Tag: Grand Jury
Travis County District Attorney’s Office Announces Indictments Against Solomun Weldekeal Araya
Travis County, TX — On Monday, September 22, 2025, a Travis County grand jury in the 390th Judicial District Court returned a 22-count indictment charging Solomun Weldekeal Araya, 37, with five counts of Manslaughter, two counts of Aggravated Assault Causing Serious Bodily Injury, and 15 counts of Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon. All offenses […]
Read moreTravis County District Attorney’s Office Announces Indictments Against Former Eanes ISD Teacher Zachary Barnett
Travis County, TX — On Monday, June 23, 2025, a grand jury in the 167th Judicial District Court returned 17 separate indictments charging Zachary Barnett, 26, with one count of Sexual Performance by a Child, six counts of Possession of Child Pornography, and 10 counts of Possession of Lewd Visual Material Depicting a Child. Mr. […]
Read moreTravis County DA’s Office Announces Indictments Against D Guerra Construction LLC and Project Superintendent in the Death of Construction Worker
Travis County, TX — Today, Travis County District Attorney José Garza announced that on September 30, 2024, a Travis County grand jury indicted D Guerra Construction LLC and Carlos Alejandro Guerrero, 37, a Project Superintendent employed by D Guerra Construction LLC, for the offense of Criminal Negligent Homicide, a state jail felony. On October 23, […]
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 Announces Indictments Against Mitchell Wasek
Travis County, TX —On Friday, May 17, 2024, a grand jury in the 147th Judicial District Court returned six separate indictments charging Mitchell Wasek, 28, with 21 counts of the state jail felony of Invasive Visual Recording TX PC 21.15. The charges pertain to thirteen separate victims who were alleged to have been secretly recorded […]
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 Grand Jury Clears Deputy Reilly in Use of Force Case
Travis County, TX — Today, Travis County District Attorney José Garza announced that on Thursday, January 18, 2024, a Travis County Special Grand Jury concluded its review of the September 17, 2022, use of force case involving Travis County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Neil Reilly #4567 and did not return an indictment for the deputy. On […]
Read moreTravis County Grand Jury Clears Officers Carruth, De La Rue, and Olejar in Use of Force Case
Travis County, TX —– Today, Travis County District Attorney José Garza announced that on Thursday, January 11, 2024, a Travis County Special Grand Jury concluded its review of the November 11, 2023, use of force case involving Austin Police Department SWAT Officer Jared Carruth #7291, SWAT Officer Kevin Olejar # 7788, and SWAT Sergeant Kevin […]
Read moreTravis County District Attorney’s Office Announces Indictment Against Austin Police Department Officer Sanchez
Travis County, TX — On Tuesday, December 19, 2023, a Special Grand Jury in the 403rd Judicial District Court returned an indictment charging Austin Police Department Officer Daniel Sanchez with one count of Deadly Conduct, a third-degree felony, in connection with the shooting death of Rajan Moonesinghe. The Office’s Civil Rights Unit will prosecute Officer […]
Read moreTravis County Grand Jury Clears Officers Kerlin, Zavala, and Bradley in Use of Force Case
Travis County, TX — Today, Travis County District Attorney José Garza announced that on Tuesday, December 12, 2023, a Travis County Special Grand Jury concluded its review of the June 12, 2022, use of force case involving Austin Police Department Officers Dennis Kerlin (#7427), John Zavala (#6707), & Spencer Bradley (#6757) and did not return […]
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