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Tony Earls Jr. has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after he was convicted of manslaughter in the shooting death of 9-year-old Arlene Alvarez on Valentine's Day in 2022.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/court/2025/09/25/531919/tony-earls-sentenced-to-20-years-in-prison-for-accidental-killing-of-9-year-old/

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A Harris County jury on Tuesday found a man guilty of manslaughter in the 2022 shooting death of 9-year-old Arlene Alvarez.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/court/2025/09/23/531697/jury-begins-deliberating-in-manslaughter-case-against-tony-earls/

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A hearing to determine whether former Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg could be held in contempt of court for making public remarks in the capital murder case of 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray has been rescheduled for October.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/court/2025/07/28/527310/contempt-hearing-against-former-da-kim-ogg-rescheduled-amid-special-session/

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Embattled Harris County Judge Kelli Johnson will resume her judicial duties on Wednesday after a brain injury recovery and the dismissal of an investigation into her judicial conduct, officials said. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/harris-county/2025/04/09/518294/harris-county-judge-kelli-johnson-returns-to-bench-following-brain-injury-recovery-dismissed-investigation/

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Houston-based social media influencer Corey Pritchett Jr., who was arrested on kidnapping charges last week after initially fleeing the country, has been released from jail on a $200,000 bond.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/arts-culture/pop-culture/2025/01/24/511899/houston-youtuber-accused-in-womens-kidnapping-released-from-jail-on-200000-bond/

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Houston-based social media influencer Corey Pritchett Jr., who was arrested on kidnapping charges last week after initially fleeing the country, has been released from jail on a $200,000 bond.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/arts-culture/pop-culture/2025/01/24/511899/houston-youtuber-accused-in-womens-kidnapping-released-from-jail-on-200000-bond/

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Houston-based social media influencer Corey Pritchett Jr., who was arrested on kidnapping charges last week after initially fleeing the country, has been released from jail on a $200,000 bond.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/arts-culture/pop-culture/2025/01/24/511899/houston-youtuber-accused-in-womens-kidnapping-released-from-jail-on-200000-bond/

#Court #Crime #CriminalJustice #HarrisCounty #Houston #Local #News #PopCulture #AggravatedKidnapping #CoreyPritchettJr #HarrisCountyCourts #HoustonArrests #SocialMediaInfluencer

Houston-based social media influencer Corey Pritchett Jr., who was arrested on kidnapping charges last week after initially fleeing the country, has been released from jail on a $200,000 bond.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/arts-culture/pop-culture/2025/01/24/511899/houston-youtuber-accused-in-womens-kidnapping-released-from-jail-on-200000-bond/

#Court #Crime #CriminalJustice #HarrisCounty #Houston #Local #News #PopCulture #AggravatedKidnapping #CoreyPritchettJr #HarrisCountyCourts #HoustonArrests #SocialMediaInfluencer

Houston-based social media influencer Corey Pritchett Jr., who was arrested on kidnapping charges last week after initially fleeing the country, has been released from jail on a $200,000 bond.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/arts-culture/pop-culture/2025/01/24/511899/houston-youtuber-accused-in-womens-kidnapping-released-from-jail-on-200000-bond/

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Harris County Judge Kelli Johnson, who presides over the 178th Harris County District Court, will remain on medical leave for a head injury until next year, Chris Tritico, her attorney said on Monday.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/court/2024/10/14/502757/harris-county-judge-kelli-johnson-to-remain-on-medical-leave-till-2025-after-sustaining-head-injury/

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After recovering from a brain injury, Harris County Judge Kelli Johnson will reassume her judicial duties after a charge accusing the judge of driving while intoxicated was dismissed on Tuesday, officials said.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/court/2024/09/10/499582/recovering-from-a-brain-injury-dwi-charge-against-harris-county-judge-kelli-johnson-dismissed/

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A Harris County judge this week denied bond for two men suspected in the July 10 death of a sheriff's deputy.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/police/2024/07/18/493990/bond-denied-for-men-facing-capital-murder-charges-over-harris-county-deputys-death/

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Houston rapper Travis Scott will remain as a defendant in the hundreds of civil lawsuits filed by victims of the deadly Astroworld Festival he headlined in November 2021.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/court/2024/04/25/484687/houston-judge-denies-travis-scotts-request-to-be-dismissed-from-astroworld-festival-lawsuits/

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Judge Frank Aguilar, twice elected to preside over a state district court in Houston, was formally charged with assault after allegedly beating up a woman who lives at his Galveston residence during an alcohol-fueled altercation Dec. 31.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/court/2024/01/25/475506/formal-assault-charge-filed-against-houston-judge-accused-of-domestic-violence-in-galveston/

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Judge Frank Aguilar, twice elected to preside over a state district court in Houston, was formally charged with assault after allegedly beating up a woman who lives at his Galveston residence during an alcohol-fueled altercation Dec. 31.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/court/2024/01/25/475506/formal-assault-charge-filed-against-houston-judge-accused-of-domestic-violence-in-galveston/

#Court #Crime #CriminalJustice #Galveston #HarrisCounty #Houston #Local #News #DomesticViolence #GalvestonCountyDistrictAttorneySOffice #HarrisCountyCourts #HarrisCountyDistrictCourt #JudgeFrankAguilar #StateCommissionOnJudicialConduct