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Harris County District Attorney's Office

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2012

    HPD: Shootout Amongst the Dildoes & Butt Plugs

    An unnamed suspect is in the hospital but expected to live after being shot by two Houston police officers at the classiest place possible for a shootout, a Gulf Freeway adult-video store. It is not known if any dildoes or edible underwear or butt plugs were harmed in the event, which took place ab ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 27, 2012

    Darrel Franklin Clay Jr.: Wounded, Now Charged After Shooting By Metro Officer

    A man who was wounded after being shot by a moonlighting Metro officer has been charged with aggravated assault against a public servant, Houston police say. Darrel Franklin Clay Jr., 20, got into an altercation with Metro police officer P.M. Martinez about 5:40 p.m. in the 800 block of Green Road ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 6, 2012

    Unidentified Male Killed Over Stolen Rims, 22, Bayou Body Count No. 27

    A man whose tire rims were stolen confronted the man who did it and ended up dead, police say. HPD says the 22-year-old man, whose name has not been released, had his tire rims stolen Sunday by Demontrion Terrell Albert, 24. "Investigators determined Albert stole the male's car earlier in the day ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 24, 2012

    Delores Westmoreland: Former Kashmere High Dean, 1 Other Indicted for Tampering with Dropout Records

    A Harris County grand jury today indicted two former administrators from the 2010 scandal at Key Middle School/Kashmere High School on felony offenses of "tampering with a governmental record." Dr. Delores Westmoreland, former dean of instruction at Kashmere, was indicted for three cases and fellow ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 21, 2012

    Hansraj Jathanna Says Spring Branch ISD Cops Beat & Harassed Him

    Spring Branch school-district cops used excessive force on a man and later harassed him when he tried to complain, a federal lawsuit says. Hansraj Jathanna claims in the suit that he was pulled over by an SBISD cop who yelled at him, asked if he was an illegal alien and eventually "forcefully pushe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2011

    Cop Shoots Man During Denny's Altercation

    An off-duty cop eating at Denny's shot a man who threatened him with a knife during an altercation, Houston police say. Officer J.C. Lopez, a six-year veteran, was with a group of family and friends when another group, including Clemente Vela, 32, got into an altercation with them, HPD says. Each g ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 28, 2011

    Blake A. Pate: Tries To Wrestle HPD Cop, Gets Killed

    A death on Christmas ​A 24-year-old Pearland man is dead after tussling with a Houston police officer at an accident scene. Blake A. Pate was shot about 11:15 p.m. Christmas night by HPD Sergeant C.W. Hampton; his identity was released today by police. HPD says Hampton noticed a suspicious v ... More >>

  • News

    December 22, 2011

    Notsuoh Wins Injury Suit

    Jury rejects $12 million claim

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2011

    Police Union Files State Bar Complaint Against Jolanda Jones

    Jolanda Jones has a complainr filed against her​Houston City Councilwoman Jolanda Jones, who last month filed a State Bar complaint against City Attorney David Feldman, is now the subject of a Bar complaint filed by a vice president of the Houston Police Officers Union. Ray Hunt wrote in his ... More >>

  • News

    July 14, 2011

    Game On

    With little in the way of penalties, illegal gambling operations flourish in Houston.

  • News

    June 30, 2011

    Why Tow Truck Drivers Can Break Into Your Car

    With little in the way of penalties, illegal gambling operations flourish in Houston.

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2011

    Tambreshia Laqua Jackson: HPD Let Alleged Teen Mom-Killer Have Her Baby Before Arresting Her

    Had her baby then turned herself in.​Sixteen-year-old Tambreshia Laqua Jackson shot her mother to death in 2009, but by the time police figured out she'd done it, she was eight months pregnant. "It was agreed by HPD, the Harris County District Attorney's Office and Jackson that she would turn ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2011

    Houston Tow Truck Drivers Are Totally Above The Law

    Mater makes his own rules​Tow truck drivers in Houston can break into your car in order to tow it -- against state regulations -- and here's why: Law enforcement ain't gonna stop 'em. We learned this by following up on an e-mail from a guy who says he watched a driver for Fast Tow jimmy the l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2011

    Nathan Del Sol, 5, Bayou Body Count No. 82

    Horror story: Five-year-old shot by his seven-year-old brother.​Houston homicide investigators are looking into the shooting death of a five-year-old boy who was shot by his seven-year-old brother. The two were left unattended in a Katy Freeway motel room while their father was in the motel's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2011

    Jose Zerate Brings (Sex) Toys to Meet Kids at Hotel, Cops Say

    KPRCJose Zerate: Wrong kind of toys.​A man who met a woman online and insisted she bring along two young children she babysat to a hotel rendezvous arrived on the scene carrying sex toys and was arrested, KPRC is reporting. A spokesperson for the Harris County District Attorney's Office tells ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2011

