crystal-line mayhem, it's the quality. O ... More >>

Dennis Traylor, 44, Bayou Body Count No. 145

Stabbed by his nephew's friend​Charges have been filed in the case of a man stabbed on the south side on May 8, who lingered in the hospital before dying. Yvonne Coleman, 35, is charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in the fatal stabbing of Dennis Traylor, 44. Traylor was stabbed ... More >>

A&M Cadets Get Four Years Probation in Assault

The case of Zach Corcoran and the Corps of Cadets finally comes to an end. ​The long and strange saga of Zach Corcoran and the Texas A&M Corps of Cadets came to a close today when Edward Helle and Steven Ramirez, the two cadets who beat up Corcoran, pled guilty to assault charges in a Brazos C ... More >>

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The case of Zach Corcoran and the Corps of Cadets finally comes to an end. ​The long and strange saga of Zach Corcoran and the Texas A&M Corps of Cadets came to a close today when Edward Helle and Steven Ramirez, the two cadets who beat up Corcoran, pled guilty to assault charges in a Brazos C ... More >>

Jason Merksamer: Houston Juggalo And Accused Robber Is Facebook Moron Of The Week

Jason Merksamer tells all on Facebook​It goes without saying that it's not a good idea to commit another violent felony -- specifically, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon -- while you are already on probation for a violent crime. And you would think it would also be inadvisable to broa ... More >>

Juggalo Hijinks

A Facebook crime spree.

Ten Houston Neighborhoods: The Crimes They Experience

Paging McGruff the Crime Dog​We've been plotting which neighborhoods in Houston lead in certain crime categories, but doing that doesn't really get you to the more well-known parts of town. So we decided to zero in on a few specific neighborhoods and see what crime's been going down in them. ... More >>

Chase Langston Wiatt: Facebook Chronicles a Year of Alleged Petty (And Not-So-Petty) Crime

Chase Wiatt: Letting it all out on FB​Chase Langston Wiatt has had quite a run, but with his latest felony arrest, the 19-year-old Crosby resident's luck might just have run out. For the second time since June of 2009, Wiatt stands accused of assaulting someone with his car, and you would th ... More >>

Christopher Matthews: One Punch From Angry Husband Kills Popular Coach

HPDRonald Newman, charged with aggravated assault with serious bodily injury​Christopher Matthews, a popular girls' soccer coach in Spring Branch, was walking outside the LosTios restaurant on the far west side with a woman about 11 p.m. Friday. The woman's husband, Ronald Lee Newman, 51, saw ... More >>

Gregory Longoria Jr.: Allegedly One Sick, Sadistic Mother-Effer

Harris County SOGregory Longoria, alleged torturer​If the allegations contained in court papers are true, then Gregory Longoria Jr. is a very sick dude. Documents show he's been accused of sexually abusing his estranged wife by -- and this is only part of what he's alleged to have done -- usi ... More >>

Morris Edwin Burnett: Reckless, Boozy Jerk Threatens Mom, Son He Almost Ran Over with Bronco

Nueces County SOMorris Burnett: The goatee is the new mullet​All along the Texas coast, the weather has been glorious, and Wednesday morning in Corpus, a 63-year-old mom and her 40-year-old son decided to take advantage by taking their dog for a walk on an isolated road near the beach. Accord ... More >>

Derrick Anthony Lopez: Gets Into a Restuarant Fight, Shoots 8-Year-Old Girl

HPDDerrick Lopez: Drive-by shooting hits eight-year-old girl​A fight in a restaurant led to a drive-by shooting that left an eight-year-old girl critically injured, Houston police say. Derrick Anthony Lopez, 26, has been arrested and charged with aggravated assault with serious bodily injury ... More >>

Austin Men Jailed After Skateboard-Whipping Photographer for Mohawk Shot

This guy's hair is impervious to photography.​You'd think Johnathan Washburn would dig it when strangers snapped his picture. After all, his unusual triple-Mohawk hairstyle seems like little more than a 24-7 "look-at-me" adornment, or possibly even a cry for help. According to this American-S ... More >>

Reece Daniel Gonzales, 24, Bayou Body Count No. 117

Either stabbed or shot to death.​A man was killed in southeast Houston early Sunday morning, and his assailant is on the run. Reece Daniel Gonzales, 24, was attacked in an apartment in the 8400 block of Winkler, Houston police say. He stumbled out of the place trying to escape; he was taken t ... More >>

Alleged White Supremacists Beat Black Man, But DA Doesn't File Hate Crime Charge

FacebookCharles Cannon won't face hate-crime charges.​In a crime that hearkened back to the skinhead days of the early '90s, or modern-day Dallas, four white men remain behind bars today charged with assaulting a black man at a downtown bus stop early Sunday morning. Police want the incident c ... More >>

Ex-Hand Doctor Michael Brown's Assault Trial Begins Monday

Michael Brown: TV ad star is in the dock​Ex-hand surgeon and international dildo transporter Michael Brown is set to stand trial in Harris County District Court September 12 on a felony assault charge involving his wife, Rachel. Brown was indicted in January for an August 2010 incident in whi ... More >>

National Illegal Immigrant Sting Nets Over 2,900 Convicted Criminals, 125 in Houston

Slightly more dangerous than these guys.​On Wednesday, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced the results of its "Cross Check" enforcement operation targeting convicted criminals who are also illegal immigrants. The sting conducted in all 50 states netted 2,901 criminals, ... More >>

Arthur Davis Brown, Speeding Down Highway, to 911: No, My Wife's Not in the Car, She's on the Car

The crazy world of Arthur Brown.​Arthur Brown was living in Houston with his wife when they ran into some domestic trouble, so he took their kid and moved back to his home in Diboll. She followed, with her father, and they confronted him. Things happened, leading to this classic 911 exchange ... More >>

Raymond Lee Mazon: Shoots Three Outside A Midtown Club

Photo by HPDRaymond Mazon: Shooting pedestrians in Midtown​Houston police arrested Raymond Lee Mazon, 26 after they say he opened fire on three people after getting kicked out of a Midtown club early Sunday morning. Police say Mazon was ordered to leave Link Lounge at 2901 Fannin and walked a ... More >>

Kimberley Briggs: Police Say She Beat Sister at Mom's Funeral in Fight over Heirloom Jewels

Gregg County JailKimberley Lynn Briggs: "That's so unfair! You get all the good stuff!"​Even in the best of times, the holidays can be a time of extreme stress. Add in the death of a parent, and you have the proverbial tinderbox of flammable emotions. One such firestorm came to a head yesterd ... More >>

Eric Dowlen: Cops Say He Assaulted Two Dudes With Pit Bull

FacebookEric Dowlen: A boy and his pit.​Nassau Bay cops say a man assaulted two neighbors with a deadly weapon -- namely, his pit bull terrier. According to a criminal complaint and published reports, 33-year-old Eric James Dowlen sicced the pit on a 21-year-old man and a 16-year-old boy with ... More >>

Billie Ray Anspach: Mugshot Hall of Famer Jailed After Allegedly Threatening Six People With Knife

Coryell County JailBillie Ray Anspach: Perhaps a Geico commercial is in his future​A Copperas Caveman Cove man is behind bars after police there say he threatened four family members and two friends with a knife during a Sunday morning disturbance. Police responded to a call about a fight at ... More >>