Texas

STAFFORD, TX – A man identified as Adrian Mercado, 35, is accused of fatally shooting 32-year-old Thomas Goodson before barricading himself inside a residence in Stafford and exchanging gunfire with officers. The incident began around 9:55 p.m. on September 3, 2025, when Mercado’s father arrived at the Stafford Police Department and reported that his son had just killed someone at a home in the 13000 block of Lawrence Lane. He also warned that Mercado was armed and dangerous. Responding officers located Goodson deceased in the backyard of the residence. Mercado fled the scene and later opened fire on officers during a search assisted by the Missouri City Police Department’s K-9 Unit. One round struck an officer in the abdomen but was deflected by his police radio, preventing inju...

AUSTIN, Texas – An Armenian national made his initial appearance in federal court in Austin after being indicted and extradited on charges connected to an alleged export control conspiracy. According to court documents, from February 2022 until at least August 2024, Kamo Kirakosyan and others allegedly participated in a conspiracy to export goods, including items used in semiconductor manufacturing, from the United States to the Russian Federation through Armenia without the required license or authorization from the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security. Kirakosyan and his co-conspirators are also alleged to have violated the International Emergency Economic Powers Act by conducting transactions with entities on the Specially Designated Nationals list without...

TRINITY COUNTY, TX – Multiple Facebook groups across East Texas have blocked Giovanni Livoti, who operates under the name Trinity County Media, after repeated allegations of posting false or unverified information. According to administrators of the San Jacinto County, Texas Facebook group, Livoti most recently shared a misleading memorial photo that incorrectly identified a young girl as deceased when the actual victim was a young boy. The girl’s family reported significant distress following the post. The error was only corrected after Grizzy’s Hood News, based in Houston, TX, publicly called out the misinformation. This was not the only case. Administrators of the Anderson County, TX Breaking News group said they had also removed Livoti after learning he had posted memorial ph...

HOUSTON, TX – An anonymous viewer shared a photo showing the aftermath of a semi truck fire in front of the H-E-B on Gessner near Kempwood late Monday night. The fire was reported around 11:23 p.m. Both the Houston Fire Department and Houston Police Department responded to the scene. Injuries are not known at this time, but the driver is believed to have made it out safely. The cause of the fire is not yet known. More information will follow if it becomes available.

HARRIS COUNTY, TX – Deputies with Constable Mark Herman’s Office arrested a woman wanted on a felony warrant after responding to a suspicious person call in the 6800 block of W FM 1960 Road. The incident occurred around 1:45 p.m. on August 25, 2025. Deputies identified the suspect as Nicole Alford. A records check revealed she had an active state jail felony warrant for possession of a controlled substance. Alford was taken into custody and booked into the Harris County Jail on the warrant through Court 248. According to Constable Mark Herman, her bond has not been set at this time.

HARRIS COUNTY, TX – Constable Mark Herman announced that charges have been filed against Hunter Valverde, known as the "Adult Toy Bandit," after he threatened employees at a business that previously assisted in his arrest. On August 14, 2025, deputies with Constable Herman's Office arrested Valverde on an open warrant for theft. The following day, on August 15, 2025, he returned to Planet Ford, located in the 20400 block of the North Freeway, and threatened employees for turning him in. A warrant was then filed for retaliation, a third-degree felony. In addition, Valverde failed to appear in court on his original theft charge. He is now wanted for retaliation out of the 487th District Court and for theft out of County Court 13. “If you have any information on his whereabouts, ...

HOUSTON, TX – A second suspect has been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of an 18-year-old man and the wounding of another male at 5410 North Braeswood Boulevard on May 24. Miles Julian Edwards (Left) Zion Armon Mitchell (Right) The suspect, Miles Julian Edwards, 19, is charged with capital murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in the 339th Criminal District Court. Another suspect, Zion Armon Mitchell, 18, is also charged with capital murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in the 482nd and 183rd Criminal District Courts. The victim is identified as Kenneth Leaks, 18. According to the Houston Police Department Homicide Division, officers responded to Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital after Leaks was transported by private vehicle with a gu...