Crime & Justice /tags/crime-justice Crime & Justice en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Tue, 23 Jan 2024 20:20:09 GMT Art Acevedo says he won't take job overseeing Austin Police /crime-justice/2024-01-23/art-acevedo-says-he-wont-take-job-overseeing-austin-police The City of Austin announced last week that Acevedo would return for a newly created position to oversee police. But after backlash from the community, he said he will not take the job. Tue, 23 Jan 2024 20:20:09 GMT /crime-justice/2024-01-23/art-acevedo-says-he-wont-take-job-overseeing-austin-police Luz Moreno-Lozano, Syeda Carrillo On Texas' death row, Dungeons & Dragons offers a chance for new role /texasstandard/2023-09-14/dungeons-dragons-dnd-texas-death-row-inmates-keri-blakinger 鈥淭his is one situation in which they can take control of their narrative, so they can rewrite the story and envision a world in which they are not seen as the bad guys, but the heroes who can save the world.鈥� Thu, 14 Sep 2023 12:00:00 GMT /texasstandard/2023-09-14/dungeons-dragons-dnd-texas-death-row-inmates-keri-blakinger Shelly Brisbin Austin real estate developer at center of Paxton鈥檚 impeachment arrested pending federal charges /politics/2023-06-08/austin-real-estate-developer-nate-paul-at-center-of-ken-paxton-impeachment-arrested The reason for the arrest 鈥� and whether it's connected to Attorney General Ken Paxton and his impeachment 鈥� is currently unclear. Fri, 09 Jun 2023 01:52:16 GMT /politics/2023-06-08/austin-real-estate-developer-nate-paul-at-center-of-ken-paxton-impeachment-arrested Sergio Mart铆nez-Beltr谩n Melissa Lucio is scheduled to be executed for a crime that may not have occurred /crime-justice/2022-04-22/melissa-lucio-is-scheduled-to-be-executed-for-a-crime-that-may-not-have-occurred Lucio is scheduled to be executed for the death of her 2-year-old daughter. Her supporters say she was forced into a false "confession" and that new evidence exists that proves her innocence. Fri, 22 Apr 2022 20:56:52 GMT /crime-justice/2022-04-22/melissa-lucio-is-scheduled-to-be-executed-for-a-crime-that-may-not-have-occurred Laurel Wamsley Officers Give Harrowing Testimony On Their Experience Defending The Capitol On Jan. 6 /crime-justice/2021-07-27/officers-give-harrowing-testimony-on-their-experience-defending-the-capitol-on-jan-6 "For most people, Jan. 6 happened for a few hours," U.S. Capitol Police Sgt. Aquilino Gonell said in the select committee hearing. "But for those of us who were in the thick of it, it has not ended." Tue, 27 Jul 2021 17:58:39 GMT /crime-justice/2021-07-27/officers-give-harrowing-testimony-on-their-experience-defending-the-capitol-on-jan-6 Brian Naylor Polic铆a De Austin Dice Que Ataque En Killeen Precedi贸 Tiroteo Mortal En La Calle Sexta /en-espanol/2021-06-16/policia-austin-ataque-killeen-precedio-tiroteo-mortal-calle-sexta Una declaraci贸n jurada de la polic铆a de Austin dice que Jeremiah Tabb, un sospechoso en el tiroteo masivo del s谩bado, tambi茅n es un sospechoso en un tiroteo que ocurri贸 d铆as antes en Killeen. Wed, 16 Jun 2021 21:30:46 GMT /en-espanol/2021-06-16/policia-austin-ataque-killeen-precedio-tiroteo-mortal-calle-sexta Andrew Weber Deadly Sixth Street Shooting Stemmed From Previous Shooting In Killeen, Affidavit Says /crime-justice/2021-06-16/deadly-sixth-street-shooting-stemmed-from-previous-shooting-in-killeen-affidavit-says An arrest affidavit says Jeremiah Tabb, a suspect in Saturday's mass shooting that killed one and injured 13, was a suspect in a Killeen shooting days before. Wed, 16 Jun 2021 19:48:11 GMT /crime-justice/2021-06-16/deadly-sixth-street-shooting-stemmed-from-previous-shooting-in-killeen-affidavit-says Andrew Weber Al Menos Treinta Candidatos Buscan Ser El Nuevo Jefe De Polic铆a De Austin /en-espanol/2021-06-08/treinta-candidatos-buscan-ser-siguiente-jefe-policia-austin Rey Arellano, asistente del administrador de la ciudad, le dijo a la comisi贸n que espera tener dos o tres finalistas para los 煤ltimos d铆as de julio o a principios de agosto. Tue, 08 Jun 2021 20:50:39 GMT /en-espanol/2021-06-08/treinta-candidatos-buscan-ser-siguiente-jefe-policia-austin Audrey McGlinchy At Least Three Dozen Candidates Seek To Be Austin's Next Police Chief, Officials Say /crime-justice/2021-06-08/at-least-3-dozen-candidates-seeking-to-be-austins-next-police-chief-officials-say Assistant City Manager Rey Arellano told the commission he expects to have two to three finalists by late July or early August. Tue, 08 Jun 2021 13:31:59 GMT /crime-justice/2021-06-08/at-least-3-dozen-candidates-seeking-to-be-austins-next-police-chief-officials-say Audrey McGlinchy Prosecutors With AG真人百家乐, Williamson Counties Will Work Together On Javier Ambler Cases /crime-justice/2021-06-02/prosecutors-with-travis-williamson-counties-will-work-together-on-javier-ambler-cases "Today's announcement that charges will be streamlined for both counties jointly to prosecute is one we see as a more efficient 鈥� and ideally expeditious 鈥� path to justice," Ambler's family said in a statement Wednesday. Wed, 02 Jun 2021 21:22:00 GMT /crime-justice/2021-06-02/prosecutors-with-travis-williamson-counties-will-work-together-on-javier-ambler-cases Allyson Ortegon