Image: Montgomery County District Attorney Brett Ligon (right) eagerly began his third term as the community’s chief prosecutor when 9th District Judge Phil Grant (left) administered the Oath of Office shortly after midnight on Friday, January 1, 2021. The Golden Hammer Staff Reports Conroe, January 4- 9th District Judge Phil Grant swore in Montgomery County […]
Image: From left to right, Montgomery County District Attorney Brett Ligon, State Senator Brandon Creighton of Conroe, Montgomery County Sheriff Rand Henderson, State Representative Will Metcalf of Conroe, and Precinct 1 Montgomery County Constable Phillip Cash. The Golden Hammer Staff Reports Conroe, December 21 – Montgomery County District Attorney Brett Ligon is the fourth most powerful […]
BREAKING NEWS! The Golden Hammer Staff Reports Conroe, December 9 – Montgomery County District Attorney Brett Ligon issued a statement this morning with respect to the arrest of Mark Keough, Montgomery County Judge, who faces criminal charges for Driving While Intoxicated arising from the accident he caused on September 10, 2020, around 7:30 a.m. in […]
BREAKING NEWS! The Golden Hammer Staff Reports Conroe, November 17 – Earlier today, Tuesday, November 17, 2020, in the 435th District Court with Judge Patty Maginnis presiding, Manuel La Rosa-Lopez pled guilty to two charges of Indecency with a Child, a Second Degree Felony with a penalty range of probation up to 20 years in prison. […]
The Golden Hammer Staff Reports Conroe, October 22 – Troy Hall pled guilty and was sentenced to 45 years in prison by Judge Phil Grant in the 9th District Court following a plea agreement for abusing and starving the 12-year-old son of his girlfriend, Angela Cassidy. Previously, on September 4, 2020, Angela Cassidy, without a plea […]
The Golden Hammer Staff Reports Conroe, October 22 – The Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office of Brett Ligon successfully took a physician’s medical building and most of his bank accounts, totaling well over $2 million, in one of the largest civil asset forfeiture cases in Montgomery County history. The District Attorney dropped all criminal charges […]
The Golden Hammer Staff Reports Conroe and Austin, October 9 – Montgomery County District Attorney Brett Ligon and County Attorney B.D. Griffin have jointly asked Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to provide an opinion whether a valid Texas Driver’s License is required to drive a golf cart on a publicly maintained road. A full copy […]
Image: Montgomery County Republican Party Chairman Bryan Christ showed exemplary leadership during the first meeting of the Republican County Executive Committee over which he presided on Tuesday, August 18, 2020. The Golden Hammer Staff Reports Conroe, August 19 – Montgomery County Republican Party Chairman (“MCRP”) Bryan Christ, the newly-elected leader of the local Republican Party, ran […]
Conroe, August 17 – On August 17, 2020, defendant Melvin Ramirez-Russel, 39, entered a plea of guilty in front of the Honorable Lisa Michalk presiding over the 221st District Court, for the first degree felony offense of murder, in exchange for a sentence of 45 years in prison. As part of the plea agreement, the State […]
Conroe, August 17 – Montgomery County District Attorney Brett Ligon issued the following statement earlier today. “During the first eight months of 2020, the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office has charged 60 defendants for internet crimes against children. Charges include Online Solicitation of a Minor, Possession and Promotion of Child Pornography, Sexual Performance by a […]