Deputies: Kids found near drugs, guns after murder

Jaime Ryan Devita, 33, was arrested for murder, and April Nicole Devita, 30, was arrested and taken to jail for endangering a child.

  CONROE, TX (KTRK) -- A Conroe couple is facing charges after a neighbor was shot to death, and their young children were allegedly found near guns and drugs.

Montgomery County Sheriff's Office deputies were called to a home in the 16900 block of West Hammon, just west of Conroe around 5pm Thursday. Deputies arrived found Marcus "Dale" Fisher, 51, had been shot and killed, reportedly by a neighbor. Jaime Ryan Devita, 33, was arrested at the shooting scene for murder.

Deputies say Fisher arrived on his motorcycle at a nearby residence of Devita to visit friends. Fisher was reportedly confronted in the street by Devita, and during an argument was hit with a fatal shotgun blast to the chest.

Witnesses told deputies that Devita's wife and children had been seen just before the shooting, but now could not be found. When deputies entered the Devitas' home, they found the wife and children hiding. Inside the residence deputies say they discovered an indoor marijuana grow operation and guns within easy reach of the children, ages two and four.

April Nicole Devita, 30, was arrested and taken to jail for endangering a child. The children were released to Children's Protective Services.

The investigation continued into the night by crime scene, homicide and narcotic investigators. Additional charges are possible.

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Deputies stumble upon pounds of illicit drugs

While trying to serve an arrest warrant in northwest Harris County on Thursday, deputies discovered approximately 7 pounds of marijuana, 3.2 pounds of cocaine, 1.5 grams of methamphetamine, an assault rifle and various scales.

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Deputies executing a arrest warrant at northwest Harris County home ended up arresting another person after they stumbled upon pounds of illicit drugs at the residence.

The drugs were discovered Thursday at a home in the 9700 block of Fairbanks North Houston, according to the Harris County Sheriff's Office.

Deputies executing an arrest warrant said they immediately smelled marijuana upon entering the home. During a search of the residence, they discovered approximately 7 pounds of marijuana, 3.2 pounds of cocaine, 1.5 grams of methamphetamine, an assault rifle and various scales.

A woman who was inside the home was arrested and charged with possession of marijuana. She's been identified as 23-year-old Ricarda Carolina Nino-Munoz.

The person who is at center of the arrest warrant was not at the house and remains at-large.

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Puerto Rican gets prison in fake drugs case

  HOUSTON -- A Puerto Rican man convicted of selling thousands of fake prescription drugs in Texas has been sentenced to nearly two years in prison.

A federal judge in Houston on Thursday sentenced 41-year-old Luis Angel Garcia Torres of Patillas, Puerto Rico.

Torres in June was convicted of conspiring to traffic in counterfeit goods, causing the introduction of misbranded prescription drugs and causing the introduction of counterfeit prescription drugs into interstate commerce.

He was also convicted of trafficking in counterfeit goods, plus misdemeanor counts on misbranded drugs and fake trademarks.

The undercover investigation began in 2009. Investigators say Torres used the Internet to obtain and distribute counterfeit drugs for erectile dysfunction.

Torres remains free on bond as federal officials determine where he will serve his 21-month prison term.

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Man robs Sugar Land pharmacy for $3K worth of prescription drugs

  SUGAR LAND, TX (KTRK) -- Authorities are looking for a man who robbed a Sugar Land pharmacy and got away with thousands of dollars in prescription drugs.

Sugar Land police say the man entered the Walgreens at 17330 Grand Parkway at around 8pm January 15, walked to the pharmacy and passed a note asking for prescription medication. The note indicated the man was armed with a gun, but he never displayed a weapon. The pharmacist complied, and the male left the store with prescription medications valued at approximately $3,000.

No one was injured.

Surveillance video of the suspect has been released.

Witnesses described the suspect as a white male with light skin, 5 feet 11 inches to 6 feet tall, 20 to 25 years old and weighing 160 to 175 pounds. He was wearing a white shirt with a hood, white and gray basketball shorts, white shoes and white knee-high socks.

Anyone with information should call the Sugar Land Police Department at 281-275-2540 or Fort Bend County Crime Stoppers at 281-342-TIPS (8477).

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