EL PASO, Texas — A 30-year-old registered nurse threatened to kill officers by giving them Fentanyl if he ever saw them at the hospital where he works, according to El Paso police. Police arrested Steven Holguin of northeast El Paso on Monday, June 27 and charged him with Obstruction or Retaliation. Holguin was first arrested
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EAGLE PASS, Texas — Texas Governor Greg Abbott held a briefing to address updates on border security Wednesday. Abbott stressed in the briefing that Texas would be stepping up the state’s efforts on border security, which he says the Biden Administration is not doing enough to address. The Governor said that Texas would be adding
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By Catherine E. Shoichet and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN After authorities found dozens of migrants dead inside a semi-truck in Texas, US officials swiftly placed the blame on ruthless smugglers. Politicians seized on the moment to point fingers over border policies. And immigrant rights advocates warned the deaths are the latest example of a tragic trend
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EL PASO, Texas – It was a somber sight at Saint Mark Catholic Church in East El Paso Tuesday evening, where family members of Erika Gaytan gathered to pray for her. Her killer, Ricardo Marquez, was sentenced to 75 years in prison earlier for her 2019 murder. ABC-7 spoke with both Gaytan’s biological mother and
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By Marshall Cohen, Zachary Cohen and Alex Rogers, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, Capitol Hill insurrection reconvened Tuesday for a hastily scheduled hearing, featuring blockbuster testimony from Trump White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson. Hutchinson has cooperated extensively with the investigation, having sat for four closed-door depositions. She brought the goods
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EL PASO, Texas – The family of Erika Gaytan was emotional as Ricardo Marquez learned his punishment Tuesday. Judge Sam Medrano sentenced Ricardo Marquez to 75 years in prison. He was found guilty of the 2019 murder of Erika Gaytan. She was last heard from while on a date with him in July 2019. The sentence was delivered
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UPDATE: Judge Sam Medrano issued the sentence Tuesday morning after hearing impact statements and from character witnesses Monday and Tuesday morning. Ricardo Marquez was sentenced to 75 years in prison. This is a developing news story. Download the KVIA news app to get alerts the moment news breaks. EL PASO, Texas — Erika Gaytan’s son
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NEW YORK (AP) — Ghislaine Maxwell sentenced to 20 years in prison for helping millionaire Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse teen girls.
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EL PASO, Texas – El Paso County Sheriff Deputies responded to a crash in the 5000 block of Fort Defiance Drive in Far East El Paso on Sunday. During their investigation witnesses reported to deputies that Jeshua Lespron was speeding as he drove up and the down the street, losing control of his car and
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso police say a 19 year-old-man was repeatedly stabbed during a home invasion that happened last Sunday night. It happened around 10:00 P.M. on the 3500 block of Oxcart Run, in east El Paso. According to El Paso Crimes Against Persons Detectives, three masked individuals entered the house and stabbed
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WASHINGTON — A new, unexpected hearing from the January 6 committee will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. The committee will hear from Cassidy Hutchinson, a top aide in Donald Trump’s White House who is a vital witness in the sweeping investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack, a person familiar with the matter told The
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SAN ANTONIO, Texas — The owner of a trucking company in south Texas says their United States Department of Transportation identifying number was cloned on the truck carrying a trailer of 50 dead migrants in San Antonio. Felipe Betancourt, the owner of Betancourt Trucking and Harvesting, told San Antonio Express-News that although the truck involved
Continue Reading By Devon M. Sayers, CNN An employee at a Subway restaurant in Atlanta was shot and killed Sunday after a customer got upset about a condiment on his sandwich, Atlanta Police said. Police were called to the restaurant near Mercedes-Benz Stadium in downtown Atlanta shortly after 6:30 p.m., a news release from the police department
Continue Reading By TOM HAYS and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Ghislaine Maxwell, the jet-setting socialite who once consorted with royals, presidents and billionaires, was sentenced Tuesday to 20 years in prison for helping the financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse underage girls. The stiff sentence was a victory for a group of women who
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EL PASO, Texas — District Attorney Yvonne Rosales has announced a target date for the state trial against Patrick Crusius, the accused August 3rd Walmart shooter: Summer of 2023. “We are aware that this time-frame may seem long for many, however, keep in mind that trials were delayed due to the pandemic and have only
