Category: Press Release
Phone Scam Calls Continue to be Reported to the Travis County District Attorney’s Office
Travis County, TX — The Travis County District Attorney’s Office wants residents to be aware of a phone scam in which individuals continue to pose as representatives from the Office. On Monday, May 20, 2024, our office received a complaint from a resident who reported receiving a phone call from someone pretending to be a […]
Read moreTravis County DA’s Office Secures Conviction for Man Charged with Double Murder
Travis County, TX — On Monday, May 13, 2024, a Travis County jury convicted Edgar Alejandro Barahona, 22, of two counts of Murder. For Mr. Barahona’s trial, jury selection started on Monday, May 6, 2024, and testimony began the following day. On Monday, May 13, 2024, the jury deliberated and found Mr. Barahona guilty of […]
Read moreTravis County DA’s Office Secures Conviction for Man Charged with Assault Family Violence with a Prior Conviction
Travis County, TX — On Wednesday, May 8, 2024, a Travis County jury convicted Michael Jason Sanchez, 34, of Assault Family Violence with a Prior Conviction for Assault Family Violence. For Mr. Sanchez’s trial, jury selection started on Monday, May 6, 2024, and testimony began the following day. On Wednesday, May 8, 2024, the jury […]
Read moreTravis County District Attorney José Garza Releases Statement on the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles’ Clemency Recommendation for Daniel Perry
The Board and the Governor have put their politics over justice and made a mockery of our legal system. They should be ashamed of themselves. Their actions are contrary to the law and demonstrate that there are two classes of people in this state where some lives matter and some lives do not. They have […]
Read moreTravis County DA’s Office Secures Guilty Plea in Environmental Pollution Case
Travis County, TX — Today, Travis County District Attorney José Garza announced that on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, Inland Recycling, LLC CEO David Polston pleaded guilty to the offense of Intentional or Knowing Unauthorized Discharge. In April 2019, Mr. Polston allowed his company, Inland Recycling, an oil and gas recycling facility located in Colorado County, […]
Read moreTravis County DA’s Office Announces Indictment Against Bert Baker
Travis County, TX — Today, Travis County District Attorney José Garza announced that on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, a grand jury in the 450th Judicial District Court returned an indictment charging Bert Baker, 36, with the offense of Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon. The grand jury did not make a hate crime finding, meaning […]
Read moreTravis County DA’s Office Secures Conviction for Man Charged with Murder, Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon, Aggravated Robbery & Indecency with a Child by Exposure
Travis County, TX — On Thursday, April 4, 2024, Joel Santiago Gonzalez-Pavon, 19, pled guilty to Murder, four cases of Aggravated Robbery, Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon, and Indecency with a Child by Exposure before jury selection for his trial was set to begin on Friday, April 5th, 2024. In the murder case of […]
Read moreTravis County DA’s Office Secures Conviction for Man Charged with Indecency with a Child by Contact
Travis County, TX — On Monday, April 15, 2024, a Travis County jury convicted Jay Anthony Morgan, 49, of Indecency with a Child by Contact. Jury selection began on Monday, April 9, 2024, with testimony starting on Wednesday, April 10, 2024. On Friday, April 12, 2024, the jury started deliberating, and on Monday, April 15, […]
Read moreTravis County DA’s Office Secures Guilty Verdict for Man Charged with Murder
Travis County, TX — On Wednesday, April 17, 2024, a Travis County jury convicted Deddrick Amerson, 45, of Murder. For Mr. Amerson’s trial, jury selection began on Monday, April 15, 2024, with testimony starting the following day. On Wednesday, April 17, 2024, the jury deliberated for two hours and found Mr. Amerson guilty of Murder. […]
Read moreTravis County DA José Garza Announces Leadership Changes
Travis County, TX — Today, Travis County District Attorney José Garza announced several structural and leadership changes in the Travis County District Attorney’s Office. Current Violence Prevention, Juvenile, and Mental Health Director Rickey Jones has been promoted to Senior Director Over Trial Court, Violence Prevention, Mental Health, Civil Rights Unit, Child Abuse, Civil Division, and […]
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