    Unidentified Male, Bayou Body Count No. 31

    Male shot by off-duty cop.​An unidentified male of unknown age was shot by an off-duty Houston Police officer Wednesday night. Officer S. Bryant, a 15-year veteran of HPD currently assigned to the Narcotics Division, was working an extra job at the Emerald Bay Apartments (6767 Bennington) when ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 21, 2011

    Omar Ventura, 29, Bayou Body Count No. 20

    Cop leaves bar at closing time and finds trouble​An off-duty cop leaving a bar shot to death a man involved in a scuffle and wounded another, Houston police say. Jose Coronado, who has been with HPD for almost five years, was leaving Sherlock's Pub in the 1900 block of West Gray about 2:20 a. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 24, 2010

    Animal Abuse: The Five Worst Houston Examples In 2010

    Humans: Will you ever learn?​We like to think that animal abusers will not only get a lump of coal from Santa this time of year, but a pitchfork-in-the-ass from the Other Guy in Red as well. For those of you who like to keep tabs on just how low the human race can sink, here's a roundup of some of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2010

    Texas High Court Halts Hearing On Death Penalty

    The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, acting on its own motion, has ordered a halt in the hearings District Judge Kevin Fine is conducting into the constitutionality of the death penalty as it is applied here. District Attorney Pat Lykos' office made the announcement, having been informed of the mov ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 9, 2010

    Albert Randle III, 23, Bayou Body Count No. 194

    Friday night fight in a bar​A bar shooting near the Third Ward left a 23-year-old man dead Friday night.Police received a call shortly before midnight about a shooting at C. Phil's Bar at 401 Alemda Road. Whent hey got there they discovered Albert Randle III had been shot in the chest.He was trans ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 30, 2010

    Michael Anthony Green: Wrongly Imprisoned For 27 Years, But Don't Hold Your Breath Waiting For Restitution

    Michael Anthony Green deserves to get paid, but he'll have to wait in line. ​The case of Michael Anthony Green has been in the news lately, because Green served 27 years in prison for a rape he didn't commit. The district attorney's office sent out a press release yesterday taking credit for Green ... More >>

  • News

    May 6, 2010

    On Hold

    Found not guilty of the rape charges against him twice over, a former deputy constable still can't get his job back.

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2010

    The Key/Kashmere Case That May Vanish Into the Void

    ​Investigations are essentially complete into the Key Middle School/Kashmere High School fiasco Superintendent Terry Grier said Tuesday. All except for the part that HISD investigators have discovered that at least one other person and perhaps two were also involved in the multitude of alleged pr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2010

    What? Someone Actually Gonna Do Time For Identity Theft?

    ​Nakeshia Brown, a 30-year-old Houston woman, has been sentenced for stealing the identities of patients while working as a nurse at Memorial Hermann Hospital. The Houston Press wrote about Brown's case in a cover story about identity theft, published in June of last year. The story highlighted th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 21, 2010

    Unnamed Suspected Drug Dealer, Bayou Body Count No. 20

    ​If there were a class for crooks, the message would be taught in Crime 101: Don't dare the cops to shoot you, because they probably will.One suspected drug offender, however, apparently missed that little lesson. And not surprisingly, he paid for it with his life.On Friday, Houston narcotics offi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2010

    13-Year-Old Can't Be A Prostitute Because She Can't Consent To Sex, Attorneys Argue

    ​The Texas Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments in a case involving the Harris County District Attorney's prosecution of a 13-year-old girl for prostitution. Attorneys for the girl, called "B.W." in the proceedings, say that, because a minor cannot consent to sex, B.W. should not have been ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 18, 2009

    The DA's Victims Rights Division Becomes A Victim Itself

    ​A year ago, the Houston Press looked into restitution in the state parole system and discovered that in 90 percent of the cases, victims never get all the money that was owed to them.While we can't vouch for the percentage, it looks like victims counting on the Harris County District Attorney's O ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 19, 2009

    Bayou Body Count: A Stench At The Airport

    ​George Bush Intercontinental Airport may not be on the same level as mythic Mafioso burial grounds such as JFK in New York or the airport in Newark, N.J., but it still finds a stiff every once in a while.Last week, airport police got a call about a terrible stench coming from the parking lot of t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2009

    Bayou Body Count: A Police Shooting Over An Open Beer

    ​There is something to be said about the importance of solid doors, strong locks and a secure home. Think not? Well, the carnage over the past several days may change your mind.It was Friday evening, about 7 p.m., when 18-year-old Jubelle Serano was taking care of her 6-year-old sister at their ho ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2009

    Bayou Body Count: Where Have All The Killers Gone?

