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Colorado Governor A Friend Of Paroled Inmate’s Dad
DENVER (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Attorney Jack Ebel testified before the Colorado Legislature two years ago that solitary confinement in a Colorado prison was destroying the psyche of his son, Evan. When Jack...
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Man Arrested For Allegedly Shooting His Wife In Van Zandt County
CANTON (AP) – Authorities say an East Texas man has been arrested for allegedly fatally shooting his wife after finding her at the home of another man. Forty-four-year-old Larry Maples of Ben Wheeler...
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Dallas Murder Rate Up 50%, But Yearly Rate Could Be Lowest
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – When looking at the numbers, compared to the same time last year, the murder rate in Dallas is up more than 50-percent. So far this year, there have been 30 murders in Dallas –...
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Texan Gets Life Term For Slaying Of Pregnant Girlfriend
DALLAS (AP) — A Dallas-area man has been sentenced to life in prison for the fatal shooting of his pregnant girlfriend and the death of their unborn child. Jurors in Dallas on Thursday convicted...
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Kaufman County DA Mike McLelland And Wife Found Dead
Forney, Texas (CBSDFW.COM/AP) – Kaufman County District Attorney Mike McLelland and his wife were found dead inside their Forney home. Lt. Justin Lewis with the Kaufman County Sheriff’s Dept confirmed...
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Security Tightened At Kaufman County Courthouse
There's an increased security presence at the Kaufman County Courthouse on Monday, and authorities may revisit building a new courthouse complex with secured parking.
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Security Increased Across State After North Texas DA’s Murder
Mike and Cynthia McLelland (credit: The Kaufman Herald) KAUFMAN COUNTY (CBSDFW.COM) – After the weekend murder of District Attorney Mike McLelland and his wife law enforcement presence at the Kaufman...
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Family Friends Found Body Of District Attorney’s Wife & Called 911
Kaufman County District Attorney Mike McLelland (credit: Kaufman County District Attorney’s Office) KAUFMAN COUNTY (CBSDFW.COM) – Two days after the bodies of Kaufman County District Attorney Mike...
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Day-Long Search Ends For Escaped Inmates, Resumes Wednesday
A manhunt is underway for Hopkins County Jail escapees John Marlin King (L) and UBrian Allen Tucker (R). (credit: Hopkins Co. Sheriff’s Dept.) Updated 11:31 p.m. HOPKINS COUNTY (CBS 11 NEWS) - A...
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CBS 11 Obtains Exclusive Kaufman County Murder Information
KAUFMAN COUNTY (CBSDFW.COM) – CBS 11 News has learned a tip led investigators to an area just down the street from where the Kaufman County District Attorney and his wife were murdered. The tip...
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Texas Man Arrested For Making Threat Against County Official
KAUFMAN COUNTY (CBSDFW.COM) – During a Wednesday press conference officials with the Kaufman County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that a North Texas man was arrested for making a terroristic threat...
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Fort Worth Man Gets Life Sentence For Murder
Marquise Brooks (credit: Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office) FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) - A jury in Tarrant County on Thursday morning took only 36 minutes to convict a Fort Worth man of murder....
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Interim DA Says Staff ‘Unnerved’ By Killings
Interim DA Brandi Fernandez (Credit: CBS 11) KAUFMAN (AP) — The prosecutor who has replaced the district attorney murdered in North Texas says her staff is “unnerved” but will continue to adhere to...
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Gov. Perry Speaks At Memorial For Slain DA, Wife
Gov. Rick Perry speaks at the memorial (Credit: CBS 11) MESQUITE (AP) — Texas Gov. Rick Perry says a slain prosecutor and his wife were aware of the dangers of his job but his determination to “do...
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Couple Sentenced For Killing, Stuffing Man In Fridge
Thomas Dunham (left) and Erin Williams (right) (Credit: Tarrant County Criminal DA’s Office) ARLINGTON (CBSDFW.COM) – A couple is heading to prison after pleading guilty to killing an Arlington man,...
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Kaufman County Reward Controversy Continues
KAUFMAN (CBSDFW.COM) - The search for a killer in Kaufman County has not turned up any suspects. Now, with no arrests in the murders of District Attorney Mike McLelland, his wife and Assistant...
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Arlington Man Gets Life For Stalking & Killing Woman
Mugshot of Roshan Sah. (credit: Tarrant Co. Criminal District Attorney’s Office) NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – A North Texas court agreed that a 25-year-old Arlington man spent months stalking and...
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6 Suspects Held In Connection With Ellis County Murder
Four suspects in custody in Ellis County (Credit: Ellis County Sheriff’s Office) WAXAHACHIE (CBSDFW.COM) – Six suspects are in custody in connection with what investigators believe is a gang-related...
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Sources: JP Eric Williams To Be Charged With Murders In Kaufman County
KAUFMAN (CBSDFW.COM) - Sources told CBS 11 News that former Justice of the Peace Eric Williams will be charged with capital murder in the deaths of Mike and Cynthia McLelland, and Mark Hasse. Williams...
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North Texas Man Convicted In Carjack Slaying Set To Die
HUNTSVILLE (AP) — A North Texas man who was hiding under a truck trailer when he was arrested for a fatal carjacking 12 years ago is facing execution this week in Huntsville. A lawyer for 40-year-old...
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