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David Lee
Dallas reporter for @CourthouseNews, covering regional government, trial & appellate courts. All typos are my own.
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Texas ICE detention protest shooter sentenced to 100 years, others sentenced to decades
The case is one of the first federal prosecutions under President Donald Trump's executive order last year designating antifa as a domestic terrorist organization.
Texas judge releases grisly evidence from murder trial of Karmelo Anthony
Judge John Roach Jr. made public images of the murder weapon, autopsy and surveillance video showing Karmelo Anthony tripping and falling over bleachers as he ran away from the killing.
Serial Lego thief sentenced to 45 years under Texas retail theft law
Winston Love, 28, stole more than 200 Lego sets from several cities in the Dallas and Fort Worth area over the span of two months.
Texas jury finds Karmelo Anthony guilty of murder
The 19-year-old faces between five and 99 years or life in state prison in the stabbing death of unarmed 17-year-old Austin Metcalf at a suburban track meet.
Defense rests in Karmelo Anthony murder trial after student witness grilled over inconsistent statements
A 17-year-old male witness admitted under cross-examination he incorrectly stated Anthony was surrounded before the stabbing instead of after.
Prosecutors rest in Karmelo Anthony murder trial after testimony on track meet stabbing
A student witness testified Anthony said "I'm not leaving, fuck you all," before grabbing a knife in his backpack and killing Austin Metcalf.
Texas prosecutors dispute Black teen's self-defense claim in trial over track meet stabbing
Karmelo Anthony, 19, is accused of stabbing and killing Austin Metcalf, 17, after being shoved at a high school track meet.
Oklahoma sex offender spared by Supreme Court sent back to prison
Jimcy McGirt was arrested for being near children less than three months after his release from federal prison for raping his 4-year-old granddaughter.