Police say Texas man punched baby to death, then watched TV 'to calm down'
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Miguel Alvarez-Flores & Diego Hernandez-Rivera suspects MS13 gang accused of satanic killing. (Steve Gonzales/Chronicle)
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The Subway scene of the crime was open for business as family held a press conference outside.
Earl Donell Riley, 25, shot and wounded two Houston police officers on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017. (2014 mugshot courtesy of TDCJ)
Veterinarian Valerie Busick McDaniel and Leon Phillip Jacob are charged with solicitation of murder.
Houston Methodist transplant surgeon Dr. Sherilyn Gordon-Burroughs
Houston Police officers investigate the scene where officer Nestor Garcia was struck by a motorist during a traffic stop on the southbound lanes of U.S. 59 near Dunlavy Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017, in Houston. Garcia was taken to Memorial Hermann Hospital.
Courtney Burks, left, and her co-defendant, Shaquan Bennett, are escorted from an appearance in the Harris County 179th Criminal Court Monday, March 27, 2017. The two 18-year-olds are accused of killing a 56-year-old man, whose body was found earlier this month in a burning dumpster in east Houston. They were charged Thursday with capital murder.
From 2009 until earlier this year, Clint Greenwood (front) led the unit of the district attorney's office that is responsible for investigating officers and presenting their cases to grand juries.
FILE - A mugshot of Laquita Lewis on June 18, 2017. Lewis is accused of stabbing and killing her 4-year-old daughter at a northwest Harris County apartment complex.
Terry Thompson, 41, overpowers John Hernandez, 24, and places him a chokehold in cellphone video captured by a bystander outside a Denny's restaurant in Crosby on May 28 Hernandez died three days later after he was taken off life support. (Courtesy photo/Randall Kallinen)
"The Girls Who Hate Their Makeovers"-- Brandy, cosmetology student; age 20 of Houston in her first photo shoot modeling as an alien in AMERICAS NEXT TOP MODEL on UPN. Photo: Nigel Barker/UPN. Â2005 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. HOUCHRON CAPTION (03/25/2005) SECSTAR COLORFRONT: ON THE DEFENSIVE: Houston's Brandy Rusher says she had no inkling she would be eliminated from America's Next Top Model.
Edith Abrego, 29, in court on August 8, 2017. She is charged with felony murder, accused of killing her 7-year-old son in a car crash while driving while intoxicated. If convicted, she faces the possibility of life in prison.
Maria De Lourdes Sosa has been charged with capital murder solicitation for allegedly hiring a hit man to try to kill her husband, Woodlands businessman and ex-boxer Ramon Sosa. She was being held in the Montgomery County jail on $1 million bond.
Crystal McDowell
Greer is on the U.S. Most Wanted list.
Debra Davis, 58, covers her face and is surrounded by family members as she exits the 185th courtroom after her bond hearing in front of District Judge Susan Brown at the Harris County Courthouse Friday, Aug. 4, 2017, in Houston. Davis is charged with murder, accused of using pepper spray on 49-year-old Rodney Johnson, at his home, driving away, then returning minutes later to fatally shoot him.
Sandra Melgar reacts after being convicted in the murder of her husband at the Criminal Courthouse, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017, in Houston.
This undated photo provided by the Houston Police Department shows Jared Balogun. On Tuesday, June 20, 2017, police announced that Balogun has been charged with capital murder in the fatal shooting of a 10-month-old boy who was killed while his father was walking him outside an apartment complex. (Houston Police Department via AP)
Kyriakos Savvas Georghiou was charged with murder.
Douglas Alexander Herrera-Hernandez, 20, is charged with capital murder in Fort Bend and Harris counties.
League City Police Department is seeking assistance in locating a 30- year-old League City woman. Anne-Christine Johnson was reported missing Monday, December 12, 2016 by her father. Last contact with Johnson was made by electronic communication on the evening of December 8, 2016. Anne is described as a white female, approximately 5' 2é and 110 pounds. Anne has brown hair and green eyes. It is possible that Anne may be traveling in a white sedan with a male companion. Anyone with information about Anne's whereabouts is asked to contact League City Police Department at 281-332-2566.
James Hickam, 58, appears in court on Monday, July 24, 2017, in Houston. Hickam is accused of murder after allegedly shooting a bystander while trying to shoot his wife.
Fort Worth Police Department
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Miguel Alvarez-Flores & Diego Hernandez-Rivera suspects MS13 gang accused of satanic killing. (Steve Gonzales/Chronicle)
*FOR DISPLAY POSITIONS*
The Subway scene of the crime was open for business as family held a press conference outside.
