INSIDER
John Derrick Taylor, a 55-year-old math teacher and powerlifting coach at Texas City High School, was arrested for allegedly planning to meet a person he thought was a 15-year-old girl for sex, who was actually an undercover detective.
FBI Houston agents arrested Andrew David Sikes in Montgomery County for allegedly making a death threat to U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, intending to impede and intimidate him in his official duties.
Daniel Chairez Roldan has been charged with manslaughter after allegedly shooting and killing his wife, Ruby Chairez, in front of family members at their Jacinto City home.
Investigators said a man was dropping off his daughter at the airport when Tristan T. Griffin, 28, went up to him and punched him in the face while he was getting back into his car. He also assaulted another person for trying to intervene.
Houston FBI agents have arrested Xu Zewei, a suspected hacker linked to China’s Ministry of State Security, in Milan for allegedly stealing COVID-19 research data.
Operation Take Back America in Southern Texas resulted in nearly 100 arrests and 95 charges from June 27 to July 2, targeting illegal entry, drug trafficking, and firearms violations.
In northwest Harris County, Steven Eberly, 36, allegedly killed contractor Luis Silva Mendez, 53, driven by jealousy over a suspected romantic involvement with Eberly's girlfriend, the homeowner.
Justin Guzman, 22, turned himself in to police Monday and is the second person to be arrested and appeared in Probable Cause Court overnight, where they alleged he fired 10 shots in the Galleria Mall parking garage, killing Anthony Sanders, 30.
Two men, Darville Reginald Allen and Abdul Saleem, were arrested in Montgomery County after allegedly luring two 15-year-olds through social media to a football stadium parking lot, where they displayed a firearm and sexually assaulted the teens.
Liberty County Pct. 1 Constable Tammy Bishop has been indicted in connection with a deadly UTV crash that occurred in May, resulting in the death of a female passenger.
Houston police released video footage showing the moment a driver, Maxie Ray Whitaker, was shot by an officer after attempting to run him over near The Galleria on May 25.
Shaquan Jelks, a Houston man, faces federal charges for allegedly running illegal trucking companies that defrauded government agencies and private entities.
Devin Burgess was arrested after admitting to breaking into a building on Houston's north side for the third time, specifically targeting TVs.
The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation shut down six massage businesses in various cities across Texas, including Midland, Katy, Spring, Houston, Plano, and Big Spring, due to suspected human trafficking activities.
Three men from Houston, Carlos Daniel Cordova-Valencia, Jann Hayler Cuero-Garces, and Bryan Fernando Nunez-Arboleda, have been arrested for their involvement in a series of daytime home burglaries in Brazos County.
A man in northeast Houston was arrested after allegedly shooting and killing a woman in an apartment on McHenry Street.
Robert Bowers, a 45-year-old from Katy, was arrested during a traffic stop in La Grange after allegedly making a threat that led to the evacuation of the Texas State Capitol.
Deputies from Harris County Precinct 4 recovered a vehicle stolen from the estate of the late boxing legend George Foreman during a traffic stop on FM 1960 Road East.
Cornejo faces murder charges for fatally stabbing his girlfriend, Argelia Diaz Maya, in a west Houston restaurant, a case identified as domestic violence-related.
A 21-year-old Navy sailor, Angelina Resendiz from Texas, was found dead in a wooded area in Norfolk, Virginia, after disappearing from her barracks.
Immigration attorneys and immigrant rights organizations are advising some recent arrestees they still have a chance to remain in the United States.
Neighbors and the leasing manager told investigators Paul Munoz, 52, has harassed other tenants in the apartment complex on several occasions, threatening to arrest them, have them evicted, or have their vehicles towed.
An FBI analyst in Houston, Brian Vincent Rausch, has been arrested and released on bond after being charged with possessing over a thousand child sexual abuse images, including AI-generated ones.
In northwest Harris County, Steven Eberly, 36, allegedly killed contractor Luis Silva Mendez, 53, driven by jealousy over a suspected romantic involvement with Eberly's girlfriend, the homeowner.
Benjamin Frakes, 39, has been charged with capital murder for the shooting deaths of his father, Franklin Frakes, 72, and stepmother, Florentina Frakes, 56, in their Spring home.
Federal prosecutors have rejected claims of a conflict of interest in the arson case against former Turkey Leg Hut co-owner Lynn Price, involving attorney Letitia Quinones-Hollins.
A former employee of Bear Branch Junior High in Magnolia ISD was arrested in The Woodlands following a report of sexual assault by a teenage student.
ICE said Hector Castillo-Garcia was previously removed from the U.S. three times and has a lengthy criminal history dating back more than 20 years.
