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22-year-old accused of holding migrants for ransom at gunpoint, demanding money from families


January 6, 2024

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Deputies with the Harris County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 22-year-old woman for allegedly holding migrant hostages at gunpoint. In court, prosecutors said Skye Plyler worked with a minor to record videos that were then sent to the families of undocumented migrants. In these videos, the duo demanded money for the migrant’s release. It happened at the Carrington …

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US Representative Sheila Jackson Lee’s campaign chair assaulted, according to Houston police


October 24, 2023

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — One person was reportedly assaulted at the office of Houston mayoral candidate US Representative Sheila Jackson Lee on Monday morning, according to the Houston Police Department. The attack happened at Jackson-Lee’s satellite office in the 4400 block of Almeda Road just before 10 a.m., according to police. HPD said a suspect allegedly attacked 66-year-old Gerald Womack, Jackson-Lee’s …

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