FOX4 2d ago
The first person to be convicted of murder in Dallas County under the state’s new fentanyl law was sentenced to 20 years in prison.Earlier this week, 31-year-old Destin Scott pleaded guilty to murder and was sentenced to 20 years in prison.His conviction marks the first in Dallas County under Texas’ fentanyl murder statute enacted in 2023.Police accused Scott of killing a woman who was found dead inside her vehicle outside a fast food restaurant in Dallas.Although there were no signs of foul play, the autopsy report determined she died because of an overdose of ecstasy and fentanyl.Investigators found a bag of pills and two cellphones in her vehicle. They used cellphone records, social media communications, and other evidence to determine that she purchased the drugs from Scott.Under the new state law, fentanyl-related overdose deaths are classified as "poisonings." Those who distribute the fentanyl can be charged with murder if they:knowingly distributed fentanyl to the victimacted wi
TM 3d ago
More than a century after Pearl beer magnate Otto Koehler's shocking death, "The Three Emmas" legend still looms large. But the true story, involving a citywide effort to cover it up, is wilder than most people know.
FOX4 2d ago
Fort Worth Police say a suspected drunk driver killed a pedestrian on E. Rosedale Street on Thursday evening.Fatal Fort Worth drunk driving crashThe Fort Worth Police Department says on June 11 at around 7 p.m., a vehicle driving at a high rate of speed in the 4000 block of E Rosedale Street hit a pedestrian crossing the street.The car continued driving with the pedestrian on top of it until stopping at a business near E Rosedale Street and Miller Avenue.The pedestrian, later identified as 50-year-old Jack Vogt, was pronounced dead at the scene.The car's driver, 35-year-old Jory Durst, was evaluated for a DWI and subsequently arrested and charged with intoxication manslaughter.We don't know how fast Durst was driving at the time of the accident.
