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Cold case of Ennis girl who was stabbed to death and set on fire comes to a close
Prosecutors in Ellis County have finally closed the books on a 12-year-old murder case. Police found the body of 15-year-old Moriah Gonzalez of Ennis along a rural road in 2012. She had been stabbed to death and her body set on fire.
Ellis County Commissioners' Court to Consider Hopgood Addition Replat Near Maypearl-Hopgood Addition Replat Near Maypearl
Ellis County residents are on the brink of witnessing the change, as the Commissioners' Court is set to take on a replat application in the Hopgood Addition. Ellis County, Texas indicates that the area in question, currently known as C.H. Silliman's Subdivision Lot 12, proposes to redraw its boundaries, encompassing approximately three acres of land located around 2,000 feet west of where Old Buena Vista Road and Mesa Road intersect, in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of Maypearl.
Long-time Ellis County fugitive convicted of 2012 murder
ENNIS, Texas — Jennifer Samantha Puente, a 30-year-old fugitive from Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, has been convicted of murder and tampering with evidence in connection to a 2012 case. Ellis County and District Attorney Ann Montgomery announced that Puente pled guilty to the murder of 15-year-old Moriah Gonzales and tampering...
Woman sentenced to 40 years in prison for murdering 15-year-old, setting body on fire
ELLIS COUNTY, Texas - A suspect in the 2012 murder of a 15-year-old in Ellis County has pleaded guilty to the crime. On Tuesday, Jennifer Puente pleaded guilty to murder and tampering with a corpse charges in connection to the death of Moriah Gonzales. On March 17, 2012, Gonzales' body...
Ellis County Fugitive Jennifer Samantha Puente Convicted For 2012 Murder
Ellis County and District Attorney Ann Montgomery announced today that long-time fugitive Jennifer Samantha Puente (30) of Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, pled guilty to Murder and Tampering/Fabricating Physical Evidence with Intent to Impair a Human Corpse for the 2012 offenses. She was sentenced to 40 years in prison for murder and 15 years for the tampering charge.
North Texas murder suspect sentenced 12 years later after being extradited from Mexico
ELLIS COUNTY, Texas — The Ellis County District Attorney's Office announced that 30-year-old Jennifer Samantha Puente was sentenced to 55 years in prison for the murder of Moriah Gonzales back in 2012. According to the DA's Office, Puente received 40 years for murder and 15 years for tampering/fabricating physical...
PUBLIC NOTICE: VEHICLES IMPOUNDED BY D&W TOWING & RECOVERY / ALWAYS TOWING
Publish two times in The Ellis County Press on Thursday, July 4, 2024 and Thursday, July 11, 2024. PUBLIC NOTICE: VEHICLES IMPOUNDED BY D&W TOWING & RECOVERY / ALWAYS TOWING. This letter is to notify you that the vehicle referenced below has been towed by D&W Towing & Recovery and impounded at 515 Murray St., Midlothian, TX 76065. (972) 617-0444 – VSF# 0567524VSF.
Woman Sentenced to 40 Years for 2012 Murder of Ellis County Teen
Ellis County and District Attorney Ann Montgomery announced today that Jennifer Samantha Puente, a long-time fugitive originally from Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, has pled guilty to charges of Murder and Tampering/Fabricating Physical Evidence with Intent to Impair a Human Corpse, relating to crimes committed in 2012. Puente, aged 30 at the time of her plea, has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for the murder and an additional 15 years for tampering with evidence. She 18-years of age when the murder took place.
The Heights to open new facility July 12
The Heights — Ellis County Family Resources was founded in 2018 to assist family members who find themselves in abusive relationships and are looking for a way out. Thanks to the generosity of numerous Texans, the organization will finally have a place from which to help. The Heights ribbon...
Loloi Inc. PUBLIC NOTICE OF COMMISSIONERS’ COURT MEETING FOR CONSIDERATION OF A TAX ABATEMENT AGREEMENT FOR PROPERTY LOCATED IN ELLIS COUNTY, TEXAS
PUBLIC NOTICE OF COMMISSIONERS’ COURT MEETING FOR. The Commissioner’s Court of Ellis County, Texas (the “County”), with said property being located in a Texas Enterprise Zone and therefore located in a reinvestment zone in the City of Ennis, Ellis County, Texas, will consider entering into a tax abatement agreement, as follows:
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