A former Lake Worth officer at the center of an excessive-force lawsuit also fatally shot a teenager, police Chief J.T. Manoushagian said Tuesday. Jonathan Granado, who has resigned from the department, was sued in Fort Worth on Monday in connection with a November 2020 traffic stop during which he hit Dustin Bates with a Lake Worth Police Department SUV. Manoushagian said at a news conference Tuesday that Granado is the same officer who fatally shot 18-year-old Estevan Ramirez as the teen fled a traffic stop in September. Manoushagian said Granado’s name wasn’t previously released because the shooting case has been referred to a grand…
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Authorities arrested two men Tuesday in connection with a fatal shooting at a Lewisville bar last month. Clint Dennis Charles Jr., 23, and James Williams Dipple, 20, were arrested in Dallas, Lewisville police said. They each face a charge of murder in connection with the death of 35-year-old Viron Ellison. Police said one of the suspects shot Ellison multiple times Dec. 30 outside the Chill Bar and Grill in the 2500 block of South Stemmons Freeway after a physical altercation in the bar’s outdoor seating area. They did not say which man is believed to be the gunman. Witnesses said…
A man was arrested on a murder charge Tuesday after police say he fatally shot his girlfriend in her Arlington apartment in November. Tanavian Cordell Smith, 29, is accused of killing 24-year-old Jayde Bell-Louis. Smith is being held at the Fort Bend County jail outside of Houston, where he was booked Friday on unrelated charges, police said. It’s unclear whether he has an attorney. Bell-Louis was found fatally shot in her apartment in the 1600 block of Nandina Drive early Nov. 29. A neighbor called 911 and said that her door looked like it had been forced in, according to an arrest…
Former U.S. Rep. John Bryant was content that his days as an elected official were done until last year, when Texas Republicans passed a slew of controversial conservative legislation in the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election. It prompted him to get back in the game. “I just felt like it was time to get off the sidelines and get to a position to be able to fight back against these guys,” Bryant said. “Democrats are losing every single battle…I decided it was time to step up and try to provide some leadership.” Bryant’s candidacy has seasoned an already intriguing…
Dallas police arrested a woman Tuesday in connection with the sexual assault of a child that occurred on New Year’s Day in Far North Dallas. Keisharene Chanell Santiago, 48, was taken into custody on a charge of aggravated sexual assault of a child, police said. She was detained in the 4800 block of Haverwood Lane without incident, police said. Police believe Santiago sexually assaulted a child about 5 p.m. Jan. 1 in the 17800 block of Campbell Road, near Preston and Frankford roads. Santiago did not appear in jail records Tuesday night, and it was unclear whether she had an attorney. No…
In college, Carol Hughes once sprinted a 5K. Afterward, she became so physically sick that she swore off running for good. For years, even the thought of running made her nervous. But then came middle age and a desire to get in better shape, and on a whim, Hughes tried jogging. Something clicked. Now 62, Hughes recently completed her 50th marathon. “Every time you cross the finish line, it feels like you’ve accomplished something really big,” said Hughes, a librarian at Berry Elementary School in Arlington. “I never get tired of that feeling.” When she started running, Hughes gave herself…
Two more people were arrested and detained for questioning Wednesday in connection to the hostage crisis at Congregation Beth Israel, police in Great Britain said. Greater Manchester police said on Twitter that officers arrested two men in Manchester. Police did not release their identities or why police believed the men were connected to the case. #UPDATE | Counter Terrorism Policing North West update following the events in Texas: pic.twitter.com/QDZraZWLSf — Greater Manchester Police (@gmpolice) January 26, 2022 Two men were also arrested on Thursday — one in Birmingham and one in Manchester. The men remained in custody Friday, according to police. Police have not released…
A security guard died after a fight broke out over the weekend at a Mesquite fitness center, police said. Mesquite police were called about 4:30 p.m. Saturday to the Fitness Connection in the 2000 block of Town East Boulevard, near the Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway, where the man was assaulted. The man, identified by family as 43-year-old Patrick Prejean, was taken to a hospital and later died. A family member told KDFW-TV (Channel 4) he’d been working as a security guard at the gym since last summer. Police said his cause of death has not been determined. Police said they were aware…
HOUSTON, Texas — February’s highly anticipated return of the biggest phenomenon on Broadway to Houston isn’t without its hiccups. “Hamilton,” the award-winning, game-changing hip-hip historical musical runs at the Hobby Center from Feb. 20 to March 22 with tickets now on sale. However, producer Memorial Hermann Broadway at the Hobby Center reports that there are numerous third-party sellers advertising tickets they do not actually have, at highly-inflated prices. To that end, those interested in tickets are encouraged to purchase at BroadwayAtTheHobbyCenter.com or TheHobbyCenter.org, and Ticketmaster.com, as those sites are the only official and authorized primary Hamilton tickets sellers.
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston police are looking for a man who they said stabbed another man to death in the Third Ward area. Officers were called to the 3100 block of Anita Street Monday at about 8:40 p.m. At the scene, police found the man had been stabbed in the neck and was pronounced dead. Witnesses told police that it all started as an altercation between the victim and the suspect at the home. During the altercation, the suspect pulled out a knife and stabbed the victim. A witness added that she had recently dated the suspect and believes…
