In an effort to keep our neighborhoods safe, Crime Stoppers of Houston and the Office of the Inspector General are seeking the public’s help locating the following individual that has active Felony and/or Misdemeanor Warrants.
Crime Stoppers may pay up to $5,000 for information leading to the location and arrest of the suspects featured. Information may be reported by calling 713-222-TIPS (8477), submitted online at www.crime-stoppers.org or through the Crime Stoppers mobile app. All tipsters remain anonymous. Only tips and calls DIRECTLY TO Crime Stoppers are anonymous and eligible for a cash reward.
All warrants are active at the time this press release was created and is subject to change. Crime Stoppers of Houston and this news organization are not making any legal claims that this is the most current legal status. ###
The following individuals all have active warrants as of October 17, 2024 at 5:00 pm.
SKYLER NELSON BOGGANB/M 12-13-91 6’02”/170 Lbs. Blk/Bro Warrant #: 1885737 ENGAGING IN ORG CRIM ACTIVITY Last known location: Houston Texas
ERIC SEBASTIAN BORNSHEUERW/M 08-01-71 5’10”/150 Lbs. Bro/Haz Warrant #: 1886102 THEFT >=2,500 <30,000 Last known location: Humble Texas
Robert Roberson, the first person in the U.S. set to be executed based on the controversial “shaken baby syndrome” hypothesis, has been granted a temporary reprieve. Late Thursday, the Texas Supreme Court issued a stay, delaying his execution and capping a series of legal maneuvers. Roberson, convicted of murdering his 2-year-old daughter, expressed shock and gratitude upon learning of the delay, proclaiming his innocence.
His legal team, led by attorney Gretchen Sween, lauded bipartisan Texas lawmakers for intervening to allow Roberson to testify in an upcoming legislative hearing focused on “junk science” used in legal cases. Roberson’s conviction was largely based on medical testimony supporting “shaken baby syndrome,” a diagnosis now widely questioned by experts.
New evidence suggests that Roberson’s daughter had pneumonia at the time of her death, which could have led to her fatal condition. Over 30 medical experts and a bipartisan group of Texas lawmakers have urged a review of Roberson’s case, arguing that the new scientific evidence warrants a new trial. Roberson’s execution, initially set for Thursday, was put back on track briefly before the Texas Supreme Court intervened. A legislative hearing, where Roberson is set to testify, is scheduled for Monday.
Controversial YouTuber and former Disney Channel star Jake Paul is stepping into the restaurant business, partnering with fast-casual chain Dog Haus to open four new franchise locations in Texas. This expansion includes at least one location in Houston.
Paul, who has shifted from a social media career to professional boxing, is now adding “restaurateur” to his résumé. As part of the deal, Paul will join the board of directors at Dog Haus and has committed to opening 25 franchise units nationwide. The first four locations are set to open in major Texas cities including Dallas, San Antonio, and Houston. Specific locations and opening dates for Houston are yet to be announced.
“I’ve been a fan of Dog Haus for years, and I’m fired up to push the limits and help take this amazing brand to a whole new level,” Paul said during a visit to the Arlington location of the California-based chain.
Alongside his franchise ambitions, Paul will be promoting Dog Haus in the lead-up to his much-anticipated boxing match against legend Mike Tyson, scheduled for November 15 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington. The chain is planning special menu collaborations and promotional events tied to the fight.
Dog Haus is renowned for its gourmet hot dogs, sausages, and burgers, all served on grilled King’s Hawaiian rolls. The chain’s Houston-area locations, currently in Spring and Cinco Ranch, are already known for dishes like the avocado-topped Sooo Cali hot dog and the chili-loaded Chili Idol.
Paul’s partnership with Dog Haus follows a trend of celebrity-backed eateries making their way to Houston. Olympic champion Simone Biles recently announced plans for her restaurant, Taste of Gold, set to open at George Bush Intercontinental Airport next year. Additionally, NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal’s Big Chicken chain has also made its debut in the city.
With Paul’s involvement, Dog Haus is expected to ramp up its presence in Texas, with plans for more locations in the future.
Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was killed by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, Israel Foreign Minister Israel Katz said.
The IDF initially said it was “checking the possibility” that the Hamas leader was among three killed in Gaza and were working to confirm identification through dental images and DNA testing.
