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Colin Gray
Colin Gray was convicted of second-degree murder, involuntary manslaughter, cruelty to children, and reckless conduct in connection with the Apalachee High School shooting committed by his son, and was sentenced to 15 years in prison.
Markies Deandre Conway
Released on $750,000 bond under house arrest and GPS ankle monitoring pending capital murder trial in Dallas County.
Matthew Guerra
Fatally shot in the head on December 21, 2023, during an armed robbery in San Antonio, Texas.
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United States of America v. Sean Combs
A federal criminal prosecution (Case No. 24-CR-542) in the Southern District of New York where prosecutors alleged that Sean Combs operated a criminal enterprise ("Combs Enterprise") utilizing his business entities and personnel to facilitate sexual encounters, coerce victims into coerced sexual performances termed "Freak Offs," and conceal abuses through violence, threats, and intimidation. The indictment included charges of racketeering conspiracy (RICO), sex trafficking by force, and interstate transportation to engage in prostitution under the Mann Act. Following an eight-week trial, a jury acquitted Combs of the RICO and sex trafficking counts on July 2, 2025, while convicting him on two counts of transportation for prostitution. On October 3, 2025, the court sentenced Combs to 50 months in federal prison.
State of Texas v. Markies Conway
State of Texas v. Markies Conway is a capital murder-for-hire prosecution arising from the November 11, 2020 ambush and fatal shooting of Dallas rapper Melvin Noble Jr. (MO3) on Interstate 35E in Dallas, Texas. Markies Deandre Conway (professionally known as Yella Beezy) was indicted by a Dallas County grand jury in March 2025 on charges of Capital Murder for Remuneration, alleging he paid gunman Kewon Dontrell White $40,000 to execute Noble following a long-standing rap rivalry. Following the September 2026 capital murder conviction of White, Conway remains released on $750,000 bond under house arrest with GPS monitoring awaiting trial in Dallas County's Criminal District Court.
State of Texas v. Brad Simpson
State of Texas v. Brad Simpson is a first-degree murder prosecution in Bexar County, Texas, arising from the October 6, 2024, disappearance and presumed homicide of 51-year-old Olmos Park realtor Suzanne Clark Simpson. Brad Chandler Simpson was indicted for murder, evidence tampering, and prohibited weapons after surveillance, digital footprints, and DNA on a concealed reciprocating saw linked him to her disappearance despite her body remaining unrecovered. Presiding in the 437th Criminal District Court, Judge Joel Perez denied defense motions to quash the indictment, with trial proceedings pending.
State of Texas v. Jacob LaGrone
State of Texas v. Jacob LaGrone is a high-profile criminal prosecution in Tarrant County, Texas, arising from a March 14, 2023, incident in Westworth Village where 30-year-old Jacob Timothy LaGrone discharged a firearm at three responding police officers. Indicted on three first-degree felony counts of Aggravated Assault on a Public Servant carrying potential life sentences, LaGrone gained international viral attention following his $59 million Paris wedding to heiress Madelaine Brockway in late 2023. In January 2026, LaGrone entered guilty pleas to all three counts and was granted seven years of deferred adjudication probation.
State of Texas v. Christopher Ray Preciado
State of Texas v. Christopher Ray Preciado is a capital murder prosecution arising from the December 21, 2023, shooting deaths of 18-year-old Savanah Soto, 22-year-old Matthew Guerra, and their unborn child, Fabian, during a botched drug robbery in San Antonio, Texas. Christopher Ray Preciado killed Soto and Guerra inside Guerra's vehicle and abandoned their bodies at a Leon Valley apartment complex. On March 26, 2026, a Bexar County jury in the 290th Criminal District Court found Preciado guilty on three counts of capital murder. Presiding Judge Jennifer Pena automatically sentenced Preciado to three concurrent terms of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Karen Read
Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Karen Read is a high-profile prosecution in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, arising from the January 29, 2022, death of 46-year-old Boston Police Officer John O'Keefe outside a Canton residence. Prosecutors alleged Read struck O'Keefe with her SUV while intoxicated and left him to die in a snowstorm, while defense counsel mounted a third-party culprit defense alleging a law enforcement cover-up. After a July 2024 mistrial due to a deadlocked jury and extensive double jeopardy appeals, a Norfolk County Superior Court jury acquitted Read of second-degree murder, manslaughter, and leaving the scene on June 18, 2025, convicting her solely of operating under the influence.