Category: Press Release
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TCDAO Staff Receives ATF NIBIN Award for their Collaboration in a Multi-Agency Violent Crimes Investigation
Travis County, Tx — Last month, Travis County District Attorney’s Office Attorneys Habon Mohamed and Victor Erbring, along with Investigator Fred Spenser, were honored with the NIBIN Award from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) for their exceptional collaboration with members of the ATF, Austin Police Department, and US Attorney’s Office in […]
Read moreTravis County District Attorney’s Office Secures Guilty Plea in Theft Case Against Former Elgin Mayor
Travis County, Tx — Today, Travis County District Attorney José Garza announced that on Tuesday, June 20, 2023, the former Mayor of Elgin, Christopher Cannon, 38, pleaded guilty to the offense of Theft of Property, a third-degree felony. From January 27, 2015, through August 21, 2019, Mr. Cannon, a licensed insurance agent, acquired payments from […]
Read moreTravis County District Attorney’s Office Secures Conviction for Acts of Violence
Travis County, Tx — On Thursday, June 15, 2023, a Travis County jury convicted Daniel Enrique Carcamo, 27, of Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon and Assault Family Member, Impeding Breathing or Circulation. For Mr. Carcamo’s trial, jury selection started on Monday, June 12, 2023, and testimony began on Tuesday, June 13, 2023. On Thursday, […]
Read moreTravis County District Attorney’s Office Secures Guilty Verdict For Man Charged with Murder
Travis County, Tx — On Thursday, June 15, 2023, a Travis County jury convicted Jeffrey Garner, 24, of Murder. For Mr. Garner’s trial, jury selection started on Monday, June 12, 2023, and testimony began on Tuesday, June 13, 2023. On Thursday, June 15, 2023, the jury deliberated and found Mr. Garner guilty of Murder. On […]
Read moreTravis County District Attorney’s Office Secures Guilty Verdict in Obstruction or Retaliation Jury Trial
Travis County, Tx — On Tuesday, June 6, 2023, a Travis County jury convicted Benjamin Taylor, 33, of Obstruction or Retaliation. For Mr. Taylor’s trial, jury selection started on Monday, June 5, 2023, and testimony began on Tuesday, June 6, 2023. On Tuesday, June 6, 2023, the jury deliberated and found Mr. Taylor guilty of […]
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Travis County District Attorney’s Office Announces Three Indictments Against The Aliera Companies, Inc. and Sharity Ministries, Inc. Executive
TRAVIS COUNTY, TX — Today, the Travis County District Attorney’s office announced that a Travis County Grand Jury indicted several Georgia-based corporate executives with doing the business of insurance in the State of Texas without a license. The Grand Jury formally charged both Shelley Steele and Chase Moses, the CEO and President of The Aliera […]
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Travis County District Attorney’s Office Releases Statement on Christopher Taylor Case Mistrial
Our hearts go out to the Ramos family, who have to wait even longer for the trial of Christopher Taylor. Due to the release of Monday’s jury panel because of a constitutional violation, the parties were not able to select a jury this week. The judge will reset the case to a future date, and […]
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Travis County District Attorney’s Office Encourages 71 Family Violence Victims to Come Forward
Family violence cases conviction rates dramatically increased TCDAO updates victim policies to continue to address & center the needs of victims Travis County, TX — Today, the Travis County District Attorney’s Office encouraged 71 family violence victims to come forward. In addition, Travis County District Attorney José Garza announced that our conviction rates for family violence […]
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Travis County District Attorney Victim Policies
These policies are designed to ensure that victims of crime know that engaging with our office will not mean they are retraumatized, ignored or accused of not being credible. To accomplish this goal, we will: Prioritize Victims Justice We will prioritize the prosecution of violent crime, knowing that gender-based violence and crimes against marginalized communities […]
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Travis County District Attorney’s Office Provides Summary of Cases Prosecuted the Week of May 8, 2023, to May 12, 2023
Travis County, TX — On Monday, May 8, 2023, Kelly Lawrence Schernik, 40, pled guilty to Manslaughter before his case was given a retrial setting. Mr. Shernick’s murder case was originally presented to a Travis County jury on February 13, 2023. On February 17, 2023, the Judge declared a mistrial when the jury failed to […]
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