Continue Reading By Annie Grayer, CNN The committee investigating the Capitol Hill insurrection on January 6, 2021, has added a previously unexpected public hearing for Tuesday afternoon, the committee announced Monday. The panel has not revealed the hearing’s topic. The announcement came as a surprise to many as the committee had said it was not going to
Continue Reading By Tina Burnside, CNN At least eight people were injured in a shooting at a rave party early Sunday morning in Tacoma, Washington, according to the Tacoma Police Department. Police responded to multiple reports of shots fired in the neighborhood of South Tacoma at 12:45 a.m. PT and found “a chaotic scene with a large
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EL PASO, Texas – El Paso Police investigated a stabbing in West El Paso early Sunday morning. The initial report was released just after 2 a.m. The Crimes Against Persons called out to the scene. First responders confirmed that the stabbing happened on the 6400 block of Belton Road. There has been no information released
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EL PASO, Texas- First responders confirmed Special Traffic Investigators were called out to the scene of a crash involving an officer. It happened right around 2:30 am near Woodrow Bean Transmountain Dr. and Rushing in northeast El Paso. According to fire dispatch, two people were transported to the hospital with minor injuries. Police have not
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EL PASO, Texas – A United States district judge has set the date for the jury selection for the Patrick Crusius trial. The trial will follow immediately after the jury selection. Judge Guaderrama announced the selection and the trial will take place on January 8, 2024 at the El Paso Federal Courthouse. Crusius and his
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EL PASO, Texas – An El Paso man has pleaded guilty to a tax fraud scheme, the DOJ says. 41-year-old Elein Rodela Jr. plead guilty to 14 total charges, which include aggravated identify theft, money laundering, mail and wire fraud, and the theft of government funds. Rodela’s scheme reportedly involved the use of non-U.S. citizens’
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EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in finding the driver that fled on foot from a fatal motor vehicle crash earlier this month. One of the drivers involved in the incident sustained life threatening injuries and was later pronounced dead at a local hospital. The
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EL PASO, Texas — Sentencing for the man found guilty of murdering an El Paso mother resumed at the El Paso County Courthouse Friday morning. The decision of Ricardo Marquez’s sentencing is expected from Judge Sam Medrano Monday. The defense asked for the jury to sentence in the first trial, which ended in a mistrial.
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EL PASO, TEXAS – Crime Stoppers of El Paso is seeking information on the November 2021 death of Armando Torres, 27. A semi-truck driver ran over Torres the night of November 4. El Paso Police officials say the driver reported seeing Torres lying on the Trowbridge exit ramp. The semi-truck driver could not stop quickly
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EL PASO, Texas – A former El Paso Police Department officer was sentenced to 24 months in prison Thursday after she plead guilty to one count of conspiracy to maintain a drug-involved house. 24-year-old Monica Garcia reportedly conspired with her stepfather, Fred Saenz, to sell cocaine out of his house. Garcia is accused of using
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UPDATE: District Attorney Yvonne Rosales has informed ABC-7 that the sentencing phase of the case will resume tomorrow morning. EL PASO, Texas – A jury unanimously found Ricardo Marquez guilty of murder on Thursday. The verdict was reached at 10:26 a.m. The jury is currently figuring out the next steps of the trial, deciding if
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas – The jury has been sequestrated in the trail of Ricardo Marquez, the man accused of killing Erika Gaytan. Deliberation will resume tomorrow. Sequestration of the jury is the isolation of jurors in order to keep them from being “tainted” by possible outside information and/or influence. The biggest concern is jurors being
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EL PASO, Texas – The Texas Department of Public Safety say that the man arrested as the result of Wednesday morning’s pursuit has been identified as 19-year-old Milton Gonzalez Aguilar of Mexico. Aguilar is being charged with fleeing a motor vehicle. He is being accused of driving the red Chevrolet Equinox that a Texas State
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EL PASO, Texas — Investigators say an officer processing mail sent to the El Paso County Jail Annex found marijuana inside one of the letters. That set off a United States Postal Inspections Service investigation that officials say led to the sender: Benjamin Borunda. Detectives obtained a warrant for Borunda’s arrest. He’s been charged with
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CLICK HERE TO VIEW LIVESTREAM AUSTIN, Texas — The “To Protect All Texans, Special” committee will hear public testimony on mental health and firearm safety.
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