Roy Sparkman News Today

A commitment to a state hospital was extended Wednesday for a former Waco teacher found not guilty by reason of insanity in December in her 17-year-old son’s 2020 shooting death.

In an ongoing case against a Waco attorney, stemming from an alleged 2020 plot to kill another Waco attorney, a McLennan County grand jury issued superseding indictments Thursday.

A visiting judge this week accepted a new defense attorney in the case of Waco attorney Seth Sutton, who is set for retrial in February on charges stemming from an

Waco attorney Seth Sutton is scheduled to return to court as a defendant in February for a retrial in the murder-for-hire case against him.

A judge declared a mistrial Friday night in the murder-for-hire case against Waco attorney Seth Sutton, with the jury remaining deadlocked after 12 hours of deliberation.

In the murder-for-hire trial of a Waco attorney, the defense rested Thursday after saying no one warned the target of the alleged 2020 plot that he was in danger.

The defense in the murder-for-hire trial of a Waco attorney on Wednesday cross-examined an undercover detective, highlighting that the detective often initiated contacts and discussions about the alleged plot.

Jurors in the murder-for-hire trial of a Waco attorney on Tuesday heard an undercover detectives recordings of the two discussing the alleged plot to kill another Waco attorney.

A judge ruled Friday a Waco attorney may not call and question witnesses himself during his upcoming trial on a murder-for-hire charge.

The girl, who was eight at the time of the alleged offenses, is expected to testify Wednesday morning.