Earl Donell Riley, 25, shot and wounded two Houston police officers on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017. (2014 mugshot courtesy of TDCJ)
Veterinarian Valerie Busick McDaniel and Leon Phillip Jacob are charged with solicitation of murder.
Houston Methodist transplant surgeon Dr. Sherilyn Gordon-Burroughs
Houston Police officers investigate the scene where officer Nestor Garcia was struck by a motorist during a traffic stop on the southbound lanes of U.S. 59 near Dunlavy Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017, in Houston. Garcia was taken to Memorial Hermann Hospital.
Courtney Burks, left, and her co-defendant, Shaquan Bennett, are escorted from an appearance in the Harris County 179th Criminal Court Monday, March 27, 2017. The two 18-year-olds are accused of killing a 56-year-old man, whose body was found earlier this month in a burning dumpster in east Houston. They were charged Thursday with capital murder.
From 2009 until earlier this year, Clint Greenwood (front) led the unit of the district attorney's office that is responsible for investigating officers and presenting their cases to grand juries.
FILE - A mugshot of Laquita Lewis on June 18, 2017. Lewis is accused of stabbing and killing her 4-year-old daughter at a northwest Harris County apartment complex.
Terry Thompson, 41, overpowers John Hernandez, 24, and places him a chokehold in cellphone video captured by a bystander outside a Denny's restaurant in Crosby on May 28 Hernandez died three days later after he was taken off life support. (Courtesy photo/Randall Kallinen)
"The Girls Who Hate Their Makeovers"-- Brandy, cosmetology student; age 20 of Houston in her first photo shoot modeling as an alien in AMERICAS NEXT TOP MODEL on UPN. Photo: Nigel Barker/UPN. Â2005 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. HOUCHRON CAPTION (03/25/2005) SECSTAR COLORFRONT: ON THE DEFENSIVE: Houston's Brandy Rusher says she had no inkling she would be eliminated from America's Next Top Model.
Edith Abrego, 29, in court on August 8, 2017. She is charged with felony murder, accused of killing her 7-year-old son in a car crash while driving while intoxicated. If convicted, she faces the possibility of life in prison.
Maria De Lourdes Sosa has been charged with capital murder solicitation for allegedly hiring a hit man to try to kill her husband, Woodlands businessman and ex-boxer Ramon Sosa. She was being held in the Montgomery County jail on $1 million bond.
Crystal McDowell
Greer is on the U.S. Most Wanted list.
Debra Davis, 58, covers her face and is surrounded by family members as she exits the 185th courtroom after her bond hearing in front of District Judge Susan Brown at the Harris County Courthouse Friday, Aug. 4, 2017, in Houston. Davis is charged with murder, accused of using pepper spray on 49-year-old Rodney Johnson, at his home, driving away, then returning minutes later to fatally shoot him.
Sandra Melgar reacts after being convicted in the murder of her husband at the Criminal Courthouse, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017, in Houston.
This undated photo provided by the Houston Police Department shows Jared Balogun. On Tuesday, June 20, 2017, police announced that Balogun has been charged with capital murder in the fatal shooting of a 10-month-old boy who was killed while his father was walking him outside an apartment complex. (Houston Police Department via AP)
Kyriakos Savvas Georghiou was charged with murder.
Douglas Alexander Herrera-Hernandez, 20, is charged with capital murder in Fort Bend and Harris counties.
League City Police Department is seeking assistance in locating a 30- year-old League City woman. Anne-Christine Johnson was reported missing Monday, December 12, 2016 by her father. Last contact with Johnson was made by electronic communication on the evening of December 8, 2016. Anne is described as a white female, approximately 5' 2é and 110 pounds. Anne has brown hair and green eyes. It is possible that Anne may be traveling in a white sedan with a male companion. Anyone with information about Anne's whereabouts is asked to contact League City Police Department at 281-332-2566.
James Hickam, 58, appears in court on Monday, July 24, 2017, in Houston. Hickam is accused of murder after allegedly shooting a bystander while trying to shoot his wife.
Fort Worth Police Department
HC
Miguel Alvarez-Flores & Diego Hernandez-Rivera suspects MS13 gang accused of satanic killing. (Steve Gonzales/Chronicle)
*FOR DISPLAY POSITIONS*
The Subway scene of the crime was open for business as family held a press conference outside.
Earl Donell Riley, 25, shot and wounded two Houston police officers on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017. (2014 mugshot courtesy of TDCJ)
Veterinarian Valerie Busick McDaniel and Leon Phillip Jacob are charged with solicitation of murder.
Houston Methodist transplant surgeon Dr. Sherilyn Gordon-Burroughs
Houston Police officers investigate the scene where officer Nestor Garcia was struck by a motorist during a traffic stop on the southbound lanes of U.S. 59 near Dunlavy Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017, in Houston. Garcia was taken to Memorial Hermann Hospital.
