Conroe police sergeant Jason Blackwelder was convicted of manslaughter for fatally shooting a 19 year old suspected shoplifter, Russell Rios, who’d fled from a Walmart into the woods. The officer claimed there had been a struggle which led to the shooting. Prosecutors say, however, that the teen was shot in the back of the head […]
Conroe Officer convicted for shooting shoplifter in back of the head
Pastor alleges Waller County Prosecutor threatened him
In yet another example of unprofessionalism among legal professionals, a Waller County DA allegedly made threats to a member of the cloth. Rev. Walter Pendleton alleged that after he requested information on prosecution rates by ethnicity in the county northwest of Houston, the prosecutor became abusive in text messages sent May 28. “Don’t ever call […]
Florida Judge Challenges Attorney to Brawl
“Go out back and I’ll just beat your ass.” These were the words of Judge John C. Murphy in Brevard County Florida, who was displeased with Assistant Public Defender Andrew Weinstock for zealously representing his client. “If I had a rock I would throw it at you right now…SIT DOWN!” Another gem that was hurled […]
Houston Police Dept. Fails to Investigate over 20,000 Criminal Cases
According to a report commissioned by the city, more than 20,000 burglary, theft, assault and hit-and-run cases were not investigated in 2013. When I stumbled onto this story the explanation given was that HPD is understaffed. This may be some of the reason this happened, but I am not buying that this is the only […]
Texas Appeals Court reverses capital murder conviction
The 14th Court of Appeals reversed Jaime Arturo Zamora’s 2011 capital murder conviction this week. Why? Common sense – you can’t sustain a conviction based solely on the testimony of people who are already in trouble. There was no evidence connecting him to the shooting except testimony of his alleged accomplices. Zamora was serving life […]
School security gaurd assaults, handcuffs handicapped student to wheelchair
Yet another example of a glorified hall-monitor run a muck, an Oakland High school guard brutally attacked a student, allegedly punching, handcuffing and dumping a handicapped student out of his wheel chair. The Officer, Marchell Mitchell, has been charged with child abuse and fired. The details of this situation are deplorable. Mitchell was trying to […]