Author: Brittney Holley

Frisco Man Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison for String of Aggravated Robberies of Frisco Verizon and ATT Stores

December 5, 2023 (McKinney, Texas) –Collin County District Attorney Greg Willis announced that Allieu Bayoh, 27, of Frisco, Texas, was sentenced by a jury to 35 years in prison for Aggravated Robbery after pleading guilty. “This guy committed armed robbery

Career-Ending Decision by Seven-Time Felon Drug Dealer Gets Him 40 Years in Prison

November 28, 2023 (McKinney, Texas) – Collin County District Attorney Greg Willis announced that Dominic Miguel Rivera, 40, of Plano, Texas, was sentenced to 40 years in prison for first degree felony Possession with Intent to Deliver Methamphetamine after a

Aryan Brotherhood Gang Member Drug Dealer Sentenced to 30 Years

November 14, 2023 (McKinney, Texas) – District Attorney Greg Willis announced that Dakota Carroll, 30, a documented Aryan Brotherhood of Texas gang member of Dallas, Texas, pleaded guilty days before trial and was sentenced to 30 years in prison for

Dallas Serial Killer Pleads Guilty to Life Without Parole for Celina Murder

November 14, 2023 (McKinney, TX) Statement of District Attorney Greg Willis: “Today’s sentence of Life without Parole for Jeremy Harris ensures that this violent criminal can never again threaten public safety and innocent victims. I hope that the finality of

Wylie Child Predator Sentenced to 82 Years in Prison for Repeated Sexual Assault of Two Children

October 24, 2023 (McKinney, Texas) – Collin County District Attorney Greg Willis announced that Juan Barrera, 59, of Wylie, Texas, was sentenced to 82 years in prison for Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child after a jury found him guilty.

Federal Parolee Career Criminal Commits Home-Invasion Aggravated Robbery, Nets 30 Years

October 17, 2023 (McKinney, Texas) –Matthew Cory Taylor, 28, of Plano, Texas, was sentenced by a jury to 30 years in prison for Aggravated Robbery after being found guilty, announced Collin County District Attorney Greg Willis. “This career criminal committed

75 years in Prison for Wylie Woman for Months-Long Sadistic Torture of Young Woman

October 13, 2023 (McKinney, Texas) – Alicia Calderon, 37, of Wylie, was sentenced to 75 years in prison for the sadistic torture of a young woman, announced Collin County District Attorney Greg Willis. “Calderon tricked the victim into living with

Plano Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Fatally Stabbing Man 63 Times

September 20, 2023 (McKinney, Texas) – District Attorney Greg Willis announced that Artemio Yanez, 56, of Plano, was sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to Murder. “Brutally stabbing an innocent victim 63 times shocks the conscience. Permanently getting

September 19, 2023 Statement of Collin County Criminal District Attorney Greg Willis: “I won’t be mourning the murder of convicted serial killer Billy Chemirmir. Rather, my thoughts today are with the families of the precious ladies he murdered. These families

Dallas Man Sentenced to 75 Years in Prison for McKinney Home Invasion Turned Murder

September 12, 2023 (McKinney, Texas) – Collin County District Attorney Greg Willis announced that Prince Haymer, 21, of Dallas, was sentenced to 75 years in prison after a jury found him guilty of Murder. “This man was the mastermind behind

Plano Man Gets Maximum 40 Year Sentence for Decade of Sexual Abuse of a Child

August 28, 2023 (McKinney, Texas) – District Attorney Greg Willis announced that Behailu Birkie, 44, of Plano, Texas, was sentenced to 40 years in prison after the jury found him guilty of three charges of Sexual Assault of a Child.

Collin County DA Will Not Seek the Death Penalty for Convicted Serial Killer Billy Chemirmir, Who is Currently Serving Two Life-Without-Parole Sentences

August 24, 2023 Statement of Collin County Criminal District Attorney Greg Willis: “Billy Chemirmir is an evil person who preyed upon our most vulnerable citizens. Although he is certainly deserving of a death sentence, my decision today is informed by

Jury Delivers 55 Year Prison Sentence to McKinney Dope Dealer

August 21, 2023 (McKinney, Texas) – District Attorney Greg Willis announced that a jury delivered a 55 year prison sentence to the prolific drug dealer, Curtis Richard Hines, 31, of McKinney, Texas, after finding him guilty of Possession with Intent

Sex Offender Gets Life in Prison after Trying to Solicit a Minor for Sex

August 9, 2023 (McKinney, Texas) – District Attorney Greg Willis announced that Joseph Marshall Gutierrez, 35, of Dallas, Texas, was sentenced by a jury to life in prison for Online Solicitation of a Minor after being found guilty. “This child

Plano Man Earns Life in Prison for Secretly and Invasively Recording 23 Different Women

June 28, 2023 (McKinney, Texas) –District Attorney Greg Willis announced that Darius Bradford, 45, of Plano, Texas, was sentenced by a jury to life in prison following three convictions of Burglary of a Habitation with Intent to Commit Invasive Visual

Princeton Man Sentenced to 45 Years in Prison for Repeated Sexual Assault of a Child

June 26, 2023 (McKinney, Texas) – Collin County District Attorney Greg Willis announced that Benny James Phennel, 38, of Princeton, Texas, was sentenced to 45 years in prison without parole after the jury found him guilty of Continuous Sexual Abuse

Apply Now for Highly Rated DA Citizen Prosecutor Academy

June 20, 2023 District Attorney Greg Willis announced that the Collin County Citizen Prosecutor Academy (CCCPA) Fall session will begin August 31st. Prosecutors are sworn to seek justice in every case, and the CCCPA offers a behind the scenes look

Life in Prison for Man Who Shot 17 year-old Girlfriend 10 Times

June 19, 2023 (McKinney, Texas) – Collin County District Attorney Greg Willis announced that Armando Diaz, Jr., 19, of Dallas, Texas, was sentenced to life in prison for Murder. “This man brutally shot his defenseless, teenaged girlfriend 10 times, at

Freshly Paroled Felon Who Assaults Yet Another McKinney Officer Sent Back to Prison for 40 Year Sentence

May 31, 2023 (McKinney, Texas) – District Attorney Greg Willis announced that Narciso Garcia, Jr., 33, of McKinney, Texas, was sentenced to 40 years for Assault of a Peace Officer by after a jury found him guilty. “This habitual felon

Child Predator Nets Life in Prison Without Parole for Sexual Assault of Two Children, Ages 4 and 8

May 30, 2023 (McKinney, Texas) – Michael Whitfield, 39, of Allen, Texas, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child, announced Collin County District Attorney Greg Willis. “This case shows

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