The 62-year-old has served as Hamas’ leader in Gaza since 2017 and assumed leadership of the group’s Political Bureau after the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh in Iran this July.
He has been credited as the mastermind behind the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel that led to the deaths of 1,200 people, the worst terrorist attack in Israel’s history.
President Joe Biden had been briefed on Israel’s investigation into whether Israel killed Sinwar, according to a senior administration official.
The Israelis also notified U.S. Department of Defense officials, including Secretary Lloyd Austin, about Sinwar’s potential death, a U.S. defense official said per a pool report.
In 1989, an Israeli court sentenced Sinwar to four life sentences for his role in killing suspected Palestinian informers and plotting to murder two Israeli soldiers.
Sinwar spent the following 22 years in prison before becoming one of more than 1,000 Palestinian detainees released in 2011 in exchange for Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, who had been held hostage by Hamas for five years.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
HOUSTON, Texas — A Texas man who could be the first person in the U.S. executed for a murder conviction tied to a diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome is facing a lethal injection Thursday evening amid assertions by his attorneys and a diverse coalition of supporters who say he’s innocent and was convicted on faulty scientific evidence.
The video above is from a previous report.
Robert Roberson waited to hear whether his execution might be stopped by either Texas Gov. Greg Abbott or the U.S. Supreme Court – his last two avenues for a stay. He is scheduled to receive a lethal injection at the state penitentiary in Huntsville. A Texas House committee is also trying to delay the execution by taking the extraordinary step of issuing a subpoena for Roberson to testify at a hearing next week about his case.
Roberson, 57, was condemned for the 2002 killing of his 2-year-old daughter, Nikki Curtis, in the East Texas city of Palestine. Roberson has long proclaimed his innocence, backed by some notable Republican lawmakers, Texas GOP megadonor and conservative activist Doug Deason, and the lead detective on the case. Roberson’s lawyers and some medical experts say his daughter died not from abuse but from complications related to pneumonia.
“He’s an innocent man, and we’re very close to killing him for something he did not do,” Brian Wharton, the lead detective with Palestine police who investigated Curtis’ death, said.
Lawyers ask Texas governor and Supreme Court to intervene
Roberson’s lawyers waited to see if Abbott would grant Roberson a one-time 30-day reprieve. It’s the only action Abbott can take in the case as the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles on Wednesday denied Roberson’s clemency petition.
The board voted unanimously, 6-0, to not recommend that Roberson’s death sentence be commuted to life in prison or that his execution be delayed. All members of the board are appointed by the governor. The parole board has recommended clemency in a death row case only six times since the state resumed executions in 1982.
In his nearly 10 years as governor, Abbott has halted only one imminent execution, in 2018, when he spared the life of Thomas Whitaker, whose father had asked that his son not be put to death. The father had survived a shooting Whitaker had masterminded.
“We pray that Governor Abbott does everything in his power to prevent the tragic, irreversible mistake of executing an innocent man,” Gretchen Sween, one of Roberson’s attorneys, said in a statement.
A spokesperson for Abbott did not immediately reply to an email seeking comment.
Roberson’s lawyers also have a stay request pending before the Supreme Court. The nation’s highest court has rarely granted 11th-hour reprieves to people on death row.
Bipartisan committee takes extraordinary step to try to stop execution
The Texas House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee on Wednesday held an all-day meeting on Roberson’s case. In a surprise move at the end of the hearing, the committee issued a subpoena for Roberson to testify next week. It was not immediately known if the committee’s request could delay Thursday’s execution.
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, or TDCJ, is aware of the subpoena and is working with the Texas Attorney General’s Office on next steps, Amanda Hernandez, a TDCJ spokesperson, said.
During its meeting in Austin, the committee heard testimony about Roberson’s case and whether a 2013 law created to allow people in prison to challenge their convictions based on new scientific evidence was ignored in Roberson’s case.
Anderson County District Attorney Allyson Mitchell, whose office prosecuted Roberson, told the committee a court hearing was held in 2022 in which Roberson’s attorneys presented their new evidence to a judge, who rejected their claims. Mitchell said the prosecution’s case showed Curtis had been abused by her father.
