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29-04-2025
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Wichita Falls Animal Services to celebrate National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day
WICHITA FALLS (KFDX/KTJL) — April 30 is a special day for animal shelters as it is National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day. DONATE SUPPLIES: Wichita Falls woman leads drive for local animal shelter supplies The day aims to highlight one way of helping animal shelters with their work in caring for animals: clearing the shelters and adopting a shelter pet. At Wichita Falls Animal Services, adoption fees will be waived all day. The shelter is open from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. For those who are not in a position to adopt, there are always other ways to help, such as volunteering, which allows shelters to provide animals with exercise and socialization. Additionally, the shelter keeps a list of donation needs, and the items can be brought to help the shelter animals stay in good shape and find their forever homes more quickly. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
16-04-2025
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Manslaughter defendant found not guilty by reason of insanity
WICHITA COUNTY (KFDX/KTJL) — A woman accused of smothering her mother to death by sitting on her while praying has been found not guilty by reason of insanity, according to court documents. Gloria Ann Jordan, 44, of Wichita Falls, appeared in the 30th District Court on Friday, April 11, and was found not guilty by reason of insanity. Jordan had been awaiting trial for a manslaughter charge stemming from the death of her mother, Wichita Falls pastor Gloria Farmer-Jordan, on November 21, 2021, in the 1800 block of Las Cruces. READ MORE: Upcoming trials in Texoma courtrooms Jordan was first arrested in Burkburnett in February 2022 and then posted her bond two months later. She's been back in the Wichita County Jail since October 2022 on a $150,000 bond. According to court documents, the prosecution established the elements of the offense beyond a reasonable doubt, but she was found to be insane at the time of the offense. Jordan's trial was set to begin on April 28. The charges were originally filed in the 89th District Court, and the trial date was reset several times before the case was transferred to the 30th District Court in January 2025. Jordan's competency to stand trial has been the source of a majority of the delays in her manslaughter case. In June 2023, she was declared legally insane at the time of the incident. In August 2024, Jordan's attorney filed a notice that he intended to bring evidence in support of an insanity defense. After a pre-trial hearing in January 2025, the prosecution requested that Jordan be evaluated by an expert appointed by the state. PREVIOUS STORY: Woman who sat on mother in prayer indicted for manslaughter In March 2025, less than a month before she was found not guilty, Jordan wrote a letter to 30th District Court Judge Jeff McKnight, requesting a trial date. 'I have been in jail for almost three years,' Jordan said in the letter. 'It's my life that's on a standstill. I'm hoping you can intervene somehow.' Jordan was ordered to be committed to a facility for evaluation, and an examination of her present mental condition was to be conducted in accordance with the Texas Code of Criminal 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
16-04-2025
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Fentanyl-related murder defendant pleads guilty
WICHITA COUNTY (KFDX/KTJL) — A man set to face a judge and jury for murder after police said he sold a pill containing fentanyl to a college student who later died is now headed to prison. Brandon Reginald Curry, 24, of Wichita Falls, pleaded guilty to one count of murder and one count of manufacturing or delivering a controlled substance, namely fentanyl, in the amount of less than four grams on Friday, April 4, in the 78th District Court. Presiding Judge Meredith Kennedy sentenced Curry to 30 years in prison for murder and 10 years in prison for the drug charge, setting them to run concurrently. Curry was credited with 816 days of time already served. READ MORE: Upcoming trials in Texoma courtrooms Curry was arrested for the manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance in January 2023, and the murder charge was filed while he was in jail. He was first indicted in April 2023. The murder charge stems from September 18, 2022, when police responded to Mustang Village apartments after Midwestern State University student Adam Sattler was found unresponsive and face-down on a pillow. An autopsy showed Sattler had fentanyl in his system when he died. A witness said he and Sattler went to an apartment on Kemp to get Percocet from Curry after a football game. When police searched Sattler's room, they located drug paraphernalia — including two cut straws. BREAKING FENTANYL'S GRIP: Prosecuting fentanyl-related crimes A phone search revealed Sattler and Curry arranged a meeting on September 17, 2022. Police also found several months' worth of other messages before and after September 18, in which Curry discussed selling Percocet with potential buyers. Curry was under investigation by the WFPD Organized Crime Unit when he was arrested in a January 2023 traffic stop, and police said he attempted to discard a plastic bag that contained 37 fentanyl 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
