Marlin Police officer arrested, charged with firearm theft
The officer, Tavis Cuthrell, 26, was booked into the Falls County Jail on a warrant charging theft of firearm by a public servant, a third-degree felony. January 24, 2017MARLIN — A Marlin Police Department officer was arrested Monday on a Falls County arrest warrant...
Ex-South Texas officer sentenced for role in drug scheme
A jury in July found him guilty of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and possession with intent to distribute cocaine. December 22, 2016McALLEN, Texas (AP) — A former South Texas police officer has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for stealing...
After lab closure, daunting questions on DNA-based convictions remain
Staffers at the district attorney’s office are nearly a third of the way through sorting all of the Police Department’s forensic investigations since 2004 to determine how many resulted in trials and convictions Nov. 27, 2016The shuttering of the Austin...
New evidence problems surface amid questions about crime lab analyst
New evidence problems have surfaced at the Harris County Courthouse after questions were raised about yet another crime lab analyst, the latest in a string of evidence snafus that have put more than 1,000 criminal cases under scrutiny. November 22, 2016New evidence...