Former Turkey Leg Hut co-owner Lynn Price is challenging the inclusion of evidence in his federal arson case, claiming his Sixth Amendment rights have been violated.
On Mother’s Day, Bao Hoang Dinh allegedly attacked his parents in their northwest Houston home, resulting in the death of his mother, Hat Nguyen, and injuries to his father. It's unclear why he did it.
Three young men, ranging between 18-20, were arrested after stealing a Mustang and leading officers on a brief chase.
Enrique “Ricky” Vela, a 40-year-old man from La Porte, was arrested on February 26 after a forensic search of his cell phones revealed video files of him sexually assaulting local underaged male children.
Joshua Youngblood, 45, has been charged with murder and aggravated sexual assault following the fentanyl-related death of his daughter, Jade Youngblood, on Thanksgiving Day 2023 in Houston.
Montgomery County authorities are investigating a sexual assault incident involving an Uber driver, Janaka Manatunga, who was arrested after allegedly assaulting a woman near Market Street in The Woodlands.
Two of Texas' 10 Most Wanted were captured in separate arrests within days. David Earl Rogers, wanted for aggravated assault and other charges, was arrested in Converse by the U.S. Marshals and DPS Special Agents.
LaPatrick Deshawn Mitchell, 25, has been charged with the murder of 68-year-old John Williams after DNA evidence linked him to a crime scene in Houston. Williams was shot inside his home on February 21, 2023, and died from his injuries on May 16, 2023.
An illegal gambling operation in Houston's 10700 block of FM 1960 Rd W was dismantled following an undercover investigation led by Constable Mark Herman’s Criminal Investigations Division.
John Roman, a 40-year-old Houston man, is charged with capital murder for allegedly killing his girlfriend, Breandrea Wiley, to silence her as a witness in his aggravated robbery trial.
David Jacob Bettsack, a medical radiologic technologist with Sugar Land MRT, had his license temporarily suspended after the board said they learned he was arrested and charged with two counts of Possession of Child Pornography.
A Denton County commissioner was injured, and her husband was killed after they were stabbed overnight by their grandson, according to Lewisville police.
A Houston man, Deangelo Monrta Patrick, is charged with kidnapping after allegedly forcing a stranger into his car at gunpoint in a parking lot.
Kara Hernandez, a former teacher at Ronald Thornton Middle School in Fort Bend ISD, has been arrested and indicted on two felony charges for allegedly having an inappropriate relationship with a student.
A man in La Marque is facing felony charges for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after allegedly attacking an individual who later sought help at the La Marque Police Department with severe hea
A 15-year-old runaway from California was found in Harris County, Texas, living with 28-year-old Tarik Exavier Jammer, whom she had met online and been involved with since running away at age 14.
A 17-year-old, Mark Leyva, has been arrested and charged with capital murder in the shooting death of Giovanni Cruz, also 17, whose body was found in a backyard in the Yaupon Ranch subdivision in December.
Daniel Byrd, a former high school teacher in Texas, has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for possessing and distributing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) via online platforms.
Jaysha Victorian, a 23-year-old from Houston, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud after exploiting her position at a bank contractor to fraudulently credit prepaid debit cards with $8.6 million.
A Houston teenager has been arrested and charged with multiple offenses, including aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, invasive visual recording, and aggravated robbery, after allegedly robbing a victim at gunpoint, forcing him to strip naked, and posting explicit footage of the incident online.
Five people including four children were taken to a hospital after a major crash in North Houston Tuesday.
Miguel Espinoza, accused of driving drunk and killing a family of four in a golf cart in Galveston, pleaded guilty before his trial began.
Two brothers, Crisanto Caal Ba and Daniel Salvador Caal Ba, have been charged with the murder of 23-year-old Otto Pop Coc, who was found fatally stabbed on the Gulf Freeway service road in Houston in mid-March.
Jerel Ward Griffin, a former instructional aide at Glenda Dawson High School in Pearland, was arrested on March 26 for allegedly sending inappropriate images and videos to a 14-year-old student, constituting a charge of Online Solicitation of a Minor.
Detectives from Constable Ryan Gable’s Office, in collaboration with local law enforcement and the Texas Department of Public Safety, conducted a sting operation on March 18, 2025, targeting online predators soliciting minors.
Miguel Espinoza, accused of driving drunk and killing a family of four in a golf cart in Galveston, pleaded guilty before his trial began.
A second man has been charged in connection to a deadly shootout at a McDonald’s in west Harris County that claimed the life of a grandfather.
