When a 22-year-old store manager told police that he and a clerk in his store were robbed on their way to deposit the store's money, the last thing he probably expected was to be arrested and charged with theft. Unfortunately for the accused manager, the police in...
Year: 2012
Fleeing passenger charged with drug delivery offense
When police stop a vehicle for violation of the traffic laws, it may not be the driver who ends up being charged with violating the law. That is what happened recently when police stopped a car in San Angelo, Texas, and arrested a passenger on drug delivery charges...
Man guilty in racial bias assault charges in Midland County
The United States Constitution guarantees a person prosecuted on a criminal charge the right to have an attorney represent them. Criminal defense attorneys learn early in their training that regardless of the weight of the evidence against their clients, every...
Odessa trucker facing prison sentence for secret cargo
A 37-year old truck driver from Odessa, Texas, could be spending the next 10 years sitting in a prison cell instead of the cab of his truck following his guilty plea to drug delivery charges. The defendant was caught as a result of an investigation led by law...
Police stop ends in criminal charge for College Station man
It is not unusual or uncommon for people to have encounters with officer who are investigating suspicious behavior. Most of those encounters involve a brief conversation that ends with the officer and the civilian going their separate ways. Occasionally, the...
Man’s federal charges could help ex-girlfriend charged by state
Investigations by state and federal law enforcement into bomb threats made against Texas State University and Texas A&M University have resulted in the arrests of a Bryan man and his ex-girlfriend. The criminal defense attorney for the girl said her arrest by the...
Routine traffic stop ends in felony arrest of Texas man
It is not unusual for a routine encounter between police and the public to end in an arrest. A routine traffic stop by police ended with the arrest of a 23-year-old Texas man on suspicion of drug possession and felony charges of possession of a firearm. The young...
Truck driver charged with stealing beer in Texas
A driver is facing felony theft charges after allegedly stealing 1,500 cases of beer from a truck he was driving for an employer. The truck driver is reported to have called his boss to say the truck had broken down during a trip to Corpus Christi, Texas. He later...
Winning lottery tickets are bad luck for robbery suspects
Two winning lottery tickets, some old-fashioned sleuthing by deputies and three confessions ended the number of theft crimes committed by a trio of robbers in one. The events started when two of the suspects purchased some drinks and lottery tickets at a...
One suspect wounded in apparent gas station robbery near Houston
Authorities have charged two brothers, ages 23 and 21, with the robbery of a gas station in Harris County, Texas. Sheriff's deputies shot the younger of the two brothers when he allegedly pointed a gun at them after being ordered to drop it. Police filed theft charges...