Tag: Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS)

During a traffic stop in Brownsville, a Texas Department of Public Safety trooper discovered over 205 pounds of liquid methamphetamine contained within 24 jugs inside the vehicle of a man who was stopped for speeding.

A Brownsville man was sentenced Wednesday for possession with intent to distribute nearly four pounds of fentanyl, according to the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas.

Earlier this week, a new name was entered into the short list of Death Row inmates from the Rio Grande Valley. Victor Alejandro Godinez, the 29-year-old Edinburg man who was convicted of killing 49-year-old Trooper Moises Sanchez after shooting him in the head on April 6, 2019, was sentenced to death.

A 60-year-old Edinburg man was killed after crashing into a truck hauling a petroleum tanker Wednesday night.

EDINBURG — The family of slain Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Moises Sanchez on Wednesday afternoon directly addressed his killer, 29-year-old Edinburg resident Victor Alejandro Godinez.

EDINBURG — A jury after midnight Wednesday sentenced a 29-year-old Edinburg man to death for killing state trooper Moises Sanchez more than four years...

The 16th day of Victor Godinez’s death penalty trial saw attorneys representing both sides give closing arguments to a courtroom filled to capacity with family members of the 29-year-old defendant and family members of Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Moises Sanchez.

A Texas Department of Public Safety trooper was sent to the hospital after an intoxicated Fronton woman crashed into their vehicle after losing control of her car, according to a news release.

The Texas Department of Public Safety says a 39-year-old man died on Monday morning after crashing into a utility pole.

EDINBURG — The defense has rested in the sentencing phase of a 29-year-old man convicted of killing Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Moises Sanchez.