Maria Rojas, a Houston woman, is under investigation for allegedly posing as a licensed gynecologist and operating multiple birthing clinics without proper licensing, as revealed in recently released court documents.
A man named Antoine Leandre Ridge has been charged with murder following a deadly shootout inside a McDonald's in west Harris County, where 61-year-old Jorge Rolando Arbaiza was fatally shot.
Harris County Precinct 4 deputies, in collaboration with the FBI Houston Safe Streets Task Force, executed narcotics search warrants at two locations in Harris County, seizing large quantities of illegal drugs.
Attorney General Ken Paxton announced the closure of several Houston-area abortion clinics and the arrest of their operator, Maria Margarita Rojas, for unlawfully providing abortions and employing unlicensed individuals.
Texas authorities arrested midwife Maria Margarita Rojas and medical assistant Jose Manuel Cendan Ley for performing illegal abortions and operating unlicensed clinics in Houston.
Maria Margarita Rojas, 48, a 48-year-old midwife known as “Dr. Maria,” was arrested in Waller County, Texas, for allegedly performing illegal abortions and operating unlicensed medical clinics.
A Galveston County Health District employee, Brittani Nikole Martinez, has been arrested for allegedly stealing between $2,500 and $30,000 from the district.
A man named Chance Chavez has been arrested and charged with murder after his wife was found dead in their northwest Houston home.
Deputy Landon Slatter, who worked with the sheriff's office for 15 years, resigned immediately after his arrest for allegedly sexually assaulting a child he met through social media.
Eric Latroy Brown, accused of sexually assaulting a University of Houston student, is refusing to cooperate with his legal team and has declined to post his $15 million bond.
A 44-year-old man, Abraham Giovanni Molina, has been arrested by the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office on charges of indecency with a child by sexual contact and aggravated sexual assault.
A Harris County teenager, accused of planning an attack on Memorial High School, appeared in juvenile court and will remain in custody until March 6. Defense attorneys requested her conditional release for treatment, citing her history of depression and self-harm.
Jamal Porter, with a history of family violence, is charged with injuring a child after allegedly striking a three-month-old with a blunt object, resulting in fatal injuries.
A 56-year-old man from Kemah, Charles Rodney Finnell Jr., has been arrested for aggravated sexual assault after allegedly attacking a woman he met on Tinder at his home.
Bun Khath, a 43-year-old Houston resident, has pleaded guilty to laundering funds from a $40 million bank fraud scheme, admitting to falsifying loan documents and managing shell companies to facilitate money transfers from 2016 to 2021.
After nearly three decades, the murder of 24-year-old Donna Oglive, who was strangled in Toronto in 1998, has been solved.
The Galveston County Sheriff’s Office have arrested two teenage suspects, Tara King and Uriah Urick, charged with capital murder in the death of Tammy King on February 5, 2025, in Bacliff, Texas.
The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is asking for anyone with any information or relevant concerns to reach out to them after arresting a man for allegedly possessing child pornography.
The second suspect who was wanted in connection to the deadly shooting of a 14-year-old in northwest Houston back in July has been taken into custody.
The second suspect who was wanted in connection to the deadly shooting of a 14-year-old in northwest Houston back in July has been taken into custody.
Giovanni Matt Ornelas, 31, was re-arrested on January 7 by the U.S. Marshal’s Gulf Coast Violent Offenders Task Force after evading law enforcement for over a year.
Authorities began investigating Taylor Roy after getting tips about videos showing young girls recorded in public areas; namely The Woodlands Mall, Six Flags Hurricane Harbor, and local parks. Some footage allegedly included young girls undressing in a Forever 21 dressing room.
Maurice Calvin Turner, 49, was arrested on January 5, 2025, in Houston for allegedly impersonating a city official to defraud a local resident by offering to paint her curb address for payment
Investigators said when David Banda was advised that charges for reckless driving were accepted, "he slipped his restraints to the front of his body and attempted to disarm the deputy."
Pedro Luis Parra Pulgar, a 46-year-old resident of Fulshear, has been charged with three counts of attempted murder after allegedly setting his home on fire with his three children inside.
A Houston group home manager, Joe James, has been charged with aggravated robbery after allegedly attempting to smother 88-year-old resident Pedro Benavides Jr. with a pillow during a robbery on October 20.
The FBI Houston Field Office has launched a federal civil rights investigation to seek more victims of a Houston park ranger accused targeting members of the LGBTQ community by demanding money or sexual favors in exchange for not being arrested at Cullen Park.
A man accused of fatally stabbing his sister and young niece at a west Houston apartment complex faced a judge Wednesday, as prosecutors shared new details about the case.
