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As he drove away, the officers fired at the bus and hit the tires. Lopez managed to drive the vehicle for a mile before wrecking it. He then fled the bus on foot and escaped into some woods, where he successfully evaded law enforcement. [2] [12] The following day, Lopez was added to the Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitives List.
This is a list of law enforcement officers convicted for an on-duty killing in the United States.The listing documents the date the incident resulting in conviction occurred, the date the officer(s) was convicted, the name of the officer(s), and a brief description of the original occurrence making no implications regarding wrongdoing or justification on the part of the person killed or ...
The first codification of Texas criminal law was the Texas Penal Code of 1856. Prior to 1856, criminal law in Texas was governed by the common law, with the exception of a few penal statutes. [3] In 1854, the fifth Legislature passed an act requiring the Governor to appoint a commission to codify the civil and criminal laws of Texas.
He could not legally own a gun because he had a conviction for unauthorized use of a motor vehicle in 1976. David Smith, 65, pleaded guilty in January to being a felon in possession of a firearm ...
Simonis made his first court appearance on December 2, 1981. He pled guilty to two counts of armed robbery, one of aggravated robbery, and unauthorized use of a stolen vehicle in a September 17 attack of a couple. The woman was reportedly sexually assaulted. [24] This led to his first sentencing of 231 years with no chance of parole. [1]
As an adult, Tipton was convicted of attempted unauthorized use of a vehicle and a misdemeanor criminal mischief charge during which he struck another vehicle while speeding and bragged about it.
The Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas, commonly known as the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), is a department of the state government of Texas. The DPS is responsible for statewide law enforcement and driver license administration. The Public Safety Commission oversees the DPS.
Eight people were killed in a collision in Zavala County, Texas, involving two vehicles – one possibly tied to a human smuggling operation that was fleeing law enforcement – according to the ...