“Based on the totality of the evidence, a murder took place here. Mr. Roberson took the life of his almost 3-year-old daughter,” Mitchell said.
Most of the members of the committee are part of a bipartisan group of more than 80 state lawmakers, including at least 30 Republicans, who had asked the parole board and Abbott to stop the execution.
Execution puts spotlight on shaken baby syndrome
Roberson’s scheduled execution has renewed debate over shaken baby syndrome, known in the medical community as abusive head trauma.
His lawyers, as well as the Texas lawmakers, medical experts, and others, including bestselling author John Grisham, say his conviction was based on faulty and now outdated scientific evidence. The diagnosis refers to a serious brain injury caused when a child’s head is hurt through shaking or some other violent impact, like being slammed against a wall or thrown on the floor.
Roberson’s supporters don’t deny head and other injuries from child abuse are real. But they say doctors misdiagnosed Curtis’ injuries as being related to shaken baby syndrome and that new evidence has shown the girl died from complications related to severe pneumonia.
Roberson’s attorneys say he was wrongly arrested and later convicted after taking his daughter to a hospital. They say she had fallen out of bed in Roberson’s home after being seriously ill for a week.
Roberson’s lawyers have also suggested his autism, which was undiagnosed at the time of his daughter’s death, was used against him as authorities became suspicious of him because of his lack of emotion over what had happened to her. Autism affects how people communicate and interact with others.
The American Academy of Pediatrics, other medical organizations, and prosecutors say the diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome is valid and that doctors look at all possible things, including any illnesses, when determining if injuries were attributable to it.
Roberson’s scheduled execution would come less than a month after Missouri put to death Marcellus Williams amid lingering questions about his guilt and whether his death sentence should have instead been commuted to life in prison. Williams was convicted in the 1998 killing of Lisha Gayle, a social worker and former St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter.
Roberson’s execution is scheduled to take place on the same day Alabama is set to execute Derrick Dearman, condemned for killing five people with an ax and gun during a 2016 drug-fueled rampage.
The Harris County Clerk Office is ready to receive more than 2.68 million registered voters in Harris County this Nov. 5 election and has shared everything voters should know ahead of early voting and Election Day in a Thursday morning press conference held in the county’s new election headquarters building.
Harris County Clerk Teneshia Hudspeth encouraged voters to take advantage of the 12-day early voting period.
“Life is unpredictable; voting early ensures voters have adequate time to vote and reduces a little congestion that can take place on Election Day,” Hudspeth said.
In 2020, Harris County saw an increase in early voting with 76.9% of voters choosing to vote early.
When is Early Voting and Election Day?
Early voting runs for 12 days: from Monday, Oct. 21 through Friday, Nov. 1
When can I vote?
Hours of Operation
Mon., Oct. 21 – Sat., Oct. 26 7 AM – 7 PM
Sun., Oct. 27 12 PM – 7 PM
Mon., Oct. 28 – Wed., Oct. 30 7 AM – 8 PM
Thurs., Oct. 31 7 AM – 9 PM
Fri., Nov. 1 7 AM – 7 PM
Tuesday, Nov. 5 7 AM – 7 PM
Where can I vote?
During early voting, Harris County voters may choose any of the 88 polling locations in the county.
During Election Day, 700 voting locations will be open from 7 a.m.- 7 p.m.
Who’s on the Ballot?
Voters will choose the next president, state and local positions such as District Attorney with their ballots. To see your specific sample ballot, Harris County voters may visit harrisvotes.com.
Voters may also bring a printed sample ballot to help guide their voting process at the polls.
What form of identification am I required to bring?
Any one of the seven forms of id below are acceptable.
Texas Driver License issued by DPS
Texas Handgun License issued by DPS
United States citizenship certificate containing your photograph
Texas Personal Identification Card issued by DPS
Texas Election Identification Certificate issued by DPS
United States Passport (book or card)
United States Military Identification Card containing your photograph
What if I don’t speak English?
There’s help available for voters who speak a language other than English.
The ballots are printed in four languages including: English, Spanish, Vietnamese and Chinese.
Voters may bring a relative to assist them and make the voting process more comfortable.
“You may bring someone to help you,” Irene Nunez, spokesperson for the Harris County Clerk’s office said in Spanish. “Or…you may request that assistance at the polls.”
