A 55-year-old man in custody at the Harris County Jail died at St. Joseph Hospital Wednesday after experiencing a medical emergency.
The man, whose identity is being withheld in accordance with medical privacy laws, had been in the hospital since Tuesday, after he began displaying symptoms while housed in the 1200 Baker Street jail facility.
A Houston man is accused of injecting an Aldine High School student with an unknown substance and attempting to kidnap them near campus. The student was revived after police performed CPR, and the suspect remains in jail on a $150,000 bond.
Houston contractor Aleck Miller pleads guilty to felony theft. Sentenced to probation, jail time, and $240K restitution after gambling away client funds.
Law enforcement say a man who barricaded himself inside a La Porte home after firing a gun in a domestic disturbance is now in custody.
Harris County deputy Sgt. William A. Vides, 46, faces charges of stealing over $2 million from Highland Village Management, LLC while serving as their extra job coordinator.
A Harris County medical examiner has ruled the manner of death of a 32-year-old man involved in a struggle with detention officers while being escorted out of the Harris County Jail a homicide.
Stevie Mosley, 23, is charged with felony fraudulent transfer of a vehicle along with her co-defendant, 24-year-old Andrea Johnson. Both are currently wanted.
So far in 2025, as many as 12 inmates have died while in custody in Harris County Jail, surpassing the total number of 10 in all of 2024.
The sheriff’s office said it happened early Tuesday morning. The office says Alexis Jovany Cardenas was released from custody at 12:50 a.m. and was being escorted to an exit door when he physically resisted detention officers as they attempted to walk him outside the building.
Justin Guzman, 22, turned himself in to police Monday and is the second person to be arrested and appeared in Probable Cause Court overnight, where they alleged he fired 10 shots in the Galleria Mall parking garage, killing Anthony Sanders, 30.
The family and friends of Ronald Erwin Pate, 35, who died June 24 at Ben Taub Hospital after being in Harris County Jail for 13 days, are calling for increased funding and better medical care at the jail.
KPRC 2 has confirmed an inmate-related death at the Harris County Jail over the weekend.
Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare will announce progress on addressing the county's mental health incarceration crisis, highlighting efforts to divert over 340 individuals from jail to treatment services since January 1.
On Mother’s Day, Bao Hoang Dinh allegedly attacked his parents in their northwest Houston home, resulting in the death of his mother, Hat Nguyen, and injuries to his father. It's unclear why he did it.
Miguel Guajardo, who is known online as rapper Cash Out Ace, was arrested earlier Monday and booked into the Harris County Jail for aggravated promotion of prostitution.
A 17-year-old, Mark Leyva, has been arrested and charged with capital murder in the shooting death of Giovanni Cruz, also 17, whose body was found in a backyard in the Yaupon Ranch subdivision in December.
A Houston teenager has been arrested and charged with multiple offenses, including aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, invasive visual recording, and aggravated robbery, after allegedly robbing a victim at gunpoint, forcing him to strip naked, and posting explicit footage of the incident online.
Two brothers, Crisanto Caal Ba and Daniel Salvador Caal Ba, have been charged with the murder of 23-year-old Otto Pop Coc, who was found fatally stabbed on the Gulf Freeway service road in Houston in mid-March.
An 83-year-old man, accused of opening fire during a band competition at Pasadena Memorial High School and injuring a man, has died in custody following a medical emergency, leading to the dismissal of charges against him.
An inmate who had been in the Harris County Jail on a capital murder charge since 2022 is now back in custody after being mistakenly released from the jail on Thursday.
After 10 days on the run, Eric Latroy Brown, accused of raping a UH student at knifepoint and was mistakenly released 24 hours after he was put behind bars was recaptured by METRO police.
The family of a man who died in the custody of the Harris County Jail last month, is teaming up with others to raise their concerns about standards within Texas’ largest jail to the Office of the Attorney General.
