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6 days ago | 
kdhnews.com | Emily Hilley-Sierzchula
By By Emily Hilley-Sierzchula | Herald correspondent A Killeen man was indicted this week after police said he killed his friend while playing with a pistol in January. Jeremiah Ezekiel Hanley, 19, is facing two to 20 years in prison after a Bell County grand jury indicted him on Wednesday on a second-degree felony charge of manslaughter.
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1 week ago | 
kdhnews.com | Emily Hilley-Sierzchula
By By Emily Hilley-Sierzchula | Herald correspondent A Killeen man recently was found guilty of robbing a dollar store last year, injuring an employee who tried to stop him from stealing items. Lionez Spencer, 32, was indicted by a Bell County grand jury on Oct. 23, 2024, on a second-degree felony charge of robbery. He entered a guilty plea on March 7, according to court records.
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1 week ago | 
kdhnews.com | Emily Hilley-Sierzchula
By By Emily Hilley-Sierzchula | Herald correspondent A Killeen man who is accused of hiding his girlfriend's dead body in his Mitsubishi is facing three felony charges but not murder.
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1 week ago | 
kdhnews.com | Emily Hilley-Sierzchula
BELTON - During a sentencing hearing on Friday in a child sexual assault case, a judge heard testimony from eight people who gave two impressions of the defendant that were as different as night from day. "Awesome," "fun," "calm," "funny," "unselfish," "selfless," "kind," "hard-working" and even "safe" were among the words used by the seven people called by the defense to testify about the character of the defendant, 46-year-old Christopher Rushing.
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1 week ago | 
kdhnews.com | Emily Hilley-Sierzchula
By By Emily Hilley-Sierzchula | Herald correspondent A 42-year-old woman was indicted recently after Copperas Cove police said she tried to run her ex-boyfriend off the road with three kids in his vehicle. Elizabeth Arlene Canning is facing felony charges of endangering a child, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and driving while intoxicated with a child passenger under 15 years old.
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2 weeks ago | 
kdhnews.com | Emily Hilley-Sierzchula
By By Emily Hilley-Sierzchula | Herald correspondent A Harker Heights man is set to be sentenced in June after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting a teenager in 2022. Alexander Garza, 26, was indicted on April 26, 2023, on a second-degree felony charge of sexual assault of a child. He posted a bond of $50,000, on Dec. 31, 2024, and was released from the Bell County Jail.
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2 weeks ago | 
kdhnews.com | Emily Hilley-Sierzchula
Marijuana is entirely legal for both recreational and medical purposes in 24 U.S. states along with the nation's capital; additionally, it is approved for medical purposes in another 17 states. However, in Texas, voter-approved attempts to decriminalize what has become a commonplace substance elsewhere are hitting roadblocks in the state's appellate courts.
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2 weeks ago | 
kdhnews.com | Emily Hilley-Sierzchula
An alleged gun threat followed by a series of belligerent messages and videos led to two felony indictments this week. On Wednesday, 28-year-old Tony Lamar Walton Jr., of Killeen was indicted on a second-degree felony charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and a third-degree felony charge of obstruction or retaliation. He was booked into the Bell County Jail on Feb.
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3 weeks ago | 
kdhnews.com | Emily Hilley-Sierzchula
By EMILY HILLEY-SIERZCHULA | FME STAFF WRITER BELTON - The lead detective who oversaw the investigation into the homicide of an 18-year-old Belton High School student was on the hot seat for several hours on Tuesday as he was accused of having "blinders on."The trial was in its sixth day in the 146th Judicial District Court of Bell County.
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3 weeks ago | 
kdhnews.com | Emily Hilley-Sierzchula
By EMILY HILLEY-SIERZCHULA | FME STAFF WRITER BELTON - The lead detective who oversaw the investigation into the homicide of an 18-year-old Belton High School student was on the hot seat for several hours on Tuesday as he was accused of having "blinders on."The trial was in its sixth day in the 146th Judicial District Court of Bell County.
