Author: Ismael Martinez
Travis County DA’s Office Secures Conviction for Man Charged with Aggravated Kidnaping Sexual Abuse and Two Counts of Sexual Assault
Travis County, TX — On Thursday, September 26, 2024, a Travis County jury convicted Dublas Vasquez, 25, of Aggravated Kidnapping Sexual Abuse and two counts of Sexual Assault. For Mr. Vasquez’s trial, jury selection started on Monday, September 23, 2024, and testimony began on Wednesday, September 25, 2024. On Thursday, September 26, 2024, the jury […]
Read moreTravis County DA’s Office Secures Conviction for Man Charged with Capital Murder of Multiple Persons
Travis County, TX — On Tuesday, September 24, 2024, a Travis County jury convicted David Ontiveros, 45, of Capital Murder of Multiple Persons. For Mr. Ontiveros’s trial, jury selection began on Monday, September 16, 2024, and testimony started the following day. On Tuesday, September 24, 2024, the jury deliberated and found Mr. Ontiveros guilty of […]
Read moreTravis County DA’s Office Secures Convictions for Acts of Violence During Cases Tried in September 2024
Travis County, TX —In September 2024, the Travis County District Attorney’s Office tried cases of alleged acts of violence before Travis County juries and secured convictions for the victims and their families. The State of Texas v. Jorge Flores-Duran On Monday, September 9, 2024, Jorge Flores-Duran pleaded guilty to murder before jury selection was set […]
Read moreTravis County Jury Convicts Christopher Taylor of Deadly Conduct
Travis County, TX — On Saturday, October 5, 2024, a Travis County jury convicted Christopher Taylor, 32, of Deadly Conduct. For Mr. Taylor’s trial, jury selection started on Monday, September 23, 2024, and testimony began on Wednesday, September 25, 2024. The jury started deliberating on Wednesday, October 2, 2024, and on Saturday, October 5, 2024, […]
Read moreTravis County District Attorney’s Office Secures Convictions in Raul Meza’s Capital Murder and Murder Cases
Travis County, TX — On Monday, September 30, 2024, Raul Meza, 63, pled guilty to the Capital Murder of Gloria Elizabeth Lofton, 65, which occurred in the course of committing and attempting to commit the offense of Aggravated Sexual Assault. For this offense, Mr. Meza was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of […]
Read moreTravis County DA’s Office Secures Convictions for Acts of Violence
Travis County, TX — On Friday, August 2, 2024, a Travis County jury convicted Kendric Knatte, 34, of Tampering with Evidence. For Mr. Knatte’s trial, he was charged with count 1 of Murder and count 2 of Tampering with Evidence. A jury was selected on Monday, July 29, 2024, and testimony began the following day. […]
Read moreTravis County District Attorney’s Office Secures Convictions for Acts of Violence During Cases Tried in July 2024
Travis County, TX — In July 2024, the Travis County District Attorney’s Office tried cases of alleged acts of violence before Travis County juries and secured convictions for the victims. The State of Texas v. Blake Jones On Friday, June 28, 2024, a Travis County jury convicted Blake Jones, 30, of first-degree injury to a child […]
Read moreTravis County Grand Jury Issues No True Bills in Christopher Taylor Case, Ending Prosecution of that Case
Travis County, TX — On Tuesday, June 25, 2024, a Travis County Grand Jury concluded its review of the use of force case involving Austin Police Department Officer Christopher Taylor and issued No True Bills. Previously, on November 15, 2023, after hearing all of the evidence, a trial jury could not reach an agreement on […]
Read moreTravis County District Attorney’s Office Secures Conviction for Man Charged with Murder
Travis County, TX — On Wednesday, May 22, 2024, a Travis County jury convicted Juan Carbajal Jaimes, 25, of Murder. For Mr. Jaimes’s trial, jury selection started on Monday, May 20, 2024, and testimony began the following day. On Wednesday, May 22, 2024, the jury deliberated and found Mr. Jaimes guilty of Murder. On Thursday, […]
Read moreTravis County District Attorney’s Office Secures Convictions for Man Charged with Double Murder
Travis County, TX — On Friday, May 24, 2024, a Travis County jury convicted Yong Yoon Kim, 33, of two counts of Murder. For Mr. Kim’s trial, jury selection started on Monday, May 20, 2024, and testimony began the following day. On Friday, May 24, 2024, the jury deliberated and, on the same day, found […]
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