CRIME & SAFETY
Aggravated robbery unfolds at Sun Valley Apartments
WICHITA FALLS, Texas (KAUZ) - The Sun Valley Apartments at Central E Fwy was the scene of an aggravated robbery, as reported by our crews at approximately 7 p.m. on Sunday. Wichita Falls Police Department officers disclosed to us that they had executed a search warrant. However, details regarding the necessity of the warrant remain undisclosed at this time.
Wichita Falls Police make another gang injunction arrest over the weekend
WICHITA FALLS (KFDX/KJTL) — Officers with the Wichita Falls Police Department made another gang injunction arrest over the weekend. Twenty-eight-year-old Jaylon Flemming was arrested for the unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon and for a violation of a court order, enjoining organized criminal activity on Monday, April 22. This was Flemming’s fourth charge […]
Driver charged in death of 1-year-old child
A Truscott man was charged in connection with the death of a 1-year-old child who died in a traffic accident. Michael Lloyd Carlson, 64, was booked into the Wichita County Jail Monday on a manslaughter charge in connection with a May 2023 incident, according to online jail records. He was being held on a $300,000 bond.
Wichita County jury slaps fentanyl dealer with maximum prison time
A man Wichita County prosecutors call "a clear and present danger to our community" has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. That was the maximum sentence allowed by law for Chris Martinez Jr. Martinez was arrested in late February 2023 on drug charges. During his trial over the past...
Iowa Park man charged with witness tampering
WICHITA COUNTY (KFDX/KJTL) — An Iowa Park man is charged with trying to force a victim of his assault to drop her allegations, with police reporting evidence of the attempt in text messages. Brady Joe Fulton has two counts of tampering with a witness filed, with bonds set at $50,000 on each. He was charged […]
Manhunt Monday: Woman wanted for controlled substance possession
WICHITA FALLS, Texas (KAUZ) - Wichita Falls Crime Stoppers is looking for 37-year-old Misti Lanae Perkins. She is wanted for possessing between one and four grams of a controlled substance in Texas penalty group 2. WFCS said never to attempt to apprehend this fugitive but to call law enforcement if...
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