HISD police officer beaten at convenience store

Anthony Prince, 41, was off-duty and not in uniform at the time of the incident

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- An HISD police officer was beaten in front of a gas station after he says he tried to defend a homeless man last night, police say.

Anthony Prince, 41, was not in uniform when he went inside the Shell station off the West Loop and Westheimer near the Galleria. Houston police spokesperson Jody Silva says Prince told them another man came into the store and started to give a homeless guy inside 'a hard time.'

Prince says he told the man to leave the homeless guy alone, and that's when the man got in the officer's face. The two men got into a fight that spilled out into the parking lot.

But police are trying to sort out differing accounts of the event. Silva says the homeless man told officers that Prince and the man fought after the suspect became agitated that he couldn't find a cashier to check him out. The homeless man reported that the cashier was in the restroom at the time. According to Houston police, the cashier happens to be Prince's mother.

Witnesses say the man had the upper hand in the fight and punched Prince several times before running away. Prince was taken to the Southwest Memorial Hospital and is listed as stable.

Police are still investigating the incident.

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Police: Homeless man found beaten to death in South Houston

  SOUTH HOUSTON, TX (KTRK) -- South Houston police are investigating the death of a homeless man whose body was discovered on New Year's Eve.

Officials said the body was found around 7pm Saturday in the 1400 block of Spencer.

According to police, the 54-year-old man was apparently beaten to death.

The victim's name has not been released. Officials are trying to notify his family.

Anyone with information is asked to call South Houston police or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.

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War vet severely beaten during home invasion

SOUTH HOUSTON, TX (KTRK) -- The home invasion that nearly killed a community leader has many in the city of South Houston worried there may be a growing crime problem there.

South Houston police say they've been busy as of late. They're investigating a drive-by shooting where two people were shot outside of a home, a fatal home invasion and now this home invasion. Thomas Mixon is a proud Marine and Korean War vet. He's the owner of Mixon's Memories Museum. We shot video of him in August 2009 when we interviewed him about a tribute he was creating to women in the military. "I see a lot of women and people don't realize what they go through," Mixon said during the 2009 interview. He's such an advocate for the city of South Houston and is so well known there that he is unofficially nicknamed "the mayor." So when the 79-year-old was beaten during a home invasion on Monday, family and friends took it hard. "The whole neighborhood is just in shock, and I won't open my door to anybody now," neighbor Marie Lacy said. Police are holding Charles Jacquard Turner on a $500,000 bond. He's charged with aggravated robbery. Police say Turner entered Mixon's home through an unlocked rear patio door and beat Mixon, causing serious injuries to Mixon's face and head. Turner allegedly ransacked a room, stole several weapons and fled in Mixon's truck. Investigators say Turner caused a disturbance earlier that day at a nearby T-Mobile store. He then stole a bike at a nearby apartment complex. That bike was found outside Mixon's home. An eyewitness identified Turner, telling police she'd seen him earlier in the day. "Was knocking on doors and I believe this particular witness did not open their door so he left that location and he ended up at Mr. Mixon's home," South Houston Police Department Police Chief Herbert Gilbert said. This man fears for the safety of his parents who live in the same neighborhood and are about the same age as Mixon. He says jail is too good for Turner. "This guys a lowlife scumbag that needs to be underneath the jail," neighbor Charles Rice. Mixon is at Memorial Hermann Hospital in ICU in critical condition. He spent most of Wednesday in surgery. A family spokesperson says every bone in his face is broken, but he'd want everyone to know he's surviving because he's one tough Marine. (Copyright ©2011 KTRK-TV/DT. All Rights Reserved.)
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Elderly man beaten in South Houston home invasion

Police in South Houston need your help to track down a suspect in a violent home invasion. These are stills from when police say the suspect was in a mobile phone store prior to the home invasion.

  SOUTH HOUSTON, TX (KTRK) -- Police in South Houston need your help to find a suspect in a violent home invasion.

On Monday, shortly after noon, a woman called South Houston Police to report that her husband was found badly beaten inside the couple's home in the 1100 block of Iowa.

The woman said her 79-year-old husband was lying in a pool of blood when she returned home, and appeared to have been beaten in the face, mouth and head. He was transported to Hermann Hospital for treatment.

Investigators believe the person responsible had entered the home through a back patio door and encountered the resident. Police say the suspect beat the victim before ransacking a room, getting away with several weapons and the victim's car keys. The suspect then took off in the victim's pickup truck.

An investigation led police to believe the suspect in the home invasion was the same person captured earlier in the day on surveillance video at a T-Mobile store along the Gulf Freeway and College Avenue in Houston. They say police were called after the suspect caused a disturbance there.

Police say the suspect left the store and stole a bicycle nearby. That bicycle was the same one found in the driveway of the home invasion suspect. A neighbor of the home invasion suspect also tells police she recognized the suspect in the photos as someone who tried to get into her house before moving on to the victim's.

The suspect is described as a black male with a slim build, wearing a red t-shirt, blue jeans, white and silver belt. The victim's pickup has not been recovered. The suspect should be considered armed and dangerous.

If you have information in this case, you're asked to call South Houston police at 713-944-1910.

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Man found beaten in pasture

DAYTON, TX (KTRK) -- Liberty County officials Sunday were trying to figure out what happened to a Dayton-area man who was found assaulted in a pasture.

According to investigators, a 19-year-old man was discovered lying in a field Sunday off of County Road 6502 near F.M. 1008.

He had been beaten on the head with some sort of blunt object, officials said.

Deputies from the Liberty County Sheriff's Office, Kennefick Fire Department and Liberty County EMS responded to the scene.

Emergency personnel said the man was transported to an area hospital. His condition was unknown Sunday.

There are no known witness, no suspect and no known motive for this assault.

LCSO deputies are investigating this incident and asking anyone with information about this crime to please call LCSO or visit the LCSO web site at http://www.libertytxsheriff.com/ and click the Crime Stoppers tab. All tipsters remain anonymous.

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