Courts & Criminal Justice

Tanner Thomas, a 20-year-old Argyle resident, pleaded not guilty on Monday in federal court to conspiracy to murder, maim or kidnap in a foreign country and production of child pornography.

Rebecca Morgan and Susan Kent face up to 15 years in prison for hiding the man accused of shooting and injuring an Alvarado police officer outside the Prairieland Detention Center July 4.

The Fifth Court of Appeals ruled Dallas County prosecutors were unsuccessful in proving there was ever a 12th juror in a 2024 fentanyl dealing trial and reversed the suspect's conviction.

The defendants pleaded guilty to providing material support to terrorists in connection with a shooting at an ICE detention center that prosecutors have tied to antifa. A sixth defendant is set to plead guilty to the same charge next week.

Prosecutors are delivering on a promise to add defendants who didn't accept the government's plea deal to an initial indictment with more charges. The most serious charges include attempted murder of employees of the United States.

The charges include engaging in organized criminal activity, hindering the prosecution of terrorism, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon against a peace officer and terrorism.

A Dallas County judge on Tuesday denied efforts by Gateway Church and church elders to dismiss the lawsuit on grounds that it centers a religious issue that secular courts shouldn't be involved in.

The government offered plea bargains to 15 defendants who made their initial appearances in Fort Worth federal court.

Two Cedar Hill ISD band leaders, Derrick Walker and William Johnson, no longer work for the district, a principal told families. The school board had been scheduled to discuss terminating them “for good cause” before their departures.

Seth Sikes of Kennedale faces one count of providing material support to terrorists in connection with the July 4 shooting injured a local police officer. Prosecutors say defendants were motivated by "antifa" ideology, which President Donald Trump deemed a domestic terrorist threat in late September.

Cedar Hill ISD trustees will discuss terminating two employees who were placed on leave last week amid a police investigation into “allegations involving former students.”

Proposition 3 requires the denial of bail for people accused of certain violent or sexual offenses if prosecutors put forth enough evidence. Experts are still divided on whether the amendment will bolster public safety and protect the due process rights of the accused.