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The 1974 Huntsville Prison siege was an eleven-day prison uprising that took place from July 24 to August 3, 1974, at the Huntsville Walls Unit of the Texas Department of Corrections in Huntsville, Texas. The standoff was one of the longest hostage-taking sieges in United States history.
On December 13, 2000, the seven carried out an elaborate scheme and escaped from the John B. Connally Unit, a maximum-security state prison near the South Texas city of Kenedy. [ 20 ] At the time of the breakout, the reported ringleader of the Texas Seven, 30-year-old George Rivas, was serving 18 consecutive 15-to-life sentences.
Police responded to reports of a crash where an on-duty officer, Steward, had struck pedestrian Terry Hinton. Steward was found to be under the influence and driving on the wrong side of the road. He was sentenced to 20 years in prison. [8] 10 June 2022: Kyle Alan Gould 16 November 2023 (pleaded guilty) Clear Creek County Sheriff's Office ...
SAN ANTONIO — A Texas appeals court ordered a new trial Wednesday for a Jewish man on death row — who was part of a gang of prisoners that fatally shot a police officer in 2000 after escaping ...
Two county jail guards have been indicted on murder charges for the asphyxiation death of an inmate in Texas. The indictments, dated Tuesday, charge Joel Garcia, 48, and Rafael Moreno Jr., 37, in ...
Was convicted of the 2003 murder of actress Lana Clarkson and was serving a 19 years to life prison sentence at the time of his death. Nathaniel Burkett: 2021-01-19 United States: COVID-19: Serial killer Daniela Figueredo: 2021-03-13 Venezuela: Gunshot Young detainee Shot in the face by a police officer and killed at the age of nineteen.
Two county jail guards have been indicted on murder charges for the asphyxiation death of an inmate in Texas. The indictments, dated Tuesday, charge Joel Garcia, 48, and Rafael Moreno Jr., 37, in ...
Gunman shot neighbors, killing 5 people, before fleeing into a wooded area. 2023 Allen, Texas outlet mall shooting: Allen: May 6, 2023: 9: Gunman shot eight people before being shot by police. 2023 Austin shootings: Austin, Texas: December 4-5 2023: 6: Gunman killed six people in a spree shooting before being arrested.