Tracy Dayne Tapp and Darlene Brown Williams
Christopher Marthin Gomez and Priscilla B. Gilroy
Samuel David Hontz and Sommer Rose Blake
Bijas Benjamin and Shruti J. Gohel
Pedro Nicholas Sistos and Vanessa Marie Coronado
Ramzi Harb Al-Qawasmi and Christina Guadalupe Galindo
Blaine Edward Altman and Christal Nicole Martin
Daniel Rodriguez and Leticia Amy Sanchez
James Prieto and Guadalupe Ursua
Roland Ismael Camacho and Candace Afton Mowrey
The Amarillo-based Seventh Court of Appeals will take up former Texas Tech football coach Mike Leach’s defamation lawsuit March 5 — in relative silence.
On Wednesday, Feb. 12, the appellate court denied requests for oral argument from attorneys on both sides of the case.
A Lubbock man already in prison for his role in a massive international child pornography ring has been indicted on more charges.
A federal grand jury in Lubbock indicted Jeremy Daniel Labrec, 23, on one count each of production of child pornography and possession of child pornography.
A federal grand jury indicted seven people late Wednesday, Feb. 12, on charges of conspiracy to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine following an investigation that started in Lubbock and ended in Odessa earlier this month.
DIVORCES FILED
Luciana Guzman Medrano and Daniel Medrano
■ Assumed name: Sunnyside Learning Academy; owner: Gracie Sandoval
■ Assumed name: Sunnyside Learning Academy; owner: Melissa Overholser
■ Assumed name: His Guided Transport; owner: Kevin Ivy
■ Assumed name: Defiance Youth; owner: Ryan Detwiler
■ Assumed name: West Texas Mailing Systems; owner: BT&A Inc.
■ Assumed name: West Texas Mailing Systems; owner: Bill G. Irwin
72ND DISTRICT COURT
JUDGE RUBEN G. REYES
Sara Medellin against Virginia Villegas, suit on personal injury auto
Divlend Equipment Leasing LLC against S&P Health Solutions LLC, suit on account
99TH DISTRICT COURT
JUDGE WILLIAM C. SOWDER
Melissa Suzanne Conner against Elias Ruiz Salazar, suit on personal injury auto
Shavonte Williams against AJ Rodriguez, suit on personal injury auto
Clydel Cooper against Eduardo Castro and Juan Carlos Cantu, suit on personal injury auto
237TH DISTRICT COURT
JUDGE LES HATCH
An Andrews County judge assigned to a high-profile Lubbock divorce case declared a mistrial Friday, Feb. 14, citing doubt jurors would come to a fair verdict after hearing forbidden testimony the day before.
Levelland police believe a man died Thursday, Feb. 13, from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after pulling a gun on two police officers.
According to a release from Levelland Police Chief Toney Cowan, two uniformed officers attempted to serve a warrant on Lloyd Wayne Halbrooks, 44, at a residence in the 1100 block of Fifth Street at about 8 p.m.
After answering the door, Halbrooks reportedly produced a handgun. The officers then took cover and heard a single gunshot from the house, at which point they returned cover fire.
Jeremiah Dwight Gaither and Anita Elyse Simpson
Christopher Paul Wilhoite and Susan Michelle McCutcheon
Todd M. Croman and Heather M. Williams
Steven Gail Haney and Angela Marie Allamon
Domingo Antonio Ortiz and Veronica Ann Lozano
DIVORCES GRANTED
Julian Acosta Sr. and Sylvia Vidales Acosta
Colby Garrett Swint and Lisa Marie Swint
Catherine Cull Potter and Royking Potter
Diann Knight and Gerald Aundra Knight
DIVORCES FILED
Abigail Salazar Burrola and Javier Omar Calderon
Tyrone Lynn Wagley and Glenna Wagley
Veronica Salas-Rangel and Robert Rangel Jr.
Mecca Cheyanne Likes and Matthew Ryan Likes
Christopher Vasquez and Vanessa Dahlia Vasquez
Erin Crystal Gonzalez and Ramon Arnoldo Gonzalez
Leesa Smith and Henry Smith
99TH DISTRICT COURT
JUDGE WILLIAM C. SOWDER
City Bank against Hunter Construction Co. and Jim D. Hunter, suit on account
■ Assumed name: JL Graphics; owner: Mary Lara
■ Assumed name: Texas Doors; owner: Juan Estrada Jr.
