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Man with multiple charges of harassing, stalking same woman free on bond with repeated bond violations

FOX Houston 26, October 18, 2022

In 2017, 30 defendants were granted bond for violating a protective order. Last year, that number rose to 420.

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Number of Guilty Pleas in Staged Accident Scams Reaches 41

Transport Topics, October 17, 2022

“Both defendants hoped that, through their false statements, they would secure lucrative monetary settlements from the owner, driver and insurer of the tractor-trailer.”

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Repeat violent offender out on multiple felony bonds sentenced to 16 years behind bars for killing 23-year-old

FOX 26 Houston, October 11, 2022

Repeat violent offender Shandon Donaldson and an accomplice murdered a 23-year-old man in a nightclub while Donaldson was free from jail on six felony bonds. Despite violating his bond conditions, Harris County Judge Jason Luong lowered bond for the murder charge to $65,000.

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Accused killer’s history | Timeline of Daniel Chacon’s violent past

KHOU 11, October 9, 2022

Murder suspect Daniel Chacon—whose decade-plus criminal record includes multiple assault charges—has been accused of kidnapping and murdering Maira Gutierrez, his ex-girlfriend and the mother of his baby.

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Beaumont man flees to Mexico as jury finds him guilty of aggravated sexual assault of a child

KBMT 12 News, October 6, 2022

One day before he was convicted by a jury for aggravated sexual assault of a child, a Beaumont man fled to Mexico while out on bail.

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Harris County Pct. 4 Constable Mark Herman refiles hundreds of dismissed cases

KHOU 11, October 6, 2022

Data provided by Precinct 4 shows that of the 434 cases dismissed, 127 are felony charges, including 44 domestic violence-related assaults.

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29-year-old man accused of murder after pleading guilty, posting bond for aggravated robbery

FOX 26 Houston, October 4, 2022

After sitting in jail for three years, a Harris County judge reduced bail for a capital murder defendant who was facing up to 30 years in prison. Just three months after posting the lowered bond, that defendant has been accused of murder—again.

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Man charged in toddler’s hit-and-run death was out on bond for another DWI, court documents show

KHOU 11, October 3, 2022

According to court documents, Rene Alfredo Alvarado Lopez was out on bond for a previous DWI charge when he allegedly committed a hit-and-run under the influence, killing a two-year-old boy in Houston.

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Looking back at some of the notorious Breaking Bond suspects

FOX 26 Houston, September 28, 2022

In the past two years, 182 Houstonians have allegedly been killed at the hands of repeat violent offenders free from jail on multiple felony or personal recognizance bonds. Only 20 of the accused murderers have been convicted.

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Prosecution agrees that ‘Texas 7’ death row inmate should get a new trial because of judge’s biases

ABC News 8, September 27, 2022

“He should never have been a judge regrettably, should never have been a judge calling balls and strikes in a system that is supposed to be equal and fair for everyone.”

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Public nuisance lawsuits have expanded beyond their traditional use into a way to regulate through litigation. TLR is dedicated to preventing the public nuisance doctrine from becoming a catch-all cause of action used to impose one person’s political views on society as a whole. Read and share: bit.ly/3ZHdEva ... See MoreSee Less

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