Marijuana & Hemp
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Dog Fighting Ring Raided in Beaumont
Federal agents trying to serve an arrest warrant believe they may have uncovered a dog fighting ring. Inside the home where they were serving the warrant training harnesses, bite sticks and a treadmill officers believe indicate dogs were being taught to fight. Possible charges the dogs’ owner could face include cruelty to animals, and possibly more significant
Pastor alleges Waller County Prosecutor threatened him
In yet another example of unprofessionalism among legal professionals, a Waller County DA allegedly made threats to a member of the cloth. Rev. Walter Pendleton alleged that after he requested information on prosecution rates by ethnicity in the county northwest of Houston, the prosecutor became abusive in text messages sent May 28. “Don’t ever call
Florida Judge Challenges Attorney to Brawl
“Go out back and I’ll just beat your ass.” These were the words of Judge John C. Murphy in Brevard County Florida, who was displeased with Assistant Public Defender Andrew Weinstock for zealously representing his client. “If I had a rock I would throw it at you right now…SIT DOWN!” Another gem that was hurled
Houston Police Dept. Fails to Investigate over 20,000 Criminal Cases
According to a report commissioned by the city, more than 20,000 burglary, theft, assault and hit-and-run cases were not investigated in 2013. When I stumbled onto this story the explanation given was that HPD is understaffed. This may be some of the reason this happened, but I am not buying that this is the only