Tag: Trials and Case Updates
Travis 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 moreDefendant At Large with Active Warrant After the Travis County DA’s Office Secured His Aggravated Sexual Assault Conviction
Travis County, TX — On Thursday, March 28, 2024, a Travis County jury convicted Hai Vo, 56, of Aggravated Sexual Assault. On Friday, March 29, 2024, Mr. Vo failed to appear for the punishment phase of his trial, and there is now an active warrant for his arrest. On May 13, 2020, Mr. Vo was […]
Read moreTravis County Jury Acquits Former Deputies Charged with Manslaughter
Travis County, TX — – On Thursday, March 7, 2024, a Travis County jury acquitted former Williamson County Deputies J.J. Johnson and Zach Camden of Manslaughter. Jury selection began on Tuesday, February 20, 2024, with testimony starting on Monday, February 26, 2024. On Thursday, March 7, 2024, the jury deliberated and, on the same day, […]
Read moreTravis County DA’s Office Secures Convictions in Two Family Violence Homicide Jury Trials
Travis County, TX — – On Friday, March 1, 2024, a Travis County jury convicted John Steven Hernandez, 36, of Murder. Jury selection began on Monday, February 26, 2024, with testimony starting on Tuesday, February 27, 2024. On Friday, March 1, 2024, the jury deliberated and found Mr. Hernandez guilty of Murder and assessed his […]
Read moreTravis County DA’s Office Secures Guilty Verdict for Man Charged with Capital Murder
Travis County, TX — – On February 12, 2024, a Travis County jury convicted Eric Rollins on the charge of Capital Murder of Multiple Persons. He was sentenced on the same day to life without parole, to be served in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Mr. Rollins was charged for killing two people on […]
Read moreTravis County DA’s Office Secures Guilty Verdict for Man Charged with Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon
Travis County, TX — On Wednesday, February 7, a Travis County jury convicted William Rolando Rivera of Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon, a Second Degree Felony. Mr. Rivera was sentenced by the jury to 7 years in the Texas Department of Corrections to be probated for three years. The case against Mr. Cooks was […]
Read moreTravis County District Attorney’s Office Secures Conviction for Man Charged with Murder
Travis County, TX — On Thursday, January 25, 2024, Jorge Luis Alvarado Blanco, 38, pled guilty to Murder and was sentenced to 35 years to be served in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. On March 14, 2023, the Austin Police Department arrested Mr. Blanco and charged him with the murder of his wife, Minerva […]
Read moreTravis County DA’s Office Secures Guilty Verdict for Man Charged with Murder and Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon
Travis County, TX — On Friday, January 26, 2024, a Travis County jury convicted Cornelius Cooks, 24, of Murder and Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon. Jury selection began on Monday, January 22, 2024, with testimony starting on Tuesday, January 23, 2024. On Friday, January 26, 2024, the jury deliberated and found Mr. Cooks guilty of […]
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