Deputies found $1.3 million worth in Pot on Tuesday in Montgomery County. The marijuana growing operation was found inside of a mobile home in the Magnolia area, police said. 240 marijuana plants, fertilizer and other growing tools were all confiscated by deputies. Two men and a woman were arrested with possible charges of marijuana cultivation. Read here report for more information. Billy Skinner is a Houston lawyer & active proponent of marijuana rights. He represents clients who have been charged with simple possession to distribution and cultivation. Call the Law… Read more »
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Child Porn Trial to Begin for Cargo Airline Founder
A trial is scheduled to begin in Brownsville, TX for the founder of a South Texas-based cargo airline who is charged with distributing child pornography. Robert L. Hedrick is scheduled to start trial in federal court on Monday. Prosecutors say that Hedrick distributed pornographic images of children with undercover officer from Louisiana and Wisconsin in an online chat room back in November 2010. Hedrick was arrested in July 2011 and plead not guilty to the charges. In the fall of 2010, Hedrick had announced the opening of his Pan American… Read more »
Caney Creek Highschool Student Arrested for Intoxication Manslaughter
A baseball player at Caney Creek High School was arrested on Friday morning for intoxication manslaughter. Warren Diepraam, Montgomery County assistant district attorney, said 18-year-old Danny Freund had been charged in the March death of Halie McDonald. Diepraam stated that Freund had been driving under the influence with 18-year-old Halie McDonald when he crashed into a utility pole, resulting in the death of McDonald. Both McDonald and Diepraam were students of Caney Creek High School in Montgomery County. Read here for the entire article. If you are facing similar charges… Read more »
League City Man Arrested, Charged With Child-Porn
A man was arrested on Tuesday after police raided his house in League City in a child-pornography investigation. Kevin Ferguson, 54, was taken into jail after he allegedly downloaded and shared child porn online. Ferguson was charged with three counts of child porn possession and is being held on a $120,000 bond. Investigators have no reason to believe that any of the children around his neighborhood were involved in the case but he investigation is ongoing. For the rest of the story read the KHOU article. If you have been… Read more »
Suspect Appears in Court After Almost Hitting Officer While Rollling Joint
A judge sets a $15,000 bond for a man accused of trying to hit an officer during a low-speed car chase. 24-year-old Andres Martinez was charged with evading arrest after a 20 minute car chase on Gulf Freeway Sunday morning. Police say that Martinez purposely swerved his car to hit an officer trying to lay down a spike strip. The officer had to jump out of the way of Martinez’s vehicle. Martinez told police he was trying to roll a joint and call his “peeps” to tell them he was… Read more »
Federal Agents Seize Records at Mental Health Clinic During a Fraud Probe
Federal agents recently obtained a search warrant and seized hundreds of patient records from a Houston psychiatric hospital and its two mental clinics as part of an escalating Medicare fraud federal investigation. The focus on the probe into Westbury Community Hospital was to whether owners of personal care hospitals were recruiting patients for treatment in exchange for money, whether the patients needed the treatment or not. According to the Houston Chronicle, billings show more than $6.2 million in Medicare payments in 2010 for mental health services. David Edson, the VP… Read more »
Man Dies After Brief Police Chase in North Houston
A brief police chase ends deadly after driver crashes into a Ryder rental truck. The wreck happened around 4:50 a.m. near the intersection of Shepherd and 30th after the police spotted a car which was believed to be involved in the theft of two tires earlier that day. When police pulled up behind the white Honda Accord suspected in the robbery, the car sped away. The officers chased after the car for a short period until the car lost control and struck a Ryder rental truck nearly head-on. The driver… Read more »
Public Punishment Suspended for Drunken Driver
39-year-old Michael Giacona spent 90 days in jail after a drunk driving incident that killed a 20-year-old victim last summer. Along with his jail time, the judge also sentenced him to wear a sign for four consecutive Saturdays reading, “I killed Aaron Pennywell While Driving Drunk.” During the first weekend of his public sentence, passers-by became hostile towards Giacona. The judge has relieved Giacona of his public sentence for his safety while he re-evaluates the sentence and finalize a decision on Wednesday. Despite Giacona’s absense, friends and family of the… Read more »
2 Car Burglary Suspects Return to Scene of Crime, Arrested
Two Houston teens were arrested for breaking into a car after police say they returned to the crime scene. Investigators say that Sergio Ramirez, 17 and Luis Torres, 18, broke into a car at an apartment complex near the intersection of Belway 8 and the North Freewayn Tuesday. The victim of the crime called police and described to them the getaway car. When police were investigating the crime scene they noticed a car that matched the description they had just received from the victim. The police arrested the two teens… Read more »
Ex-teacher in Beaumont Gets 15Years for Student Sex
A Beaumont judge sentenced an ex-teacher of a SW Texas school 15 years in prison for engaging in sexual relations with a student. Timothy Russell Verdon, 51, who formally taught at Hamshire-Fannett Middle School was sentenced to 15 years on Monday. Police say that Verdon had engaged in a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old girl in 2008. In March, Verdon pleaded guilty to improper relationship between an educator and student and to sexual assault of a child. The judge sentenced Verdon to 15 years on each count, to be served… Read more »
