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Woman accused of hitting and killing Fort Worth police sergeant was on probation
She pleaded guilty in April to shooting her romantic partner last year. Probation will likely be revoked because of the deadly crash, in which investigators believe she was driving drunk.
Made in Tarrant: Hurst company reduces financial illiteracy in underserved populations
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North Texas Woman Sentenced to 60 Years for Poisoning Child with Benadryl
A mother from North Texas was given 60 years in prison on Friday after pleading guilty to giving her child poisoned Benadryl in 2022 to make it look like she had a seizure problem. Jones, 32, from Krum, found out her sentence at a meeting in the 485th Tarrant County...
Woman who purposefully poisoned her 4-year-old daughter many times and gave a 12-year-old girl dizzy medication while on bond was sentenced
Texas – In a shocking case from Texas, 32-year-old mother J. Jones has been sentenced to 60 years in prison after admitting to poisoning her 4-year-old daughter with dangerous levels of medication. Judge S. Jumes delivered the sentence following Jones’ guilty plea to charges of injury to a child with serious bodily or mental injury […]
Judge sentences Tarrant County mom to 60 years for poisoning her child
FORT WORTH — Sixty years in prison. That's the sentence a Tarrant County judge handed Jesika Jones for poisoning her 4-year-old daughter to make it seem she was sick.Loud gasps, screams and tears filled the courtroom Friday morning as spectators reacted to the sentence with surprise and relief."I'm very satisfied with that," said Derek Jones, her estranged husband. "She deserves it. She's a danger to society and an evil person."The pair shared three children, all of whom he says she poisoned. He said she had him fooled too, convinced they were suffering from epilepsy."The youngest one kept getting worse and kept...
North Texas woman who admitted poisoning her child with Benadryl gets 60 years in prison
Jesika Jones’ sentence came after she was arrested twice this year for allegedly violating conditions of her bond, which ordered her to refrain from contact with children.
Krum Woman Sentenced to 60 Years for Poisoning 4-Year-Old Daughter
Jesika Lynn Jones, a 32-year-old resident of Krum, Texas, was sentenced to 60 years in prison for injury to a child and endangering a child, according to the Tarrant County District Attorney's Office. Jones pled guilty to the crimes in January 2024. In 2022, Jones was arrested and charged with...
Tarrant County unveils ballot verifier on election administration website
Tarrant County Elections Administrator Clint Ludwig speaks during a news conference on Aug. 9 in Fort Worth about the ballot verifier tool that has launched. (Cody Thorn/Community Impact) The Tarrant County Election Administration, partnering with Civera, has rolled out a ballot verifier tool on the county website. Tarrant County Elections...
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