More questions? Feel free to reach out to the Election Hotline at 713-755-6965 or the harrisvotes.com website which has information in English, Spanish, Vietnamese, and Chinese.
HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A high school principal in Katy ISD is facing charges after allegedly assaulting a 14-year-old student earlier this month.
Mayde Creek High School assistant principal Adrian Lee Berg is charged with injury to a child in connection with the Oct. 3 incident.
According to records, at about 7:15 a.m., Berg was captured on video tackling the 14-year-old student with his body, pushing her into a wall after she had been involved in a verbal altercation with another student.
Berg is also accused of putting his arm around the student’s neck and slamming her to the ground.
The student was taken to the hospital with injuries, though her condition is unknown.
Berg appeared in court Thursday, and his bond was set at $15,000.
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A newly formed political action committee is raising a lot of money in support of HISD’s proposed $4.4 billion bond, and much of that money comes from supporters of a pro-charter school group.
According to the latest campaign finance report, Houstonians for Safe and Healthy Schools took in more than $755,000 since it was formed in August.
More than half of that money — $420,000 – came from just six donors who donated a combined $115,000 to the Charter Schools Now PAC.
Members of the anti-bond group Community Voices for Public Education picketed a fundraiser for Houstonians for Safe and Healthy Schools Wednesday evening.
It cost as much as $100,000 to attend the fundraiser. The guest list included a number of people connected to the building industry, according to a flyer obtained by Eyewitness News.
That’s notable since almost $4 billion of the bond money would go to rebuilding and renovating multiple HISD campuses.
“They can be, in the future, potentially leased or sold to charter schools, so this is yet another way of taking public money and putting it in private pockets,” Sarah Terrell said.
“Houston has never seen anything so bad and so crass before,” she added.
Critics say the bond’s price tag is too high, even though HISD insists it won’t have to raise taxes to take on the additional debt.
“We’ve had five different companies and financial institutions look at that, and somewhere around $5 billion is where we can go without raising taxes,” Superintendent Mike Miles said in a previous interview.
However, without the new bond, HISD’s current tax rate would eventually come down after it pays off old debt.
“It’s gonna be a whole lot of extra that’s gonna be going to a whole lot of people’s pockets, and we’re not gonna be able to figure that out until it’s gone,” Ruth Hoffman-Lach said.
The bond will appear as Propositions A and B on the Nov. 5 ballot.
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — That fall feel is in the air! With a clear sky and dry air in place, temperatures Thursday morning in most of Houston will dip all the way down into the upper 40s.
This will be Houston’s first dip into the 40s since April 4!
The sky should be perfectly clear all day long, and that sunshine will warm temperatures quickly to near 70 by noon with highs peaking the mid-to-upper 70s. You might consider dressing in layers given the large spread in temperatures between the low and the high.
How long does this cold air stick around?
Enjoy it on Thursday because the cooler air fades away Friday as the Gulf breeze returns. That said we do not have temperatures returning to 90 for the rest of our 10 day forecast, but it will get close late next week.
When could we see our next chance of rain?
Rain chances look slim to none over the next 10 days, but there is a small 10% chance of showers Saturday, mainly southwest of Houston.
What are you tracking in the tropics?
There are two areas we’re watching in the tropics, one with a low chance of developing as it approaches the Bahamas or the Greater Antilles. Another is located in the southern Caribbean and has a low chance of developing over the next 7 days. Head to our daily Tropical Update page for a complete look at what we’re covering in the tropics.
Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) announced more store closures Tuesday, as the retail pharmacy giant continues to face pressure from the growth of online prescription delivery platforms and ongoing retail constraints.
Walgreens will close 500 stores next year, toward the end of the year, and reach a total of 1,200 store closings in the next three years, according to company executives on a fourth quarter earnings call today.
The number had not been previously announced, but Walgreens indicated up to 2,000 store closures coming during an earnings call in June. Walgreens stock jumped more than 12% in trading Tuesday on the news — signaling the move was no surprise, and even welcome, to investors.
The company announced fiscal fourth quarter earnings in line with expectations, with a loss per share of $3.48 compared to $0.21 in the same quarter in 2024. Revenues, meanwhile, increased 6% year over year to $37.5 billion.
