FRANK CASTRO

A judge will continue to hear arguments Friday regarding the defense team’s motion to dismiss evidence in the murder trial of an Air Force major accused of killing his wife.

An Air Force major accused in the murder of his wife will have his day in court as early as this week.

Paul Soechting, 27, entered the guilty plea during a hearing late last week in front of Judge Frank Castro.

The man accused of killing his wife and burning her body will finally be going to trial on Jan. 17.

Paul Soechting, 27, is accused of driving his Jeep Rubicon into the back of the car Emily was riding in while it was at a standstill in traffic on Loop 1604, crushing the 13-year-old inside.

For two years, San Antonio’s Medical Center area was terrorized by teenage serial rapist Anton Harris.

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SAN ANTONIO – Air Force Major Andre McDonald had his bond reduced Monday morning. McDonald is facing murder charges for the death of his wife, Andreen McDonald, in 2019. Bond today was reduced from $2 million to $450,000 by Judge Frank Castro in the 399th district court. At this point, it is unclear whether he will be able to post the reduced bond. Ad“We need a pre-trial motion hearing and we need a trial as soon as one is available,” Convery said.

SAN ANTONIO – On Thursday, 399th District Court Judge Frank Castro issued an order noting that deputy district clerks assigned to district courts serve at the pleasure of the judges. The order concluded by threatening to hold Bexar County District Clerk Mary Angie Garcia in contempt of court is she did not replace two clerks assigned to his court by Monday. Castro had requested the transfer earlier, according to Garcia. We would do what we had to do,” Garcia said. “We’re just trying to make it a smooth operational office,” Garcia said.

Judge orders replacement of clerks, threatens legal action against district clerk if not done by MondayPublished: November 13, 2020, 6:09 pmDistrict Court Judge Frank Castro's order threatened to hold Bexar County District Clerk Mary Angie Garcia in contempt of court is she did not replace two clerks assigned to his court by Monday.

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SAN ANTONIO – As part of the plea agreement in the Genene Jones murder case, prosecutors promised to return Jones’ Bible, an address book and several other personal items. As the agreement was being reviewed by District Judge Frank Castro Thursday, the District Attorney’s Major Crimes Chief Catherine Babbitt told Castro that the state had made good on its promise to return the items. ‘Killer Nurse’ Genene Jones pleads guilty, gets life in prison“They’re in a box," Babbitt said. “There is some handwriting of Genene Jones in the Bible...some references to children and to sin,” Babbitt said last fall. ‘Killer Nurse’ Genene Jones deemed competent to stand trialIn November of 2019, Jones petitioned the court to have the Bible returned.

SAN ANTONIO - Attorneys for so-called Killer Nurse Genene Jones on Monday pulled a surprise in court when they withdrew their request for a competency trial. "Our position is that whatever the court sets for the trial, we will be ready to try this case," defense attorney Cornelius Cox said. More Genene Jones coverage on KSAT.com:Judge denies convicted killer Genene Jones' request to have seized items returned'Killer Nurse' Genene Jones deemed competent to stand trialJudge orders mental exam for 'Killer Nurse' Genene JonesJones served a life sentence for killing a Kerrville child by injecting her with a lethal dose of a muscle relaxant in 1984. "We have been working steadily and diligently since Joe took office in January, so we'll be ready," Babbitt said. Jones remains in the Bexar County Jail in lieu of $1 million in each of the cases.

SAN ANTONIO - In a rare move, a Bexar County judge on Monday rejected the plea deal for accused Medical Center rapist Anton Harris, 20. "Theres five aggravated sexual -- alleged sexual assaults -- all of them allegedly involving guns and knives. The woman told authorities the man put a black shirt over her head and put her in a headlock as he dragged her backward. The woman told police she asked who was there, but got no response the two times the suspect knocked. The woman told police he demanded her car, but the woman responded asking why he was doing this to her.

SAN ANTONIO - A 30-year-old man found guilty of continuous sex abuse of a child was sentenced Friday to life in prison. Judge Frank Castro issued his life sentence one day after a jury handed Marcus Ponciano the conviction. Authorities said when he was 28, Ponciano "sexually assaulted and abused a female child" under the age of 14 in December 2015 for more than two months. In an impact statement while in Castro's 399th District Court on Friday, the victim told Ponciano that "everyone will finally see how disgusting you are." "I always saw you as my father and to think about the things you did to me makes me so sick.

SAN ANTONIO - A 20-year-old man accused of sexually assaulting multiple women in the Medical Center area has pleaded guilty to charges. Anton Jamail Harris pleaded guilty Wednesday afternoon to the five counts of aggravated sexual assault. San Antonio police said Harris targeted women in Medical Center-area apartment complexes, with the first case dating back to March 2015, when Harris was 16. During the time of Harris' arrest in June 2017, Police Chief William McManus said Harris would "pretend he was jogging through the complex" and attack women in their most vulnerable state. Police said DNA evidence and then Harris' confession to the sexual assaults led them to charge Harris with first-degree felonies.