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  • Father and Stepson Attempted To Disguise Murder-for-Hire As Road Rage, Prosecutors Say

    Father and Stepson Attempted To Disguise Murder-for-Hire As Road Rage, Prosecutors Say

    A road rage incident on Grand Parkway in Harris County, Texas, has been uncovered as a suspected murder-for-hire scheme, allegedly involving a father and his stepson planning the attack, according to Law & Crime.

    Early on February 4, a 40-year-old man, whose identity has not been disclosed, was shot multiple times while driving his work vehicle on Grand Parkway. Fortunately, he survived and is currently hospitalized. Initially thought to be a case of road rage, the investigation took a turn when the cameras inside the victim’s truck provided crucial footage, leading authorities to identify two suspects: a man and his stepson.

    Ricardo Obando, 49, and Matthew Rosas, 24, faced a Harris County court following their arrest on February 15 for attempted capital murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. During the hearing, prosecutors claimed that Obando was supposedly hired to murder the victim, while Rosas was reportedly offered $300 to transport him from the crime scene. Additionally, prosecutors revealed that Rosas confessed to his involvement in the alleged scheme and had been instructed to track the victim “for several days” to familiarize himself with his routine.

    Prosecutors said that Rosas was found with “$220 and two new $100 bills at the time of his arrest. He said the $220 was what remained of the proceeds of the shooting.”

    Obando, who has a history of felony convictions, is currently being held at Harris County Jail with a bond set at $20,000 for the attempted capital murder charge and $250,000 for the aggravated assault charge. Rosas, facing additional charges for drug possession, is also in custody at the Harris County Jail with a bond amount of $100,000.

    #Clique, what are your thoughts?

  • 13-Year-Old Wrote ‘Help Me!’ During Abduction and Now Her Kidnapper 35 Years Prison Behind Bars

    13-Year-Old Wrote ‘Help Me!’ During Abduction and Now Her Kidnapper 35 Years Prison Behind Bars

    A Texas man has been sentenced to 35 years behind bars after abducting a 13-year-old girl in San Antonio, transporting her to California, threatening her with a firearm, and sexually assaulting her. He was apprehended back on July 9, 2023, outside a laundromat in Long Beach, according to the New York Post.

    The girl was rescued from her captor, who is now 63-year-old. The rescue occurred outside a laundromat in Long Beach. The teen wrote “Help Me!” in red ink on a torn paper while sitting in a silver Nissan Sentra, prompting a bystander to contact officials. When officers arrived, she silently mouthed “help,” and they luckily, freed her from the vehicle.

    Steven Robert Sablan from Cleburne, Texas, pleaded guilty to kidnapping in Jan. 2024. He has been in federal custody since the incident and has been “ordered to pay $1,158 in restitution,” according to authorities, reports say. 

    Joseph T. McNally Acting U.S. Atty. said, “The 35-year sentence imposed ensures this defendant will not have the opportunity to victimize children… There is nothing as important as protecting our young people. I commend our federal and local law enforcement partners for their efforts to secure justice here.”

    Sablan admitted to kidnapping the victim, who said she was 13, in San Antonio and driving her to Long Beach while using a gun to control her. During the trip to California, the girl was sexually assaulted.

    #Clique, what are your thoughts? 

  • Karate Coach Was Arrested After Being Accused Of Raping Teen Boy Inside Dojo Bathroom

    Karate Coach Was Arrested After Being Accused Of Raping Teen Boy Inside Dojo Bathroom

    A karate instructor in Texas, 30-year-old William Propper, was arrested for reportedly raping a teenage male student in a dojo bathroom. The assault reportedly occurred at the Safety American Karate school during a summer camp in 2022 or 2023, as stated by local authorities, per an affidavit examined by PEOPLE.

    Propper told the 13 or 14-year-old student, at the time, that he was “mature enough” to “try out sex,” as per the affidavit. He also convinced the teen that the bathroom incident should remain a “secret.” The unidentified victim didn’t tell his family right away, as he recently told his mother, who contacted officials. Propper has been placed on leave from the dojo, per KHOU. 

    A statement read, “There has been an allegation made against an employee of Safety America resulting in his arrest. The employee has been placed on leave from Safety America pending the results of an investigation… We appreciate your understanding and support during this difficult time.”

    Propper was apprehended by officials on Feb. 1 and later released on a $75,000 bond.

    #Clique, what are your thoughts? 

  • Texas Man Fatally Shoots Girlfriend After She Travels Out Of State For Abortion In Colorado, Police Say

    Texas Man Fatally Shoots Girlfriend After She Travels Out Of State For Abortion In Colorado, Police Say

    In a tragic incident in Dallas, Texas, 22-year-old Harold Thompson has been charged with the murder of his girlfriend, 26-year-old Gabriella Gonzalez, after learning she had traveled to Colorado to obtain an abortion. 

