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Texas jury sentences man to 25 years in deadly confrontation

By JUAN A. LOZANONovember 8, 2018 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — The husband of a former sheriff's deputy was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Wednesday for the strangulation death of a man the couple confronted outside a Houston-area restaurant...

Closing arguments set in choking trial

Brian RogersNovember 2, 2018 GMT

The husband of a former county deputy on trial for murder could learn his fate Friday if a jury can reach a verdict in the high-profile death of a young Houston father who was fatally choked at a Crosby-area Denny’s.

Victim in Denny’s choking trial had history of violence

Brian RogersJune 15, 2018 GMT

The Houston man killed during a late-night confrontation at a Denny’s restaurant assaulted his common-law wife in a drunken argument about three months before he was killed, the widow testified Friday.

Defense attorney: Hernandez punched fellow Denny’s patron and sparked fatal confrontation

Brian RogersJune 13, 2018 GMT

John Hernandez, the 24-year-old Houston father who was killed during a late-night confrontation at a Crosby diner pushed then punched the husband of a former county deputy, starting a struggle that ended his life, defense lawyers told a jury Wednesday.

Couple indicted in Texas Denny’s chokehold death

By Ed Lavandera, Jason Morris and Nicole Chavez, CNNJune 9, 2017 GMT

A Texas deputy and her husband could face life in prison after a night out for two Texas families turned into a deadly fight.

John Hernandez kicked and gasped for air when a deputy's husband allegedly had him in a chokehold outside a Houston-area Denny's restaurant, a video shows.