In 2004, the state of Texas executed Cameron Todd Willingham for a 1991 house fire that killed his three young children. However, a recent state funded analysis of the case shows that he may have been improperly sentenced in his trial.
Two fire officials gave testimony in the trial, implicating Willingham in the fire. However, the [...]
Entries from August 2009
Questions Arise Years after Execution
August 26th, 2009 · No Comments
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Man Charged with Robbery, Assault
August 25th, 2009 · No Comments
On Saturday morning, a man was arrested for robbing and assaulting another man. Around 7:30am, the man, identified as Joshua Bennett, approached another man in an apartment complex parking lot. The other man reportedly became uncomfortable with Bennett’s questions and tried to get away from him.
Bennett then allegedly started kicking the man before stealing his [...]
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School Bus Driver Charged for Child Pornography
August 19th, 2009 · No Comments
On Monday night, a Marble Falls school district bus driver was arrested and charged with possession of child pornography. He was bonded out of jail on Tuesday for $10,000 and has been put on administrative leave by the school district.
Possession of child pornography is a second degree felony and, if convicted, the man could face [...]
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Executive Pleads Guilty to Gambling
August 18th, 2009 · No Comments
Gordon Graves has been running a business of “questionable legality” since 2005. On Monday, he agreed to plead guilty to one felony charge of tampering with evidence in a deal that ends three criminal prosecutions against his company.
Graves will pay a $10,000 fine and will accept two years of deferred adjudication. If he meets the [...]
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Woman Charged with Felony Theft
August 12th, 2009 · No Comments
A woman who worked for Y&M Property Investment is accused of stealing more than $23,000 from 15 residents between June 2008 and April 2009. Her boss began noticing inconsistencies and found out that a large sum of money was missing.
The woman allegedly took cash from tenants and gave them receipts for payments, but did not [...]
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