All posts by Laura Smith, Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office
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Judge delivers Life Sentence, telling Courtroom: ‘Hope belongs with the Survivors’
“They tried to bury us, but they didn’t know we were seeds.” Those were the words spoken by...
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Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office named 2025 Prosecutor of the Year by Texas Parks and Wildlife
The Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office has been recognized by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Law Enforcement...
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Career Drug Runner sentenced to TDCJ for endangering life of Law Enforcement Officer
On Tuesday, September 30th, 2025, the presentation of evidence began in The State of Texas v. Shawn Gollihugh....
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Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office affirms Commitment to Transparency in Criminal Case Reporting
In response to the questions received by our office about certain reporting requirements made by the Attorney General’s...
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Justice for Jada: Life Sentence following Deadly Family Violence Assault
On September 25, 2025, Judge Patty Maginnis of the 435th District Court sentenced 34-year-old Joshua Andru Perkins to...
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Courage in the Courtroom, Justice in the Verdict: Life Sentence for 37-Year-Old Predator
A Montgomery County jury in the 221st District Court found 37-year-old Jacob Andrew Willhoite guilty of Continuous Sexual...
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Montgomery County DA and HTI partner to strengthen Local Enforcement response to Human Trafficking
As part of a larger enforcement initiative in Texas, the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office has entered a...
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Montgomery County’s 2025 Labor Day DWI Enforcement Initiative Results
Montgomery County law enforcement made 60 DWI arrests during the 2025 Labor Day DWI Enforcement Initiative, including 4...
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Predator used trust as a weapon – Montgomery County Jury sends away for Life
A Montgomery County jury has convicted 69-year-old James Marshall Spillman of Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child Under...
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Deadly Dealings: Landmark Fentanyl Murder Verdict brings justice for Veteran
A Montgomery County jury has convicted James Carter-Smith, Jr. of murder in the delivery of fentanyl, handing down...
