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16-05-2025
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Kennedale ISD substitute accused of showing sexual material to students, police say
A Kennedale ISD substitute teacher has been arrested after parents say she showed sexually explicit material to their children. The substitute teacher, identified in court records as 38-year-old Ashley Nicole Evans, was booked at the Tarrant County Jail and released on $50,000 bond on Wednesday. Evans faces two misdemeanor counts of displaying harmful material to a minor, according to court records. According to a search warrant affidavit obtained by the Star-Telegram, multiple students at Kennedale Junior High School reported to school administrators that Evans had talked to them about drug use and pornography and showed them sexually explicit material on her cellphone. Parents Daphne Todd and Ashley Baker told WFAA-TV that they were notified of the April incident via an e-mail from school officials and a phone call from police this week. Baker's 14-year-old daughter and Todd's 14-year-old son were both in the junior high school class that Evans was teaching at the time, the mothers said. 🚨 More top stories from our newsroom: → School closures could save millions. But would they help students? → Student charged in Frisco stabbing will receive diploma → Last TCU-area dive bar is a restaurant with surprises [Get our breaking news alerts.] Baker and Todd said that officials told them Evans showed their children explicit photos and engaged them in inappropriate conversation on April 7, WFAA-TV reported. Court records indicate that a second alleged incident took place in January. 'I'm disturbed because you have to be mentally ill and a very perverted, sick person to be in a classroom full of pre-teens, like teens, and be watching that kind of stuff,' Baker told WFAA-TV. Kennedale ISD issued the following statement to the Star-Telegram: In April, the district received a report regarding inappropriate conversations between a substitute teacher and students. In accordance with district policy, the substitute was immediately removed from access to all campuses and law enforcement was notified. Since that time, additional allegations have been made as part of the ongoing investigation with law enforcement. The District is actively cooperating with appropriate agencies. We remain committed to the safety and well-being of all students and will continue to take appropriate action in accordance with district policy and legal requirements. Kennedale police declined to release additional details, citing the ongoing investigation.
Yahoo
16-05-2025
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1 victim shot near northwest Fort Worth apartments Thursday, police say
A victim was shot near an apartment complex in northwest Fort Worth on Thursday afternoon, May 15, police said. Officers responded to a shooting call about 3 p.m. near the 6600 block of Stone Pike Lane, near Lake Worth. When officers arrived at the scene, they found a victim who was hit by gunfire, police said. The victim was taken to a hospital by a private vehicle. Police said the current condition of the victim is unknown. No suspects have been identified and no arrests have been made, police said. Officers are investigating what led to the shooting. 🚨 More top stories from our newsroom: → School closures could save millions. But would they help students? → Student charged in Frisco stabbing will receive diploma → Last TCU-area dive bar is a restaurant with surprises [Get our breaking news alerts.]
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15-05-2025
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‘Really brutal': Azle teen recovering from roadside assault by ex, family says
A North Texas family is seeking justice after a police investigation found that a teenage girl was assaulted by her ex-boyfriend, who is accused of hitting her, choking her and throwing her out of a moving car. The ex-boyfriend, who is a juvenile, has been arrested and the investigation is continuing to determine whether anyone else will face charges in the case, Reno police said in a news release. The 16-year-old girl, identified by her family as Lily, left her home about 11:30 p.m. May 3 and got into a car with a group of friends, her aunt Rachel Brown told the Star-Telegram. The group then drove Lily to a remote location on Jay Bird Lane in Parker County and stopped the car, saying there was something wrong with the vehicle, according to the family. At that point, Lily's ex-boyfriend opened the car door, dragged her out and began to beat and choke her while others recorded video of the assault, Brown said. The boy was the father of a baby Lily had miscarried three weeks prior, Brown said. At the time of the assault, the girl was recovering from a procedure to help her complete the miscarriage, she said. In the video of the attack, the boy is seen focusing hits and punches on her abdomen, Brown said. 'It was really brutal and intentional,' Brown said. The ex-boyfriend also took Lily's phone and money before getting back into the car, her aunt said. Lily then tried to retrieve her belongings from the car and the assault continued, Brown said. The car began to drive away, and the ex-boyfriend pushed her out of the moving vehicle, she said. 🚨 More top stories from our newsroom: → School closures could save millions. But would they help students? → Student charged in Frisco stabbing will receive diploma → Last TCU-area dive bar is a restaurant with surprises [Get our breaking news alerts.] A passing motorist saw Lily on the side of the road and allowed her to use his phone to call her family before driving her to the Azle Police Department, her aunt said. She spent a few days in the hospital being treated for internal injuries and road rash that came from being pushed out of the car, her family said. Reno police said their officers responded to the Azle Police Department to interview the victim and she was taken by ambulance to a hospital. The ex-boyfriend was arrested May 6, according to the statement from Reno police. His name has not been released because he is a juvenile. Police said he is charged with robbery, family violence assault by impeding breath, and family violence aggravated assault causing serious bodily injury. Family violence charges include dating relationships under Texas law, police said. No other arrests have been made, Rachel Brown said. 'The four other people in the car have faced no repercussions,' Brown said on Wednesday, May 14. 'We're told by law enforcement that things are happening, but we're 11 days out and they haven't faced any repercussions.' Brown believes the other teens in the car were part of planning the assault. 'They planned it out, to take her out there and set her up,' she said. Since being released from the hospital, Lily is 'extremely jumpy,' has been experiencing anxiety and can't sleep, Brown said. 'It just seems to be, in the younger generation, that violence is kind of cool,' Brown said. 'We as a family think it's important to show that it's not.'