A 10,000 bond was set for a man accused of evading arrest and leading deputies on a chase for over 40 miles in northwest Harris County, according to Constable Mark Herman’s Office.
A 21-year-old Houston man, Antonio Prejean, has been charged with murder following a drive-by shooting in July that killed 19-year-old Jusnz Joseph on the Eastex Freeway feeder road.
An inmate at the Harris County Jail is facing more charges after the Harris County Sheriff’s Office said a loaded handgun was found hidden inside the inmate’s wheelchair.
Oscar Ovidio Villagas, 39, was arrested in Houston for allegedly disciplining his 10-year-old daughter by burning her hands on an electric stove and forcing her to perform squats while holding a heavy object.
Chad Maydwell, already jailed for the capital murder of his grandmother, now faces additional charges for allegedly killing fellow inmate Michael Griego at Harris County Jail.
Two inmates at Harris County Jail, Benjamin David Walls and Frankie Rosas, face new charges following unsuccessful escape attempts.
A former Harris County detention officer, Robert Robertson, has been sentenced to six years of community supervision after pleading guilty to charges of engaging in organized criminal activity related to a drug smuggling operation.
Houston teenager Pablo Castaneda, 17, faces escalating legal issues, including charges of attempting to disarm a peace officer and possessing a prohibited substance in a correctional facility, while already being charged with aggravated assault for a school stabbing.
Sen. Paul Bettencourt is asking a judge to look into a whistleblower's complaints after learning only one out of four water tanks are being used because the other three have rusted over.
Tomas Bautista is charged with murder and is currently in the Harris County Jail.
An investigation is underway after the death of a Harris County inmate, according to Harris County Jail.
A food delivery mix-up on Shawbrook Drive led to Josiah Blanco, 19, punching a customer in the face when the customer refused to retrieve the misdelivered food.
Three individuals, including an inmate, have been charged with money laundering and organized criminal activity in Harris County for operating a narcotics smuggling ring within a local jail.
Monday marks one year since Ramon Thomas died in the in the custody of Harris County as an inmate. On the first anniversary of his death, his mother, Dianne Bailey Rijsenburg took her frustrations outside the jail to speak on what she says was her son’s murder.
The search for an escaped inmate from the Harris County Jail came to a close on Friday when authorities were able to locate and capture him at his mother’s house hours after his disappearance.
A convicted felon is in the Harris County Jail after he is accused of violently carjacking an 83-year-old woman as she finished loading groceries in North Harris County last week.
The accused killer of 12-year-old Carlos Fernandez has been booked into the Harris County Jail.
The family of a man beaten by detention officers at a Harris County jail processing center are demanding answers.
A Texas state representative and others are asking tough questions after a series of newly released videos show what they say is a “culture of chaos” at the Harris County Jail.
A pair of prolific accused mail thieves have been arrested and police tell KPRC 2 they may be connected to hundreds of mail theft victims all across the Houston metro area, from Sugar Land, to Memorial Villages, and possibly even Conroe.
We’re a few days past Christmas but celebrating isn’t over. Harris County Sheriff’s Office and non-profit Navidad En El Barrio join forces allowing some inmates the opportunity to be with their kids.
A man wanted for murder is in custody after authorities conducted a traffic stop in northwest Harris County Monday, Harris County Precinct 4 Constable Mark Herman’s Office said.
Two people are facing drug charges for being associated with a Harris County detention officer who is accused of smuggling drugs into the Harris County Jail.
On Tuesday, a Houston man pleaded guilty to beating and stabbing his 19-year-old special needs cellmate to death while in the Harris County Jail in 2021, court records show.
A Harris County Jail inmate now has enhanced charges after an inmate died from inhaling fentanyl, according to court documents.
A recent investigation by the Harris County Sheriff’s Office highlights an ongoing effort to cut down on contraband smuggled into jails and prisons via paper correspondence. Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said the county is in the final stages of setting up a digital mail system in the jail.
