Travis County, TX — On Wednesday, August 6, 2025, a Travis County jury convicted Antonio Lopez Elizalde, 73, of Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child. On Monday, August 4, 2025, jury selection began, and testimony started the next day. On Wednesday, August 6, 2025, after 10 minutes of deliberation, the jury found Mr. Elizalde guilty […]
Read moreTravis County, TX — On Wednesday, July 16, 2025, a Travis County jury convicted Quincy Punch, 41, of two counts of Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon and one count of Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a Felon. Jury selection started on Monday, July 14, 2025, and testimony began the following day. On Wednesday, […]
Read moreTravis County, TX — On Thursday, July 17, 2025, a Travis County jury convicted Joshua Fernando Trezaratti, 48, of Murder. Jury selection started on Monday, July 14, 2025, and testimony began the following day. On Thursday, July 17, 2025, the jury started deliberations and found Mr. Trezaratti guilty of Murder. On Friday, July 18, 2025, […]
Read moreTravis County, TX — On Wednesday, July 9, 2025, a Travis County judge ruled that Shane James, 36, is competent and ordered his criminal cases to proceed in the 147th Criminal District Court. The judge’s decision was based on the evaluation report received from the state mental health hospital that restored James’s competency to stand […]
Read moreTravis County, TX — On Wednesday, June 25, 2025, a Travis County jury convicted Maurys O. Madruga-Mesa, 43, of Aggravated Kidnapping and Sexual Assault. On Friday, June 20, 2025, a jury was selected, and testimony began on Monday, June 23, 2025, for Mr. Madruga-Mesa’s trial. On Wednesday, June 25, 2025, the jury deliberated and […]
Read moreTravis 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, TX — On Tuesday, May 27, 2025, a Travis County jury convicted Elvin Salvador Tinoco-Orosco, 37, of murder. Jury selection for Mr. Tinoco-Orosco’s trial started on Monday, May 19, 2025, and testimony began on the following day. On Tuesday, May 27, 2025, the jury began deliberations and, on the same day, found Mr. […]
Read moreTravis County, TX — On Thursday, May 8, 2025, a Travis County jury convicted John Arnold, 32, of Sexual Assault. For Mr. Arnold’s trial, jury selection started on Monday, May 5, 2025, and testimony began the following day. On Wednesday, May 7, 2025, the jury started deliberating and on Thursday, May 8, 2025, found him […]
Read moreTravis County, TX — On Thursday, April 24, 2025, a Travis County jury convicted Jerris Harris, 28, of Aggravated Sexual Assault. Jury selection started on Monday, April 21, 2025, and testimony began on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. On Thursday, April 24, 2025, the jury started deliberations and found Mr. Harris guilty of Aggravated Sexual Assault. […]
Read moreTravis County, TX — On Wednesday, April 16, 2025, the Honorable Judge Karen Sage issued an order for Alvin Stewart, 42, who did not receive a fair trial in 2002, to be released from custody. Judge Sage resentenced Mr. Stewart for his 2002 aggravated robbery conviction after the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (CCA) granted […]
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