■ Assumed name: Texas Doors; owner: Krystal Estrada
■ Assumed name: Louie’s Gameroom; owner: Maria Louisa Bernal
■ Assumed name: Turquoise Junkey; owner: Debbie Rodriguez
■ Assumed name: TTT&B LLC dba Miss’s Jean Cleaning Service; owner: Felenia Burge
Randall Sims, recently named to investigate sexual assault allegations against Lubbock City Attorney Sam Medina, has been a special prosecutor enough times he can’t quickly hit an exact number.
The district attorney for the 47th Judicial District estimated in an interview Friday, Feb. 14, he’s been called in to take over a case such as Medina’s “10 or 12 times” since he was sworn in in 2005. He was elected to the position in 2004.
“I’ve done a few in Plainview,” he said.
DIVORCES GRANTED
Beverly Diane De La Cruz and George Alberto De La Cruz
Pallie Anne Hernandez and Gilbert Leal Hernandez
Kevin Kyle Oliver and Kristen Leigh Oliver
Andrew John Miles and Bonnie Marie Boyd
Gomesindo Perez III and Joann Perez
Valerie Ann Salazar and David Theodore Salazar
Rolando Elias Ivera and Emily Jean Dickerson
Tammy Jerice Brewer and Dale Avery Brewer
Blanca Sanchez and Enrique Antonio Sanchez
Crystal Mia Mojica and Alonso Estrada
DIVORCES FILED
Kinsley Beene and Taylor Beene
Pablo A. Marques and Rebecca Celis
Israel Gonzales and Amanda Ann Samarripa
J. Pueblito Andrade and Abigail Regalado
Dustin Durand Haller and Andrea Maria Oliva
Adam Ybarra and Deana Morin Rodriguez
Alejandro Rene Aguilar and J’Me Renee Prado
Tommy Lee Campbell and Debrah Yvonne Ballejo
Oscar Rosales Falcon and Erin Acosta
Jose Angel Delgado and Tabatha Sue Roach
Pedro Nunez Rodriguez and Pamela Conditt
Darius D’Angelo Davis and Tanequa Tiarade’Lashea Johnson
Mark Todd Clevenger and Dolores Molina Beddingfield
72ND DISTRICT COURT
JUDGE RUBEN G. REYES
Midland Funding LLC against Travis White, suit on other civil
237TH DISTRICT COURT
JUDGE LES HATCH
Christopher Mars, Malissa Graham, Brianna Mars and Kaden Mars against Lynthia Martin Holliday, suit on other civil
■ Assumed Name: Avara’s Tax Pros and Auto Insurance; Owner: Avara Enterprises Inc.
■ Assumed Name: Avara’s Tax Pros and Auto Insurance; Owner: Margarita Avara
■ Assumed Name: Avara’s Tax Pros and Auto Insurance; Owner: Jerry Avara
■ Assumed Name: Tax Pros and Auto Insurance; Owner: Avara Enterprises Inc.
■ Assumed Name: Tax Pros and Auto Insurance; Owner: Margarita Avara
■ Assumed Name: Tax Pros and Auto Insurance; Owner: Jerry Avara
■ Assumed Name: Avara’s Tax Pros; Owner: Avara Enterprises Inc.
A Slaton man suspected of grooming a girl to be his wife from her preteen years was indicted Tuesday, Feb. 18, on two sexual assault charges.
The Lubbock County grand jury charged Dale Wray Fulford, 77, with one count each of continuous sexual assault of a child and sexual assault of a child.
Lubbock County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Fulford last week on those charges. He has been in jail since then. Bail on the continuous sexual assault charge was set at $500,000, with a $100,000 bond set on the sexual assault charge.
A Lubbock County grand jury indicted an 18-year-old man on an aggravated kidnapping charge for allegedly forcing a girl into a car and driving around town while restraining her. The indictment was handed down Tuesday, Feb. 18.
According to court records, Christopher Anderson asked a 14-year-old girl for a date. She turned him down, and he waited near the apartment where her family lives. He grabbed her and forced her into a car, driving while holding her head against the floorboard with one hand.