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• Cameron Co. Jail Out of Compliance with State Standards Play Video

  November 27, 2019 7:47 PM

  BROWNSVILLE – The Cameron County jail is out of compliance with state standards, according to the notice sent by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards. The Cameron County Sheriff's Office, who manages the jail, says they already have a plan in place. The notice followed the annual inspection carried... more »

• Mercedes Inmates Housed in Weslaco City Jail Play Video

  September 18, 2019 11:31 PM

  WESLACO – They were arrested in one city and jailed in another. We reached out to the Mercedes police chief multiple times on Wednesday to ask about the people taken into custody during Tuesday night’s rowdy city council meeting in Mercedes . We're still waiting to hear back.... more »

• Fire Under Control at Willacy Co. Prison Play Video

  June 4, 2019 1:02 PM

  RAYMONDVILLE – Emergency crews responded to a fire at a Rio Grande Valley prison. Willacy County Sheriff Larry Spence confirms there was a fire at the federal prison earlier Tuesday. He said he doesn’t know the extent of the damage. CHANNEL 5 NEWS has a crew heading... more »

• Inmate Who Died in Cameron Co. Jail Suffered Head Injury Play Video

  April 25, 2019 4:04 PM

  HARLINGEN – The inmate who died inside a Cameron County jail suffered an injury after his head hit a cement bench inside a cell. Inmate Gabriel Angulo Rivera, 42, was taken to jail for a DWI and child support charges, according to a Texas Attorney General death report. ... more »

• Woman Who Escaped Back in Federal Custody Play Video

  April 24, 2019 5:49 PM

  EDINBURG – A woman who escaped from federal custody two years ago is back behind bars. Daisy Suzeth Gonzalez left a halfway house in Edinburg without permission in 2017. Authorities say she had less than a year left on her sentence for drug-related charges. She’s expected to... more »

• Police: 2 Jailed after Stolen Laptop Case Escalates Play Video

  April 11, 2019 11:11 PM

  EDINBURG – Two men accused of pulling a knife on Good Samaritans are in jail. Police say it happened because of a stolen laptop. The incident began at a McDonald’s off University Drive. Edinburg police tells CHANNEL 5 NEWS the suspects swiped the laptop off a table... more »

• Border Patrol Chase Lands 2 Accused Drug Smugglers in Jail Play Video

  April 3, 2019 5:17 PM

  BROWNSVILLE – Two accused drug smugglers are in custody following a car chase involving Border Patrol. The driver crashed into a Palm Tree near the Brownsville mall Wednesday afternoon. A U.S. Customs and Border Protection spokesperson says the driver led Border Patrol agents on a chase after they... more »

• Woman Speaks Out on Brother's Death in Detention Center Play Video

  March 27, 2019 5:34 PM

  EDINBURG - A death inside a Cameron County jail is bringing back memories for a local woman who lost her brother while he was an inmate at the same detention center. Yolanda Perez-Pilgrim says her brother Ernesto Perez Jr. was an inmate at the Carrizales-Rucker Detention Center in 2008... more »

• Texas Rangers Investigating Death of Cameron Co. Inmate Play Video

  March 26, 2019 4:52 PM

  UPDATE (4:00 p.m.): Cameron County Sheriff, Omar Lucio, says inmate Gabriel Angulo Rivera died Monday morning at Valley Regional Medical Center. According to the authorization for medical examination report from the Justice of Peace, Rivera died at 8:00 a.m. In the report it states the circumstances of his... more »

• Fake Texas License Plates Circulating Around Valley Play Video

  March 14, 2019 5:51 PM

  EDINBURG – Hidalgo County’s fraud investigators often come across fake license plates. Texas license plates are readily available via social media. KRGV’s Christian Colón spoke with a man who says he promotes a cheap and reliable way to get temporary plates. He explains these temporary plates are... more »

• Former Valley Border Patrol Agent Charged for Accepting Bribes Play Video

  March 8, 2019 4:03 PM

  LA FERIA – A former Border Patrol agent from La Feria will spend more than nine years behind bars. Robert Hall, 45, was charged after accepting bribes in return for helping to smuggle illegal drugs into the U.S. Hall admitted to providing information on Customs and Border Protection... more »

• Local Man's Land Taken by Gov't While in Jail Play Video

  February 25, 2019 9:11 PM

  RIO GRANDE CITY – A local man says the federal government took a portion of his land while he was serving time in jail in 2008. Jesse Clarke says he received a letter a few months ago notifying him the government wants nearly 11 acres of his land for... more »

• Former CBP Agent Sentenced to 2 Years for Accepting Bribe Play Video

  January 29, 2019 3:54 PM

  MISSION – A former Customs and Border Protection officer was sentenced to two and a half years in federal prison for accepting a $500 bribe. Jose Javier 'J.J.' Gonzalez pleaded guilty to bribery of a public official. Prosecutors say in 2014 the 38-year-old accepted a bribe to issue... more »

• Trial Continues for Mexican Drug Lord El Chapo Play Video

  January 29, 2019 12:42 PM

  WESLACO – The trial continues for Mexican drug lord Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman. Guzman’s lawyer called one witness and put a document into the record before resting the case. The witness was an FBI agent who was called by the defense. Guzman was captured in 2015 and... more »

• Inmates with Mental Illness Receive Help with New Program Play Video

  August 14, 2018 5:51 PM

  RAYMONDVILLE – A new state law is helping Cameron County inmates with mental illness to cope. The program provides a jail diversion, which is the overcrowding of inmates with mental illness in jails. KRGV’s Cecilia Gutierrez spoke with the president and CEO of Inspired Behavioral Health Inc. at La Jarra... more »