Mary Langowski, president of US healthcare at the company, said the moves made to date have focused on near-term shareholder value. For fiscal year 2025, the company will focus on the growth of core lines of business, including the pharmacies and specialty pharmacy services.
CEO Tim Wentworth said during the earnings call Tuesday that when he took the top spot last year, he was focused on ensuring the struggling retailer takes steps to cut expenses and has since successfully reduced net debt by $1.9 billion.
But there is still more work to be done. “Building on this momentum is critical as we turn our executional focus to stabilizing our core economics,” Wentworth said.
The store closures, or “footprint optimization” strategy, is focused on what Wentworth has called “re-orienting” the company as a retail pharmacy. Wentworth said he doesn’t expect further cuts in the 300,000-member workforce, which is already strained.
“We don’t have a ton of de-staffing left in the stores … our stores are tight. That’s not where you will see us making a difference,” he said.
Walgreens Pharmacy and store closing sign at entrance, Queens, N.Y. (Lindsey Nicholson/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) · UCG via Getty Images
More closures expected
The move to close stores is just part of the first phase, along with VillageMD closures announced earlier this year, of a “right-sizing” process for the company.
“While the decision to close the store is never an easy one, we feel confident in our ability to continue to serve our customers,” Wentworth said, adding that affected employees would be redeployed to other locations.
Walgreens is working with patients to ensure the prescription fills are not interrupted, including through home delivery if they are not close enough to another location. But the company isn’t including that as part of its future modeling for the business — indicating it is unsure what the fallout will be. But the stores that are closing have low volume and are making very little money, executives said on the call Tuesday.
“We are prioritizing closing locations that are cash flow negative, underperforming stores where we own the locations, and ones where the lease expirations are coming due in the next few years,” said CFO Manmohan Mahajan.
He added that based on the previously disclosed 2,000 store target, another 800 stores are being evaluated for closure.
Wentworth said that the shake-up of the retailer isn’t over. “We are in the early stages of a turnaround that will take time. The fiscal fourth quarter was an important building block in the foundation of this turnaround, and we expect further progress in fiscal 2025,” Wentworth said.
Battling PBM reimbursements
In addition to the store closures, Wentworth also said the company has been aggressively pursuing fairer reimbursement for prescriptions by pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). The issue of reimbursements has been impacting pharmacies large and small in recent years.
“Today, we have a high level of visibility into reimbursement for approximately 80% of the anticipated script volume in fiscal 2025. We are pleased with the willingness that some of our PBM partners have shown to consider current trends and adjust reimbursement,” Wentworth said.
He said the company has been engaged in tough negotiations with PBMs and ensured that all sales to patients — no matter how they pay — aren’t a loss to the company.
“We’re willing to walk away from a line of business if it doesn’t make sense. I’ve said that … we would rather have 5% of the cash-paying cadre than 100% of a reimbursed contract,” Wentworth said.
There are still more contracts that are under negotiation, but Wentworth said that the current state of contracts is “right where I would expect us to be” to ensure stronger revenues for the upcoming fiscal year.
SKYLER NELSON BOGGANB/M 12-13-91 6’02”/170 Lbs. Blk/Bro
ERIC SEBASTIAN BORNSHEUERW/M 08-01-71 5’10”/150 Lbs. Bro/Haz
ESPERANZA DELGADOW/F 03-18-94 5’00”/165 Lbs. Blk/Bro
WILLIE LEE ONEAL EDMONSON JRB/M 06-01-03 5’07”160 Lbs. Blk/Bro
MEGAN LYNNE HOWEW/F 02-05-91 5’03”/187 Lbs. Bln/Bro
THERESA NICHOLE JACKSONB/F 05-05-87 5’02”/159 Lbs. Blk/Bro
CRYSTAL MELODY MULFORDW/F 08-04-81 5’09”/180 Lbs. Bln/Bro
DAVID QUAID PORTERW/M 10-29-87 6’04”/195 Lbs. Blk/Bro
ELMER SANCHEZ-CUBASB/M 11-27-96 5’07”/140 Lbs. Blk/Blk
JAMIA CHARNEYE TURKB/F 12-21-99 5’07”/100 Lbs. Bro/Bro
