Harris County’s sheriff alleged a man in Humble was waiting to fire on deputies. That may not be the case
Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said Tuesday that Kenyon Colemen was found armed in a wooded area after deputies responded to a "possible fake/swatting call." The sheriff's office now says that call was unrelated.
Man arrested in Humble for allegedly shooting at Harris County deputies, sheriff says
Kenyon Levor Coleman has been charged with aggravated assault of a police officer, according to Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, who says deputies responded to a possible "swatting" call. Coleman was allegedly waiting in a wooded area while armed with an automatic rifle.
Houston-area man charged with murder after ‘friends’ took turns shooting each other, sheriff says
Sean Odonnell, 37, was arrested and charged with murder Thursday in the shooting death of Aaron Prout, a 34-year-old man from the United Kingdom who resided in Harris County, Sheriff Ed Gonzalez wrote in a social media post. The sheriff says they shot each other inside a home while "wearing a kevlar helmet."
Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez grilled about jail deaths after appearance before state commission
At least 12 people have died in the Harris County Jail this year, including Alexis Cardenas, a 32-year-old man who recently died during a struggle with officers who were escorting him to the exit door. His sister was among those to question Gonzalez after Thursday's meeting in Austin.
Video footage shows officer altercation that led to death in Harris County Jail
Documents provided to Houston Public Media show that a warrant was issued for his arrest on Jan. 12, 2015, after he failed to appear in court.
9-year-old girl dies after being left unattended inside hot car in Galena Park, sheriff says
The mother of the child was working at a complex in the area and allegedly left the child unattended inside of the car for most of the day with water and the windows partially down, according to Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez.
Harris County Sheriff’s Office to work on bringing back outsourced inmates as jail population dips
Crediting recent efforts by the district attorney's office to more quickly dispose of criminal cases, Sheriff Ed Gonzalez on Monday said the jail population has significantly decreased, and the county is on track to lower how much money it pays to send inmates to other facilities.
Harris County, Sheriff Ed Gonzalez sued by family of outsourced jail inmate who died in Louisiana facility
Jaleen Anderson, who died last year at age 29, was booked into the Harris County Jail in March 2024 on a low-level drug possession charge. He was one of thousands of pre-trial detainees who have been outsourced to other prisons because of the jail's repeated failure to comply with Texas' mandated detention officer ratio.
Texas Senate advances bill that would require the Harris County sheriff to collaborate with ICE
Senate Bill 8, co-authored by a Houston Republican, is being sent to the Texas House of Representatives for consideration.
Harris County would be required to collaborate with ICE under proposed Texas Senate bill
Opponents of the proposed law have cited concerns about racial profiling, blurred jurisdictional lines and a lack of funding.
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