    ​As the temperature slowly begins to dip, so too it seems that the number of murdered bodies found in and around Houston are fewer and fewer.But that certainly doesn't mean there's no action for the police.On Wednesday at about 8:30 p.m., a 37-year-old woman and her roommate began arguing in their ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2009

    Two Cousins Nabbed In Mexico For Separate Houston Murders

    ​Two men wanted for separate Houston murders were caught together in Guadalajara, Mexico yesterday afternoon. The crimes, which occurred about two years apart, were unrelated. The suspected killers are cousins. "Murder runs in this family," said homicide detective Michael Miller of the Houston Po ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2009

    Bayou Body Count: Don't Mess With A Cop's K-9

    ​You don't mess with a man's dog. Especially if that man is a cop. At about 4:30 p.m. Friday, Houston police officer W.G. Smith made his way to an apartment complex at 7100 Renwick to check out a burglary that was supposedly going on. As Smith was heading up to the apartment, one of the people wh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 23, 2009

    Complain About BARC, Find Yourself Charged With A Crime

    Photo by bf_photos The Harris County District Attorney's Office has charged a BARC volunteer for filing a false police report regarding animal abuse he said he heard while at the city's animal control facility. Shelby Kibodeaux was charged July 1 with the class B misdemeanor, which ca ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 15, 2009

    Bayou Body Count: Nothing Good Comes From A Naked, Gun-Toting Man

    Houston police officers at the Northeast Patrol Division substation got more than just a shock Tuesday when a car wildly crashed through the facility's security gate. They ended up in a shootout in which the driver of the car was killed. According to a mix of police and media reports, officers from ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 26, 2009

    Bayou Body Count: Some Arrests, And Sex Gone Wrong

    Houston police have arrested Harry Dwight Williams for allegedly shooting a 19-year-old man and his girlfriend earlier this month at McCullough Park. Police say that James Smith, 19, was walking through the park with his girlfriend when he saw Williams, and the two men started arguing. When they sta ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2009

    After 22 Years Of Wrongful Imprisonment, Two More Days To Freedom

    A man convicted of rape in 1987, based largely on questionable HPD crime lab data, and sentenced to life in prison is expected to be released on bond Thursday, according to the Harris County District Attorney's Office. Recent DNA test results show "discrepancies between the new tests and evidence p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 31, 2009

    Not Everyone Is Cheering DA Pat Lykos's Latest Move

    Photo courtesy Pat Lykos for DAIf you look up "throwing someone under the bus" in the dictionary of clichés, you might just find the following example from Pat Lykos's braver, newer Harris County District Attorneys Office used as illustration. Not content to keep her ire in-house about a recent jur ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 5, 2008

    Change Comes To The Harris County Courthouse

    Photo courtesy Pat Lykos for DAIf you look up "throwing someone under the bus" in the dictionary of clichés, you might just find the following example from Pat Lykos's braver, newer Harris County District Attorneys Office used as illustration. Not content to keep her ire in-house about a recent jur ... More >>

  • News

    October 23, 2008

    Who's Crying Now?

    Photo courtesy Pat Lykos for DAIf you look up "throwing someone under the bus" in the dictionary of clichés, you might just find the following example from Pat Lykos's braver, newer Harris County District Attorneys Office used as illustration. Not content to keep her ire in-house about a recent jur ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 17, 2008

    HPD Cops Indicted For Stealing From HPD Cops

    Photo courtesy Pat Lykos for DAIf you look up "throwing someone under the bus" in the dictionary of clichés, you might just find the following example from Pat Lykos's braver, newer Harris County District Attorneys Office used as illustration. Not content to keep her ire in-house about a recent jur ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 10, 2008

    Prosecutors Dismiss Assault Charges in J Prince Gym Beating Case

    Photo courtesy Pat Lykos for DAIf you look up "throwing someone under the bus" in the dictionary of clichés, you might just find the following example from Pat Lykos's braver, newer Harris County District Attorneys Office used as illustration. Not content to keep her ire in-house about a recent jur ... More >>

  • News

    November 29, 2007

    Priscilla Slade and the TSU Three

    Spurred on by a fellow student's death, Oliver Brown, William Hudson and Justin Jordan ran a gauntlet on their way to bring down a president

  • News

    October 20, 2005

    Toy Story

    An HPD sex-toy crackdown goes limp

  • News

    January 31, 2002

    Getting Wasted

    Local officials say they are only after compliance and cleanups. Critics claim otherwise.

  • News

    October 28, 1999

    Broken Promises

    Fourth Ward residents are left with a harsh reality

  • News

    July 29, 1999

    Shin Splits

    Shiatsu doc closes up shop

  • News

    March 19, 1998

    Insider

    Shiatsu doc closes up shop

  • News

    March 5, 1998

    Dissecting Dr. Carter

    Harris County's chief pathologist finds herself under the microscope.

  • News

    July 11, 1996

    Letters

    Harris County's chief pathologist finds herself under the microscope.

  • News

    July 14, 1994

    The Gangs Among Us

    Asian crime is growing. Asian immigrants are its main target. And the HPD hasn't a clue what to do.

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