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McAllen man fires shotgun at his cousin, struggle over samurai sword ensues
A dramatic scene unfolded early Thursday morning at a McAllen apartment complex parking lot which involved a shotgun blast and two cousins struggling over a samurai sword. McAllen police responded to the Evergreen Apartments at 2501 W. Nolana at about 1:52 a.m. for a report of a single gunshot heard at the apartment complex. While … → Read More
HCSO traffic stop for failing to signal results in federal meth case
When a motorist failed to signal a lane change Tuesday, the Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office pulled the vehicle over and authorities discovered a little more than two pounds of methamphetamine on a passenger in the vehicle. The DEA just happened to be in the area and the agents offered their assistance to the deputies. In … → Read More
Petition filed in McAllen police shooting remanded to county court
A petition to investigate claims filed by a 39-year-old man shot by McAllen police nearly a year ago has been transferred from federal court back to a county court of law. Falcon Rivera Jr. filed the petition on Oct. 27, alleging officer Daniel Cruz violated his civil rights by shooting him while he was fleeing … → Read More
State offers San Juan murder suspect six years
The Hidalgo County District Attorney’s Office extended a plea offering six decades in prison for a 39-year-old San Juan man accused of shooting and killing a 27-year-old man in March last year after seeing the man hug his ex-girlfriend. Jacob Isaac Arispe Arroyo is charged with murder and aggravated assault over allegations he shot and … → Read More
More details emerge in New Year's Eve double homicide
When María de la Luz Reyes Martinez heard gunshots on New Year’s Eve, she went to check on her daughter. That’s when she was shot and killed. The Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office has accused 29-year-old Edcouch resident Agustin Adan Castellano of the Dec. 31 shooting and killing of Martinez, his 58-year-old mother-in-law, and 30-year-old Olga Guadalupe Guevera, … → Read More
2020 saw marked increase in border wall lawsuits
The federal government drastically increased its efforts to seize private land from residents of Hidalgo and Starr counties for the border wall in 2020 with a noted acceleration in filings after Election Day as well as in the two months leading up to that day. After President Donald Trump signed Executive Order 13767 on Jan. … → Read More
Late-night phone call on Christmas leads to stabbing in Edinburg
Edinburg police accuse a 30-year-old McAllen man of stabbing his girlfriend’s ex in the face with a kitchen knife during a confrontation between the men early Christmas morning. Investigators arrested Omar Garcia Solis on Monday and charged him with aggravated assault causing serious bodily injury and possession of marijuana, less than 2 ounces. The investigation … → Read More
Hidalgo County man held without bond on charges of enticing young girls
A man accused of enticing young girls to send him sexually explicit photos throughout 2020 will remain jailed pending trial. U.S. Magistrate Judge Peter E. Ormsby issued the order during a Tuesday afternoon court hearing for Walberto Gutierrez Jr., who is charged with coercion and enticement of a minor, court records show. The Homeland Security … → Read More
Sheriff's office nabs Weslaco man accused in August drive-by shooting
The Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office arrested an 18-year-old Weslaco resident on Saturday who was wanted for his alleged role in an August drive-by shooting. Heriberto Soto is facing a charge of aggravated assault for the Aug. 1 shooting that left a man with a large gunshot wound to his right arm. The sheriff’s office says … → Read More
High court rejects appeal in '97 kidnapping, murder
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals this week dismissed an application for a writ of habeas corpus filed by a McAllen man serving life in prison for his role in kidnapping a man who was taken to Reynosa and killed more than 23 years ago. The court rejected the request from Humberto Rodriguez Jr., who … → Read More
High court won't hear appeal in cartel-linked double homicide
Without a written order, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals rejected an appeal from a 31-year-old Mission man convicted of a 2012 double homicide that is a suspected cartel hit over a drug debt. Juan Carlos Martinez, 31, is serving a 40-year prison sentence for killing Castos de los Santos and Ramiro Rodriguez on Nov. … → Read More
Mission police to pay man $225K over shooting
The city of Mission has agreed to pay a 53-year-old man who was shot in the stomach with a breaching round at his parents’ home nearly four years ago $225,000 in exchange for him agreeing to drop a federal lawsuit. Steven J. Wilson sued the city of Mission and officers Teodoro Rodriguez Jr. and Jaime … → Read More
Peñitas man charged in fatal Dec. 11 crash
The Texas Department of Public Safety says a 23-year-old Peñitas man who was behind the wheel of a fatal Dec. 11 crash had been drinking, speeding and blowing stop signs before hitting a pedestrian and rolling his vehicle over, ejecting all of its occupants. DPS booked David Simon Cavazos into the Hidalgo County Detention Center … → Read More
Bombshell allegations drop during Edinburg chief's arbitration
EDINBURG — On Friday, Edinburg Police Chief Cesar Torres sat in the same city council chambers where he accepted the job as the city’s top cop and was sworn in nearly two years ago. The mood Friday, however, was not celebratory. Torres sat in the hot seat during a day-long hearing where he defended his … → Read More
Palmview man charged with attempted murder for shooting last Friday
Police arrested a 30-year-old Palmview man early Wednesday morning on accusations that he shot a 40-year-old man in the leg last Friday. Alonso Matamoros is charged with attempted murder, along with four drug charges and a charge of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon. Palmview police allege that Matamoros shot the man in … → Read More
City of Mission asks for protective order over fatal police shooting records
The city of Mission is asking that a judge sign a protective order prohibiting the family of the man who killed a Mission police officer in 2019 from sharing documents the judge ordered the city to turn over to the family with anyone. Additionally, the city says Texas Government Code only allows it to make … → Read More
Former sheriff’s office official pleads not guilty to theft indictment
A former Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office official has waived his arraignment and pleaded not guilty to multiple charges of theft. Jose Padilla, 60, had been scheduled for arraignment Wednesday morning on three counts of credit card or debit card abuse, a count of theft of property, more than $30,000 but less than $150,000, a count … → Read More
Judge hears arguments in open records petition over fatal police shooting
A judge said he will rule by Monday on whether he will order the city of Mission to turn over its case file in the fatal June 20, 2019, shooting of Cpl. Jose Luis Espericueta to the parents of the man who killed the officer. The family of Juan Carlos Chapa Jr., who was also … → Read More
Plea offered to man accused of shooting at Alamo police
Prosecutors on Wednesday afternoon announced they’ve made a plea offer to a 35-year-old man facing four counts of attempted capital murder of a peace officer that would send him away for three decades. That offer, however, requires Arturo Fred Garza to plead guilty to 10 charges, including the attempted murder charges, levied in three separate … → Read More
Former high-ranking sheriff's official indicted on credit card abuse allegations
A former high-ranking Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office official is asking that his federal supervised release violation hearing be postponed for three months because he believes he will prevail in the state credit card abuse case against him. Jose A. Padilla, 60, had been scheduled for that federal hearing Friday morning, but it was rescheduled to … → Read More