HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A Houston attorney has been arrested, accused of asking for sexual photos from someone he believed to be a teenage girl. Jeffrey Neil Downing, 45, has been charged with online solicitation of a minor, which is a second-degree felony. According to the Harris County Constable Precinct 1 Office, Downing began communicating online in April with an undercover deputy who was posing as a 15-year-old girl. They say Downing engaged in explicit conversations, discussed engaging in sexual activity with the girl, sent nude photos and requested sexual images from the minor. Downing is general counsel for the Houston…
Author: Hasnain Abid Khanzada
In Houston, Texas, Mayor John Whitmire has introduced his inaugural proposed budget, despite acknowledging the city’s financial strain. Remarkably, the $6.7 billion budget does not necessitate tax increases, fee hikes, or service cuts. The mayor assured citizens during the budget presentation that the upcoming fiscal year’s budget would remain revenue-neutral, attributed in part to leveraging nearly $200 million in federal COVID relief funds and implementing operational efficiencies across departments. While certain departments face reduced allocations, others, such as the fire department, are slated for increases. Notably, the fire department is set to receive a $40 million boost, reflecting agreements reached…
In Houston, Texas, the sound of construction activity ringing out from a house on the 6300 block of Costa Mesa brings relief to long-time resident Jethro Cooper. The residence in southwest Houston had remained vacant for years, becoming a magnet for teenagers after school, squatters, and ultimately, a site of fire damage, becoming an eyesore for the community. Expressing gratitude for the efforts to draw attention to the issues surrounding the property, Cooper acknowledged involvement, stating, “Now, since you brought it to their attention, they’re doing something about it.” However, Cooper recognizes that addressing one house’s repair needs is just…
In Houston, Texas, has obtained additional details about the victim involved in one of the city’s most horrific murders caught on camera. Family and friends have revealed that the victim, 64-year-old Steve Anderson, had recently retired after dedicating approximately 20 years of his career to serving as a manager at the MD Anderson Cancer Center. Colleagues were deeply saddened to learn of his tragic demise captured on video. Despite the disturbing nature of the attack, authorities informed ABC13 that detectives have yet to establish a connection between Anderson and the suspect. Nevertheless, the investigation remains ongoing. The incident occurred on…
In Houston, Texas, Charles Brooks considers himself fortunate to have escaped unharmed after his car was struck by gunfire while he was stopped at a traffic light in the Greater Uptown area on Saturday. Brooks shared his harrowing experience exclusively with KTRK. Recalling the incident, Brooks stated that he had just left a grocery store around 1:20 p.m. and was en route to prepare a Mother’s Day lunch when the shooting occurred. While stopped at the intersection of Voss and San Felipe, he heard three gunshots, followed by his car window shattering. Reacting swiftly, Brooks took cover in his vehicle,…
In Houston, Texas, Astros pitcher Ronel Blanco faced ejection at the onset of the fourth inning in a game against the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday night following a foreign substance check. The ejection occurred when third base umpire Laz Diaz inspected Blanco’s glove before he threw a pitch in the fourth inning and subsequently ejected him from the game. There was a brief discussion at the mound involving the umpires, Blanco, and Houston manager Joe Espada before the right-hander was removed from the game. Blanco’s glove was confiscated by first base umpire Erich Bacchus, who took it off the field…
Two individuals, a 17-year-old boy and a juvenile, have been taken into custody by Harris County Precinct 4 constable’s deputies following an incident where they crashed a stolen car into a home in the Spring area on Tuesday afternoon. The deputies had been in pursuit of the silver Kia, which had Massachusetts license plates, after it was reported stolen. Surveillance footage captured by shows a patrol car trailing the Kia as it sped down Purple Wisteria Lane before colliding with a house at the corner of Goodfellow Lane. Although the house was empty at the time of the incident, the…
In northwest Houston, a renter reached out to Action 13’s Renters’ Rights with concerns about management’s neglect regarding two potentially hazardous trees on the property. Colleen Borum, the renter, expressed her worry that the trees posed a threat to her mobile home, which she owns but rents the lot for. Despite numerous attempts to address the issue with Northwest Pines management through phone calls, emails, and even a registered letter, no action was taken. Borum and her son have been living in fear for nearly a year due to the condition of the trees. One tree was dead, while the…
PARIS: The 2024 French Grand Prix was MotoGP’s highest attended grand prix ever with 297,471 present at Le Mans on Sunday, the motorcycle racing organisation said on Monday. The French GP, which was MotoGP’s 1000th Grand Prix, broke its own record attendance of 278,805 set last year as Jorge Martin won his second race of the season. “After Le Mans set a new all-time attendance record last season, the benchmark was high but the 2024 French GP delivered,” said Carmelo Ezpeleta, CEO of MotoGP rights holder Dorna Sports. “This is proof of [the] concept that MotoGP is for everyone… thank…
Lamenting that players of Pakistan’s national hockey team were working as drivers to make ends meet, captain Ammad Shakeel Butt on Monday called for the restoration of hockey departments to provide reliable income streams to athletes. Former prime minister Imran Khan had instructed the management of the Pakistan Hockey Federation in 2020 to make structural changes in its set-up, reduce the number of teams for national championship and establish centres of excellence in all four provinces. In an interview on DawnNewsSports programme ‘Replay’, Butt said: “Many of our players of the national and international team don’t have jobs and can’t run their households. There…
