Teen facing 11 charges after northwest-side shooting and chase

Both probation and the prosecutor urged the judge to keep the teen locked up. SAN ANTONIO — A 13-year-old accused of shooting up a neighborhood while driving a stolen vehicle appeared before a judge Monday. The violent incident happened just before two a.m. on West Laurel Street, four blocks south of Woodlawn Lake, Friday. Initially, San … Read more

Bexar County Sheriff’s deputy arrested, faces charge for domestic violence

Off-duty detention corporal, 31-year-old Mark Anthony Plata, was arrested and faces a charge of assault bodily injury–family/household, according to BCSO. SAN ANTONIO — A Bexar County Sheriff’s detention corporal was arrested for domestic violence and placed on unpaid administrative leave Monday morning, according to BCSO. In a statement from the Sheriff’s Office, 31-year-old Mark Anthony … Read more

East Texas agriculture teacher charged with animal cruelty after ‘deeply troubling incident’

Emily Marie Benner was booked into the Anderson County Jail on Sunday and released the same day on a $7,500 bond. PALESTINE, Texas — An East Texas agriculture teacher was charged with animal cruelty this weekend in connection with a “troubling incident” during agricultural animal science class.  Emily Marie Benner was booked into the Anderson … Read more

East Texas agriculture teacher charged with animal cruelty after video allegedly shows students stapling cat’s incision

Emily Marie Benner was booked into the Anderson County Jail on Sunday and released the same day on a $7,500 bond. PALESTINE, Texas — WARNING: Some images and descriptions of this incident could be considered graphic.  An East Texas agriculture teacher was charged with animal cruelty this weekend in connection with a “troubling incident” during … Read more

Border Patrol agents foil smuggling attempt of guide with seven undocumented migrants

Armando Moreno-Segura, 20, a Mexican citizen, was arrested and charged with human smuggling. HIDALGO, Texas — A 20-year-old man from Mexico was apprehended at the border attempting to smuggle seven migrants into the United States. The U.S. Border Patrol Brush Team, Operation Lone Star, discovered the man trying to breach a wall in Hidalgo using … Read more