15 lawyers want Dallas County Judge Amber Givens recused from 104 criminal cases
The lawyers say in court records they can’t get fair trials before state District Judge Amber Givens, who is under investigation by the state’s Department of Public Safety. Fifteen criminal defense lawyers are taking the rare step to get an embattled Dallas judge recused from their cases — 104 in total. The lawyers say in […]
Police: Dallas man assaulted pregnant fiancée while out on bond in wife’s fatal shooting
Peter Nicholas faces charges of assault of a pregnant person and deadly conduct. A man out on bond after being accused of fatally shooting his wife in 2019 is back behind bars after police say he assaulted his pregnant fiancée. Peter Noble Nicholas III, 33, was booked into the Dallas County jail June 11 on […]
29-year-old man murdered after judge grants felony PR bond to armed robber recently paroled from prison
HOUSTON – “I’ve never had any of these defendants we’ve profiled on Breaking Bond on parole and on a felony PR bond charged with murder,” said Andy Kahan with Crime Stoppers. “This is a first.” 30-year–old Quinnton Allen is a convicted armed robber. He spent almost a decade in prison. “He just got paroled December […]
Mother of 9-year-old shooting victim said suspect threatened to kill her a week ago
According to court documents, Jones was out on five different bonds in Harris County when he allegedly shot Khylie Sorrells and her mom Brittany. HOUSTON — The mother of a little girl shot and killed in the Heights Monday said the man charged with her murder came to their apartment with a gun last week, court […]