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El Paso County District Attorney Yvonne Rosales blamed the former administration for plea deals made in the death of a 5-month-old baby and the beating of a 2-year-old boy. The blame comes despite her administration having the authority to retract or alter plea agreements anytime before they are signed and accepted by a judge, according to the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure. The plea agreements made in the death and beating resulted in a five-year prison term for Pedro Favela Salgado, and a 3-year prison term for the mother, Michelle Gutierrez. Favela Salgado was originally charged with...

The Catch-22 that could cost Ruben Gutierrez his life There’s no good reason to deny a man on death row a DNA test of evidence that could exonerate him of capital murder. Cells line a wall in what was the death row unit of a jail inside the old Dallas County Criminal Courts Building. (David Woo/Staff Photographer) On June 16, 2020, just one hour and 10 minutes before the State of Texas was scheduled to execute 43-year-old Ruben Gutierrez for the 1998 murder of an 85-year-old Brownsville woman, the U.S. Supreme Court stepped in and granted Gutierrez, a Catholic, a reprieve so that a lower co...

Uninvestigated, Uncounted: How Justices of the Peace Miss Important Clues in Death Investigations In Texas, justices of the peace with little training can miss important clues in death investigations, and make mistakes tracking suicides, homicides, and COVID-19 deaths. In Texas, justices of the peace with little training can miss important clues in death investigations, and make mistakes tracking suicides, homicides, and COVID-19 deaths. Lise Olsen Mar 15, 2021, 9:00 am CST Courtesy of the family Clockwise from top left: Janice Lee Wilhelm with her granddaughter shortly before her death; Wi...

Coronavirus death in Harris County jail highlights possible overcrowding Juana Garcia/The Cougar After a coronavirus related death in a Harris County jail, public attention turned to the possible issue of overcrowding. 64-year-old Preston Chaney died from COVID-19 in August 2020 while awaiting trial in Harris County Jail. After allegedly stealing meat and lawn equipment, Chaney spent three and a half months in jail because he was unable to pay his $1,000 bond. Chaney’s death recently garnered the attention of national politicians such as Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley and sparked discussion...

Public meetings for the week of March 8 AGN Media 9 a.m.: Potter County Commissioners' Courtroom located at 500 S. Fillmore, Room 106 Amarillo Hear a presentation by the Neighborhood Defender Service, Inc. on a proposal to operate a Public Defender Office/Managed Assigned Counsel Program on behalf of Potter and Armstrong counties; hear an update from Emily Koller on the neighborhood plan; review county election boundaries as required by Texas Election Code Section 42.031 and take any necessary action; review and recognize Constable Precinct 2's updated and corrected Racial Profiling Report...