Courtney Burks, left, and her co-defendant, Shaquan Bennett, are escorted from an appearance in the Harris County 179th Criminal Court Monday, March 27, 2017. The two 18-year-olds are accused of killing a 56-year-old man, whose body was found earlier this month in a burning dumpster in east Houston. They were charged Thursday with capital murder.
From 2009 until earlier this year, Clint Greenwood (front) led the unit of the district attorney's office that is responsible for investigating officers and presenting their cases to grand juries.
FILE - A mugshot of Laquita Lewis on June 18, 2017. Lewis is accused of stabbing and killing her 4-year-old daughter at a northwest Harris County apartment complex.
Terry Thompson, 41, overpowers John Hernandez, 24, and places him a chokehold in cellphone video captured by a bystander outside a Denny's restaurant in Crosby on May 28 Hernandez died three days later after he was taken off life support. (Courtesy photo/Randall Kallinen)
"The Girls Who Hate Their Makeovers"-- Brandy, cosmetology student; age 20 of Houston in her first photo shoot modeling as an alien in AMERICAS NEXT TOP MODEL on UPN. Photo: Nigel Barker/UPN. Â2005 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. HOUCHRON CAPTION (03/25/2005) SECSTAR COLORFRONT: ON THE DEFENSIVE: Houston's Brandy Rusher says she had no inkling she would be eliminated from America's Next Top Model.
Edith Abrego, 29, in court on August 8, 2017. She is charged with felony murder, accused of killing her 7-year-old son in a car crash while driving while intoxicated. If convicted, she faces the possibility of life in prison.
Maria De Lourdes Sosa has been charged with capital murder solicitation for allegedly hiring a hit man to try to kill her husband, Woodlands businessman and ex-boxer Ramon Sosa. She was being held in the Montgomery County jail on $1 million bond.
Crystal McDowell
Greer is on the U.S. Most Wanted list.
Debra Davis, 58, covers her face and is surrounded by family members as she exits the 185th courtroom after her bond hearing in front of District Judge Susan Brown at the Harris County Courthouse Friday, Aug. 4, 2017, in Houston. Davis is charged with murder, accused of using pepper spray on 49-year-old Rodney Johnson, at his home, driving away, then returning minutes later to fatally shoot him.
Sandra Melgar reacts after being convicted in the murder of her husband at the Criminal Courthouse, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017, in Houston.
This undated photo provided by the Houston Police Department shows Jared Balogun. On Tuesday, June 20, 2017, police announced that Balogun has been charged with capital murder in the fatal shooting of a 10-month-old boy who was killed while his father was walking him outside an apartment complex. (Houston Police Department via AP)
Kyriakos Savvas Georghiou was charged with murder.
Douglas Alexander Herrera-Hernandez, 20, is charged with capital murder in Fort Bend and Harris counties.
League City Police Department is seeking assistance in locating a 30- year-old League City woman. Anne-Christine Johnson was reported missing Monday, December 12, 2016 by her father. Last contact with Johnson was made by electronic communication on the evening of December 8, 2016. Anne is described as a white female, approximately 5' 2é and 110 pounds. Anne has brown hair and green eyes. It is possible that Anne may be traveling in a white sedan with a male companion. Anyone with information about Anne's whereabouts is asked to contact League City Police Department at 281-332-2566.
James Hickam, 58, appears in court on Monday, July 24, 2017, in Houston. Hickam is accused of murder after allegedly shooting a bystander while trying to shoot his wife.
A 21-year-old Texas man admitted to police that he punched a one-year-old baby in the head twice because the child would not stop crying, local media reports.
Derrick Pete Silva of Fort Worth was arrested Thursday after confessing to police that he struck the 19-month-old baby last November in a fit of rage, according to the Star-Telegram and CBS DFW.
Police said Silva was involved with the infant's 16-year-old mother, who told authorities Silva would tell the one-year-old not to cry "like a little b-----" and also threatened to have the child's "pee pee" chopped off.
Silva told investigators he punched the baby "really hard on the back of his head," causing the child's hands and feet to begin to twitch and shake.
He then left the room to watch television and calm down, police said.
Shortly after, Silva's cousin found the crying baby on the floor and alerted Silva, who carried the one-year-old baby to his mother and told her something was wrong, according to the suspect's interview with police.
An ambulance was called to take the child to a local hospital where he died from blunt force injuries, according to the Tarrant County Medical Examiner's Office.
The child's mother told hospital staff she believed the one-year-old fell from his bed. Hospital officials alerted police when they noticed the child's injuries were not consistent with a two to three-foot fall.