Tag: Sebastian
Willacy County man found guilty of lesser charge in fatal child abuse case
BROWNSVILLE — A jury on Tuesday afternoon found a Willacy County man guilty of the lesser charge of criminal negligent homicide rather than murder after a week of trial over the 2021 death of a Sebastian teenager.
State, defense rest in trial of man accused in Sebastian teen’s death
Mid-afternoon Monday both the prosecution and defense rested their cases in the murder trial against Ruben Gonzalez Cordoba, who is accused of the death of Jesse Harrison Jr. on Jan. 23, 2021.
Witness in Willacy County child abuse murder walks back statements to police
Testimony by Logan Tamayo, the cousin of Jesse Harrison Jr., showed he was trying to retract statements he made to investigators days after the 13-year-old boy’s death on Jan. 23, 2021.
Sebastian teen was ‘all bone’ when rushed to the hospital
BROWNSVILLE — The trial of the first of three defendants in the January 2021 murder of a Sebastian teenager began Tuesday in the 197th state District Court.
Jury selected in Willacy County child abuse death
A jury has been selected for one of three suspects in the child abuse death of a Sebastian teen who allegedly was starved and abused.
Trial set for 1 of trio accused in Willacy teen’s starving, abuse death
One of the three family members accused of killing teenager Jesse Harrison is scheduled to go to trial Aug. 12 in the 197th state District Court in Brownsville following a hearing Wednesday.
Sebastian man charged in crash that killed 25-year-old Raymondville woman
A Sebastian man has been charged with intoxication manslaughter after running a stop sign in Willacy County early Saturday morning and crashing into another vehicle, killing a 25-year-old woman and launching a Texas Department of Public Safety investigation.
Trail ride brings Christmas toy drive to Sebastian
SEBASTIAN — The horses move with that vitality that only a cool morning with flawless sunshine can create.
Trio accused of killing Sebastian teen scheduled for trial
Trials for three family members accused of killing teenager Jesse Harrison are scheduled to be held separately in 197th state District Court, Willacy County District Attorney Annette Hinojosa said in a reply to questions from the Raymondville Chronicle.
Tovar completes film, ‘Kingman Stables,’ at family’s Sebastian ranch
SEBASTIAN — They don’t know much about horses, but they want to develop their father’s horse stables into a fine commercial enterprise to honor his legacy.