    The shooting occurred on May 10, 2023, in a parking lot and was captured on surveillance video, CBS News reports.

    According to an arrest warrant affidavit, Thompson attempted to put Gonzalez in a chokehold before shooting her in the head. The affidavit states, “It is believed that the suspect was the father of the child. The suspect did not want [Gonzalez] to get an abortion.”  

    Gonzalez had returned from Colorado the night before the incident, where she had gone to terminate her pregnancy. Texas has stringent abortion laws, effectively banning the procedure after approximately six weeks of pregnancy since September 2021. Following the overturning of Roe v. Wade in June 2022, nearly all abortions have been halted in Texas, except in cases of medical emergency.  

    Thompson was arrested later that day and is currently being held in the Dallas County Jail without bond. Court records do not list an attorney authorized to speak on his behalf.  

    Thoughts?

  • Man Accused Of Stabbing Mother After She Refused To Give Him Her Wallet

    Man Accused Of Stabbing Mother After She Refused To Give Him Her Wallet

    A man from Texas was apprehended for allegedly stabbing his mother after she refused him her wallet, per PEOPLE. 

    35-year-old Joseph Anthony Abreu allegedly entered a Houston residence on Jan. 4, demanding his mother’s wallet. When she rejected, he allegedly stabbed her. Paramedics took the 58-year-old woman to a hospital, where she was luckily treated and is now stable.

    Abreu left the scene before officials arrived but was caught and apprehended the next day. He faces charges of aggravated

    “assault of a family member”

    and

    “burglary with intent to commit another felony.”

    It’s uncertain if he has legal representation or entered a plea.

    #Clique, what are your thoughts? 




  • 22-Year-Old Preschool Teacher Killed and Five Students Injured In Car Crash Following Holiday Event

    22-Year-Old Preschool Teacher Killed and Five Students Injured In Car Crash Following Holiday Event

    Sadly, a preschool teacher, 22, from Texas died, and five children were hurt in a car crash during pickup following a holiday event, police said. The teacher, Alexia Rosales, was hit by two cars and trapped under one outside Excelled Montessori Plus School on Thursday, according to News 4 San Antonio. Close to 4:15 p.m., a mother loaded her kids into her car and mistakenly sped into another vehicle, said Javier Salazar, the Bexar County Sheriff, per the New York Post. 

    The parent’s car hit another vehicle, and both crashed into a fence where Rosales and students were playing, officials said. The teacher was trapped under a car and was sadly, declared deceased after firefighters lifted it.

    The young teacher’s mother told the Daily Mail,

    “She was] protecting the baby… You can tell she was a teacher from the heart.”

    She continued,

    “[The students] love her so much, they always wanted to be around her.” 

    Five injured children were taken to local hospitals, Salazar noted. Another teacher, Alicia, was outside with the kids and needed 12 stitches for a deep forehead cut. She was trapped under the fence gate but was able to pass some children to onlookers.

    “We were outside playing with the kids, and next thing I know, I was looking up at the sky,”

    Alicia said, noting that the children are safe. 

    Salazar mentioned that officials don’t suspect any criminal intent. He noted that the driver responsible for the accident has a medical history, which might have played a role in what happened.

    #Clique, what are your thoughts?

  • Man Sentenced To 75 Years In Prison For Murdering Teenage Girl After She Ended Their Relationship

    Man Sentenced To 75 Years In Prison For Murdering Teenage Girl After She Ended Their Relationship

    A Texas man has been sentenced to 75 years in prison for the murder of a 16-year-old girl who ended their relationship just minutes before the tragic event, according to prosecutors as reported by Law & Crime. 

    Irbin Vargas, now 29, received the sentence for killing 16-year-old Lourdes Sandoval, affectionately known to her friends as

    “Betty.”

    On September 12, 2018, Vargas, who was 22 at the time, fatally shot Betty after she tried to end their abusive relationship, as stated by prosecutors from the Harris County District Attorney’s Office.

    Vargas had been in a year-long relationship with the teenager. However, Betty chose to end things after Vargas allegedly pointed a gun at her head. On the night in question, around 10 p.m., Vargas and Betty had a conversation on Facebook, according to a criminal complaint. A few minutes later, Vargas reportedly sent her a picture of himself holding a gun to his head, with the caption,

    “Life ain’t worth living without you.”

    Betty shared the messages and picture with a friend and expressed she was scared. She then stepped outside to meet another friend. According to prosecutors, Vargas came out of the shadows, grabbed her by the shoulder, and shot her in the face. Vargas tried to escape but was arrested later by Houston police officers. He will not be eligible for parole until he has served 30 years.

