Left to right, George Mackey, Kathy Lowthorp, and Sharen Wilson are all vying for the job of district attorney. Courtesy photos
“This will be the biggest major shift in the criminal justice leadership, when you combine the DA race with the number of judgeships being sought,” said County Criminal Court Judge Daryl Coffey, who is among the judges retiring this year. “The DA’s office can effect systematic change better than anyone, by the way they prosecute crime and implement programs.”
The DA’s office has seen almost 50 years of relatively static leadership under former DA Tim Curry and his protégé and successor Joe Shannon, who decided not to seek re-election after controversy arose over his settlement for a sexual harassment suit in 2012, paid with county funds.
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ARLINGTON, Texas – A Tarrant County grand jury indicted the former Arlington police officer who fatally shot a sleeping woman while aiming at a dog.
Ravi Singh is now charged with criminally negligent homicide for 30-year-old Maggie Brooks’ death.
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John St. Angelo stands in court Monday where he is on trial in the killing of his former wife Suzanne Parsons. (PHOTO: WFAA) WFAA
FORT WORTH
John St. Angelo was in love with his ex-wife the day he killed her, according to witnesses Monday in his murder trial.
According to his attorney, Kathy Lowthorp, he is still in love with her.
St. Angelo, 50, is accused of fatally stabbing Suzanne Parsons, 49, of Haslet on Dec. 30, 2013, at her north Fort Worth real estate office. He is also charged with three counts of attempted murder and aggravated kidnapping related to events the day after Parsons was killed.
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