“Leaf’s attorney, Bill Kelly, says Leaf turned himself in Friday at the Randall County Jail in Canyon, where the former No. 2 pick was indicted in May after coaching quarterbacks at West Texas A&M for three seasons. Kelly says Leaf posted $15,000 bail and headed back to Washington state.” Link
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“The brothel that and her husband, Charles Fletcher Turbiville, are accused of operating catered to an elite clientele and used the Internet to do a lot of its business, said Houston police Sgt. Mark Kilty. “You had to be brought into what she called ‘her family,’” Kilty said. “These weren’t johns off the street. These were suit-and-tie businessmen. She had the upper scale.”” Link

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“Garland police said Yolanda Horace-Crockett, 41, has been involved in a sexual relationship with a male student who is under 17 years old.”
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President Obama is reviewing a request from Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) to send National Guard troops to the Mexico border in response to violence triggered by Mexico’s fight against drug cartels, the White House said.
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“Daniel Alvarez of Austin, Texas has been arrested on charges of aggravated assault after he attempted to strangle his girlfriend with a Wii controller cord, according to police.” [Link]

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“A Texas death row inmate with a history of mental problems pulled out his only good eye and told authorities he ate it. Andre Thomas, 25, was arrested for the fatal stabbings of his estranged wife, their young son and her 13-month-old daughter in March 2004. Their hearts also had been ripped out. He was convicted and condemned for the infant’s death.” [Link]
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Tags: Texas.
“Pfc. Jamie Wagner Sengvanhpheng, 21, was home on leave from Fort Bragg, N.C. and visiting family in Rockport when he disappeared after hanging out with friends at a bar late Christmas night. His 2004 Acura was found submerged in Copano Bay Friday, but Sengvanhpheng was not inside.” [Link]

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“Brian Smith, 37, killed at least one of the victims of Monday’s shootings, Dallas police Lt. Craig Miller said. Investigators tied Smith to a killing in Dallas because by matching the bullets found at the standoff, he said. ‘We feel safe in saying (Smith) … was the shooter,’ Miller said.” [Link]

“Ms. Barrett-Carter, 21, started contemplating a military career a few years ago. She said her weight was normal during high school, but then she started gaining. She weighed 263 pounds and wore size 22 pants when she first met Sgt. Memolo. The Army’s weight and body fat requirements vary based on height, age and gender. Sgt. Memolo gave Ms. Barrett-Carter a target weight of 160 pounds.” [Link]
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September 18, 2008 in
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“‘I’m sorry for what I did,’ William Murray told two nephews of Rena Ratcliff who watched him through a window in the death chamber. ‘I hope you can find it in your heart to forgive me. The Lord has forgiven me.’” [Link]
“Charles Dean Hood had been scheduled to die June 17, but the death warrant ran out while defense attorneys and prosecutors wrangled over the controversial allegations. At that point, the judge, Verla Sue Holland, and the district attorney, Thomas O’Connell, refused to confirm their affair. A new execution date had been set for today, and a hearing on Hood’s claims that the alleged affair amounted to a conflict of interest was set for Friday — two days after his scheduled death.” [Link]

Cop Gets Tasered
“Of 1,417 Taser deployments by officers between December 2004 and June 2007, nearly 67 percent were used on black suspects, according to an audit conducted for the city by a team of criminology, statistics and mathematics experts. About 25 percent of Houston’s population is black.” [Link]