Police blotter june 2020

DeSoto Police Will Brief Public, Share Multiple Videos Of Officer Involved...

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DPS’ Operation Cinderblock Cracks Down on Fraudulent Vehicle Inspections

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DeSoto Officer Involved Shooting Under Investigation

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Lancaster Police Department Seeks Help Identifying Aggravated Robbery Suspect

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Cedar Hill Police Have Suspect In Custody For Fatal Monday Night...

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Fort Worth man sentenced to life without parole for murdering a...

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Police blotter june 2020

Second murder investigation in Italy,Texas in 2023

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DeSoto Police Seek Help Identifying Man That Threatened Local Mosque

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Ellis County and District Attorney Ann Montgomery announced today that long-time fugitive Jennifer Samantha Puente was arrested and booked into the Ellis County Jail. Puente is charged with Murder and Tampering/Fabricating Physical Evidence with Intent to Impair a Human Corpse. On March 17, 2012, a witness found the burning body of Moriah Gonzales (15) in a field in Ennis, Texas. After investigation, on March 22, 2012, the Ennis Police Department secured an arrest warrant for Puente for Gonzales’ murder. An Ellis County grand jury also indicted Puente for the murder and tampering with Gonzales’ body. Puente, however, fled from Ellis County, could not be located, and was never arrested. A warrant for Puente’s arrest has been pending since March 22, 2012. In 2016, believing Puente was in Mexico, Assistant Ellis County and District Attorneys and the Texas Rangers began working with United States Department of Justice officials to request arrest warrants and extradition from Mexico. In October 2022, Puente was located and arrested in Mexico by Mexican authorities and in the months following waived extradition to the United States. On February 10, 2023, a team consisting of members from the Texas Rangers, Ennis Police Department, and the Ellis County and District Attorney’s Office returned Puente to Ellis County and booked her in the Ellis County Jail. “For almost 11 years, many public officials worked tirelessly to find and arrest Puente so that my office could seek justice for Moriah Gonzales,” stated Montgomery. “I want to specifically thank Texas Ranger Captain Jason Bobo, attorneys from the United States Department of Justice, Office of International Affairs, law enforcement officers from the Texas Department of Public Safety, law enforcement officers from the Ennis Police Department, and former and current Assistant Ellis County and District Attorneys and Investigators. Their combined efforts led to the extradition and arrest of this fugitive.” Murder is a first-degree felony punishable by between five and ninety-nine years or life in prison, and Tampering/Fabricating Physical Evidence with Intent to Impair a Human Corpse is a second-degree felony punishable by between two and twenty years in prison or probation.

Murder Suspect, Fugitive Jennifer Samantha Puente Captured & Arrested

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Glenn Heights Police Make Felony Drug Arrest Following Routine Traffic Stop

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