2-year-old girl dies after being ejected during horrendous crash, HPD says
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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) Houston police are looking to see if alcohol played a factor in a crash in which a 2-year-old girl was ejected and killed in northwest Houston Friday afternoon.
Investigators said a truck ran a red light near US-290 and Bingle Road at around 3:15 p.m. They said at least four people were rushed to the hospital, including the driver of a pickup truck who allegedly caused the deadly accident.
North and VCD officer are at a fatal accident US 290 at Bingle. 2 year old female was ejected from the vehicle and is deceased at the hospital. Driver of the other vehicle showed signs of intoxication, investigation underway by DWI Task Force. 202 pic.twitter.com/eJgMhYYrfj Houston Police (@houstonpolice) February 13, 2021
Funding needed to address huge increase in defendants under pre-trial supervision
Robert Arnold, Investigative Reporter
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HOUSTON – The number of people released on bond prior to trial and under the county’s supervision has grown at a quick pace since 2017. So much so, the number of defendants now under supervision is overwhelming county resources.
“At the end of the day, this is a public safety issue,” said Precinct 4 Commissioner R. Jack Cagle. “How do we make sure that the public is safe?”
The county’s Pre-Trial Services department provides information to felony and misdemeanor courts to help judges make decisions on a defendant’s release prior to trial. This department then monitors those defendants to make sure they’re following court orders such as GPS tracking or drug and alcohol monitoring. Felony court Judge Chris Morton calls these non-monetary conditions of release.
AJ Armstrong: Prosecutors question need for new hearing in case of son accused of killing his parents
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It is latest twist in the case against the now-21-year-old accused of killing his parents.
Rick DeToto, Armstrong s defense attorney, was preparing for that hearing. The state filed a motion claiming they don t know what the purpose of the hearing was, so we re going to litigate that [Friday], he said.
Armstrong s first trial ended in a mistrial in April 2019.
AJ Armstrong talks for the first time about what it s liked to be called a killer who destroyed his family.
In January 2020, the Friday before Armstrong s second trial was to start, the defense attorneys say they learned 22 pieces of evidence were missing. The Harris County District Attorney s Office said it was mistaken for trash and thrown out. DeToto said he hopes Friday s hearing will give him clarity moving forward.