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Tarrant County lieutenant addresses jailhouse murder accusation
DALLAS — Lt. Joel Garcia and Officer Rafael Moreno are out of jail on a $125,000 bond after getting indicted for the murder of Anthony Johnson Jr. Garcia responded to the charge.A Tarrant County Grand Jury doesn't think Johnson's death was unintentional—the charge of murder in the jailhouse death of Anthony Johnson Jr. According to Tarrant County Medical Examiner, the death was a homicide caused by mechanical and chemical asphyxia. The criminal indictment said it was because Officer Rafael Moreno's knee, in Johnson's back, killed him. Sheriff Bill Waybourn said the tactic is against TCSO policy. Waybourn fired Moreno and Garcia. He...
Bond increased to over $1 million for Texas woman charged with attempted murder of Muslim child
EULESS, Texas — A Texas woman accused of trying to drown a Muslim child is back in jail following an increase in bond, court records show. Elizabeth Wolf, 42, was originally arrested on May 19 after Euless police say she made racial remarks to a Muslim woman and tried to drown the woman’s 3-year-old daughter at the family’s apartment complex pool.
District Attorney Secures Life Sentence for Dallas Man in Brutal Murder of Sachse Father
DALLAS, Texas — Tarrant County District Attorney Greg Willis’s office secured a life without parole sentence for Brandon Dale, 43, of Dallas, after a jury found him guilty of capital murder in the brutal robbery and murder of a Sachse father. On June 7, 2021, the Sachse Police...
No more price hikes: Tarrant County child care centers react to new property tax relief
Felicia Davis had no choice but to raise prices at her child care facility. With inflation and the cost of living across Tarrant County on the rise, staff at Ready Set Jump Learning Center in east Fort Worth expected yearly wage increases. Ultimately, Davis did what was necessary to keep her employees happy. It’s difficult to find quality child care specialists, she said, and she needed her team to stay put.
Officers charged in Anthony Johnson's in-custody death surrender, post bail
TARRANT COUNTY – Two corrections officers who were indicted in the death of Anthony Johnson Jr. turned themselves into police and have since been released on bond.As a result of the indictments of Rafael Moreno and Lt. Joel Garcia, murder warrants were issued for both of the men on Friday, June 28.The Texas Department of Public Safety says Garcia turned himself in to the Parker County Sheriff's Office the same day. Moreno turned himself into the Tarrant County Sheriff's Office on Saturday.They both bailed out of jail on $125,000 bond."As promised, the Texas Department of Public Safety, Ranger Division, conducted...
Fort Worth Contracts Pro-Child Gender Transition Group
Tarrant County Republican Party Chairman Bo French recently sounded the alarm on the City of Fort Worth paying for a performance of an LGBTQ group on city property. French revealed that the City of Fort Worth used taxpayer money to pay Jamie Esposito for a performance by Spectrum Ensemble, an LGBTQ musical group.
Body of man found in Trinity River
FORT WORTH, Texas — The body of a white male was discovered floating in the Trinity River early Tuesday morning, authorities said. Central units were dispatched to the scene at N Main and N Commerce St at 7:14 a.m. on July 2, 2024. Homicide detectives have been notified, and the investigation is ongoing, according to a statement from the department.
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