    “He was a 22-year-old predator who worked to get close to a teenage girl,”

    Assistant District Attorney Philip White, who prosecuted the case, said in a statement.

    “Five minutes after she told him that it was over for good, he killed her.”

    #Clique, what are your thoughts?

  • Texas Man Claims He Accidentally Shot His Son, Mistaking Him For Intruder, Later Burns The Body

    Texas Man Claims He Accidentally Shot His Son, Mistaking Him For Intruder, Later Burns The Body

    A father has been charged with fatally shooting his adult son with down syndrome at a home in East Texas, an incident that authorities have described as a

    “bizarre crime,”

    per AP News.

    Michael C. Howard, 68, an attorney from Houston, allegedly mistook his 20-year-old son, Mark Randall Howard, for an intruder when he accidentally shot him with a shotgun on Sunday evening. The incident occurred at a residence in Sabine County, located approximately 170 miles northeast of Houston.

    According to the Sabine County Sheriff’s Office, Howard did not report the shooting immediately. Instead, he used a tractor backhoe to transport his son’s body about 2 miles away to a remote area on his expansive 2,500-acre property. There, he placed Mark’s body on a wood trash pile and attempted to cremate it. It was not until Monday afternoon—approximately 17 hours after the shooting—that Howard contacted the sheriff’s office to report the incident. 

    Deputies discovered body parts and bones in the trash pile and sent them to the Jefferson County medical examiner’s office. Michael Howard told investigators that the incident was a

    “horrible accident,”

    claiming he

    “cremated his son in accordance with what he felt his son would have wanted.” 

    Mark Howard, who had Down syndrome, was high-functioning and employed. Two days before the shooting, authorities responded to a theft of a large mower and trailer made by Michael Howard. Deputy J.P. MacDonough did not say if this theft affected Howard’s view of his son as an intruder.

    Howard remains in jail in Sabine County on a $20 million bond, facing charges of murder and tampering with evidence.

    #Clique, what are your thoughts?

  • Florida Man Accused Of Scamming Elderly Woman Out Of $250,000 By Pretending To Be Elon Musk

    Florida Man Accused Of Scamming Elderly Woman Out Of $250,000 By Pretending To Be Elon Musk

    A Florida man is behind bars for allegedly scamming a 74-year-old woman from Texas into giving him $250,000 by pretending to be Elon Musk, reports Business Insider. 

    Police in Bradenton said that 56-year-old Jeffrey Arthur Moynihan, Jr. was behind the alleged scheme. 

    He reportedly made a fake Facebook profile of Musk and convinced the woman to invest the large sum of money in

    “Musk’s businesses.”

    Moynihan allegedly told the victim that she could make $55 million by partnering with him. Authorities say she sent him at least $250,000, but her husband claimed it might be as much as $600,000. 

    Moynihan was arrested on November 19 and charged with grand theft. He reportedly runs a painting and pressure-washing business in the Bradenton area. The investigation into the scam is still ongoing.

    #Clique, what are your thoughts?

  • Mom Arrested After She Allegedly Left 16-Month-Old Son Home Alone While She Went Out Of Town To Meet Man She Met On Hinge

    Mom Arrested After She Allegedly Left 16-Month-Old Son Home Alone While She Went Out Of Town To Meet Man She Met On Hinge

    A Texas mom was taken into custody after she allegedly abandoned her 16-month-old son for a man she met on a dating app, per Law & Crime. 

    On July 28, 2024, police in Killeen, Texas, received a call about a child hanging out of a broken window and a report that

    “an aggressive dog was trying to attack the child.”

    When officers arrived, they found a toddler with his head and shoulders out of the window. The window was broken but had been covered with cardboard.

    Inside the apartment, the officer saw the boy wearing just a t-shirt and alone with two dogs that were described as very

    “protective”

    of him. The police managed to contact the child’s mother, 25-year-old Reese Louise Myers. She said she had gone to San Antonio to meet a man she met on Hinge and claimed she left her son with a babysitter she found on Facebook.

    However, the babysitter told the police she had only cared for the child last December, and their Facebook messages had stopped after that month in 2023. When the baby was found, he had a diaper rash and feces on his skin, reports reveal. Officers believe Myers seemed to plan to leave the baby alone due to the

    “precautions”

    that were taken. They noticed that the suspect deadbolt and locked the windows. The doors were closed off, and there was a baby gate blocking the kitchen.

    Police told Myers to return to Killeen, but she never did. She was arrested on November 5 at the Fort Irwin Army Base in San Bernardino County, California. Myers was released from custody in California on Tuesday. She was then arrested again by the Killeen Police Department the same day. She faces charges of abandoning or endangering a child, according to FOX 44. The boy is now with Child Protective Services.

    #Clique, what are your thoughts?