The Harris County Sheriff’s Office said a man and woman both died after suffering medical emergencies while in-custody at the Harris County Jail this week.
Another inmate has reportedly died at the Harris County Jail after suffering a “medical emergency” inside a medical ward of the jail Monday, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.
A man accused of trying to grab a baby from its mother on Tuesday has been arrested and charged, according to court documents.
Antonio “AJ” Armstrong, the 23-year-old who was found guilty of killing his mother and father while they slept, has been moved to a second prison in less than a week.
An officer with the Houston Police Department was arrested for driving while intoxicated Thursday, the department confirmed.
Community members and activists are holding a news conference on Wednesday to share more information after a Harris County Jail inmate said he was bet by guards.
A mother from Liberty County said it has now been 33 days since her son vanished after being released from the Harris County Jail.
Family and friends of a special needs inmate who died in the Harris County Jail are honoring their son on Wednesday ahead of his birthday.
Several families are filing lawsuits on Monday in connection to in-custody deaths at the Harris County Jail, according to a family member of an inmate who died.
A sergeant employed by the Harris County Sheriff’s Office is pursuing legal action against Harris County and elected officials following a sexual assault inside the jail over a year and a half ago.
An inmate from the Harris County Jail escaped during transport on Monday, officials reported.
A detention officer was injured during an attack at the Harris County Jail on July 21, according to court records.
The Houston Police Department said two officers have been relieved of duty pending investigation by the Internal Affairs Division after being arrested for two separate incidents.
A Harris County Jail inmate with a pre-existing medical condition died at a hospital while in jail custody on Sunday, the Harris County Sheriff’s Office said.
A grieving mother says she won’t stop fighting for justice in her son’s murder, no matter how long it takes, but for the first time she’s hopeful.
The mother of the inmate who died over the weekend said her son had mental issues that the jail knew about, and he was being bullied after being placed in general population.
Police have filed charges on a Harris County inmate accused of killing a woman whose body was found at a construction site on Houston’s south side in 2008.
A woman has been charged after her young granddaughter was found alone at Bush Intercontinental Airport, according to the Houston Police Department.
Harris County families are asking for ‘justice’ after they said their family members died while in jail custody.
Officials say two Harris County Jail inmates died last week after being hospitalized with preexisting medical conditions.
A court hearing for a Baytown man accused of cutting the paws and legs off at least four puppies has been moved after his defense attorney declined to represent the suspect because the details of the case were too graphic, according to the District Attorney’s Office.
On Saturday, family and friends said their goodbyes to Robert Terry Jr., a man who died last month while in custody at the Harris County Jail.
A man who died Tuesday after being rushed by ambulance to the hospital from the Harris County Jail, will not be labeled an “in-custody death” because the man was technically released from the jail before he died.
Attorneys and families have filed a lawsuit against the Harris County Jail and are calling for a federal investigation after six inmates have died this year.
A man accused of a Pasadena murder is now fighting for his own life while behind bars in the Harris County Jail because of liver cirrhosis, his attorney told KPRC 2.
The Harris County Sheriff’s Office said they are now up to six inmates who have died while in custody at the Harris County Jail this year. Ongoing questions are swirling about how this keeps happening again, and again, and again.
Wednesday, we are asking the county’s top leader what is being done to address deaths at the Harris County Jail. The most recent death happened on Tuesday.
An inmate has been reported dead after apparently suffering from a medical emergency in the Harris County Jail earlier this month.
The Harris County Jail inmate banking system has serious problems, according to a county audit, which was reviewed by KPRC 2 Investigates.
After quickly moving through the House, a Bill that would bring forth major changes inside the Harris County Jail is one step closer to being signed by the Governor.
A Houston mother is turning her pain into purpose after her son died while in custody at the Harris County Jail in March of 2022.
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo said Tuesday that her office will allocate over $4.7 million in American Rescue Plan funds to bring supportive programming to women housed in the Women’s Center Jail.