Brian Rogers
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Harris County judge accused of assault cleared of wrongdoing by grand jury
Criminal Court at Law #10 Judge Lee Harper Wilson, who presides over misdemeanor criminal cases, was investigated by the Houston police for allegedly assaulting the legal assistant of a defense attorney in his courtroom on January 29. → Read More
Pasadena teen accused of killing man while driving stolen car expected in court
Pasadena teen accused of killing man while driving stolen car expected in court. Prosecutors are seeking high bond to keep him jailed for public safety. → Read More
Dashcam video released from 2012 shooting that killed Bellaire officer, bystander
Harlem Lewis was sentenced to die in 2014 after prosecutors and his defense team argued about what happened in the moments before he fatally shot a veteran Bellaire Police officer and a Good Samaritan during a traffic stop in broad daylight on Christmas Eve 2012. Five years after the trial, because of a lawsuit involving the Houston Chronicle, the dashcam video that was shown in court is now… → Read More
Hung jury forces mistrial for Harris County Sheriff’s deputy accused of brutality
A Harris County judge declared a mistrial Friday after a jury could not reach a verdict in the trial of a sheriff's deputy accused of beating a motorist after an early morning traffic chase in 2015. Harris County Sheriff's Sgt. Marco Carrizales still faces a maximum of life in prison if convicted of aggravated assault in a case where he is accused of smashing Ismael Garza Jr. in the face,… → Read More
Former Harris County Sheriff's deputy begins trial after alleged brutal beating
Harris County Sheriff's deputy begins trial in alleged assault case → Read More
Houston judge under investigation for alleged courtroom assault
A Harris County judge is under investigation by Houston police for allegedly assaulting the legal assistant of a defense attorney in his courtroom earlier this week, a police spokesman confirmed Friday. Criminal Court at Law #10 Judge Lee Harper Wilson, who presides over misdemeanor criminal cases, is accused of stepping down from the bench and physically grabbing the woman to move her out of an… → Read More
Accused driver in Jazmine Barnes capital murder case back in Houston courtroom
One of the two men charged in the high-profile drive-by shooting that took the life of 7-year-old Jazmine Barnes last month is expected back in court Thursday. It will be the third session of a hearing that defense attorneys for 20-year-old Eric Black Jr. demanded after learning earlier this month that gang violence task force officers interviewed their client, despite an order from a district… → Read More
Fort Bend teacher accused of joining ISIS back in court
A former Fort Bend substitute teacher, recently captured in Syria as a suspected ISIS combatant, is expected to appear Wednesday before a federal magistrate in Houston. → Read More
Agreement reached after jailhouse interview of capital murder suspect in Jazmine Barnes death
Harris County prosecutors will not be able to use information that Houston gang taskforce officers gathered while interviewing one of two men charged in the high-profile drive-by shooting that took the life of Jazmine Barnes last month, defense lawyer Alvin Nunnery said Monday. → Read More
Popular Houston area legislator faces loss of law license
State Rep. Ron Reynolds could lose his law license Friday during a disciplinary hearing called after he served jail time for illegally soliciting clients. The hearing before the state's Board of Disciplinary Appeals in Austin to decide whether the Houston-area legislator can keep his law license was put on the docket after he was convicted last year of an illegal scheme to solicit victims of… → Read More
40-year sentence for Houston man who set housemates on fire, killing one
Jury delivers sentence in murder trial of Houston man who set housemates on fire → Read More
Suspected Houston drunken driver back in jail after judge raises bail
A suspected drunken driver is back behind bars because a Houston judge raised his bail from $5,000 to $40,000 after hearing that a five-year-old girl injured in weekend a crash may die from her injuries. "Giselle is fighting for her life and it doesn't look good," prosecutor Sean Teare said after the brief hearing. "It's an absolute tragedy." In court, Teare asked that 34-year-old Israel Suerez… → Read More
Houston judge makes pivotal ruling in murder trial of David Temple, former coach and Katy high football player accused of killing wife
The trial for David Temple, the Alief Hastings High School football coach whose conviction for his wife's murder was overturned because of prosecutorial misconduct, has been delayed until June 20. His trial was originally set to begin on Feb. 1, just over 20 years from the date of the infamous killing. But neither side has said for sure whether he actually will stand trial again. Read more:… → Read More
Houston attorney testifies in murder trial about losing son, being burned
Houston defense attorney Kirby Taylor broke down in tears as he testified Tuesday about missing his son, who was burned to death by a man Taylor let stay in their home. "Birthdays are not good. We used to go to the movies on birthdays and I still go by myself," Taylor said tearfully. "Not good. Not good. Not good." The defense attorney was testifying against Curtis Lee Holliman, 35, who was… → Read More
Two men shot, one dead in northeast Houston
One man is dead and another is in the hospital after being shot in a disturbance about 8:30 p.m. Saturday in northeast Houston. Houston police said an unknown suspect or suspects pulled out guns and shot two men outside of an apartment complex near Crofton and Hallshire. → Read More
Driver killed in five car pile-up on West Loop
One driver was killed and another was taken to the hospital in critical condition after a five-car wreck about 2:00 a.m. on the West Loop near Beechnut. → Read More
Houston teen dies after being accidentally shot in the head
A 13-year old boy was fatally shot in the head at a home in southeast Houston, according to news reports. → Read More
Suspect in Houston murder trial claims he was insane when he set two men on fire
A Houston man told jurors Wednesday that he set two of his housemates on fire in 2016 because he had received subliminal messages that they were behind imagined threats to his life and to his family in Virginia. Curtis Holliman testified he thought he and his family were in grave danger because of defense attorney Kirby Taylor's contacts with Houston-area police officers. Holliman had moved in… → Read More
Murder trial starts in Houston lawyer's 2016 fatal house fire
It all happened in about seven minutes on Martin Luther King Day in 2016. Curtis Lee Holliman, then 32, was angry that his housemates were making fun of him, so he allegedly ran upstairs to get a gasoline can and a barbecue lighter, threw the accelerant on both men and set them on fire. → Read More
Defense lawyers question police tactics in Jazmine Barnes shooting case
The lawyer for one of the two men suspected in a drive-by shooting that killed a 7-year-old Houston girl said Monday that law enforcement has been illegally questioning his client. → Read More