Houston man found asleep with corpse inside closet of vacant Texas home, faces drug charges

October 12th, 2009 Texas man found asleep in closet with a dead manHOUSTON — A Houston man found asleep with a corpse inside a closet of a vacant home has been charged with misdemeanor drug offenses, authorities said Monday. Cody Jean Plant, 21, was discovered Sunday after the owner of the house reported hearing voices and seeing signs of forced entry at the home in Cypress, about 25 miles northwest of Houston, according to a Harris County Precinct 4 Constable official.

September 16th, 2009 Texas man executed for drug dealer's slayingHUNTSVILLE, Texas — Condemned Texas killer Stephen Moody has been executed for the shooting death of a Houston man during a robbery 18 years ago. The 52-year-old Moody had asked that no last-minute appeals be filed to try to block his lethal injection Wednesday evening.

September 14th, 2009 Ohio man indicted in wife's death, abuse of corpseCINCINNATI — A southwest Ohio man faces murder charges in the death of the wife he had reported missing. Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters says 30-year-old John Strutz also has been charged by a grand jury with gross abuse of a corpse and tampering with evidence.

September 1st, 2009 Police: Standoff at Texas home ends with 3 deadGALVESTON, Texas — Police in Galveston, Texas say three people died in an apparent double-murder suicide after an eight-hour, overnight standoff with authorities. Galveston Police Lt.

August 30th, 2009 HOUSTON — Arson charges have been dropped against the wife of a Texas Supreme Court justice in a fire that destroyed their home in a Houston suburb. The Harris County District Attorney's Office dismissed felony arson and felony criminal mischief charges against Francisca Medina, the wife of Justice David Medina.

August 25th, 2009 Police say man fell asleep in the wrong homeSTRATFORD, Conn. — Police charged a man with burglary and disorderly conduct after he allegedly wandered into a neighbor's home, stripped off his clothes and fell asleep in a 6-year-old's bed.

August 20th, 2009 Mom, 80, shoots at deputies as son hides in closetJACKSON, Tenn. — An 80-year-old West Tennessee woman and her son are being held in jail after deputies said she shot at them when they came to arrest the man.

August 8th, 2009 Obese Texas inmate hides gun in his flabs of fatHOUSTON —An obese inmate in Texas has been charged after officials learned he had a gun hidden under flabs of his own flesh. Twenty-five-year-old George Vera was charged with possession of a firearm in a correctional facility after he told a guard at the Harris County Jail about the unloaded 9mm pistol.

July 24th, 2009 Suspected Wyo. car thief found sleeping in the carCASPER, Wyo.

July 1st, 2009 BANGKOK - Thai police discovered about 10 million baht ($290,000) in cash hidden in the doors of a car belonging to an alleged drug trafficker which had been impounded and driven by officers for the past two years, media reports said Wednesday. Department of Special Investigation chief Thawee Sodsong told a press conference Tuesday that police in Udon Thani province had recently found 9,998,000 baht packed inside the back doors of a Toyota Fortuner that had been seized in a raid on a suspected drug dealer's house in Bangkok back in 2005.

June 25th, 2009 Afghan faces drug charges in USWASHINGTON — An Afghan citizen was flown to the United States on Wednesday and arraigned on drug charges. Haji Bagcho landed at Andrews Air Base early Wednesday and was arraigned in U.S.

June 22nd, 2009 AP source: Indicted billionaire headed to TexasWASHINGTON — A law enforcement official says indicted billionaire R. Allen Stanford is en route to Texas to face charges that he ran a $7 billion swindle.

June 19th, 2009 Indiana lawyer found asleep in trash canJEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. — An Indiana lawyer who was found asleep headfirst in a neighbor's trash can after a night of drinking has apologized and says he's embarrassed.

June 19th, 2009 3 killed in house explosion in southern TexasCORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — An adult couple and a teenager were killed Thursday in an explosion at the home where they had recently been remodeling. The cause of the blast was being investigated, but police were "leaning" to the conclusion that it was an accident, Capt.

May 14th, 2009 3 dead in apparent double murder-suicide in TexasLEAGUE CITY, Texas — Police say a couple and their son are dead after an apparent double murder-suicide in a Houston suburb. Authorities on Wednesday night found the bodies of Lewis Cantrell III, his father, Lewis Cantrell II, and stepmother, Gayle Cantrell.