Tony Earls, the man accused in the shooting death of 9-year-old Arlene Alvarez in 2022, has his first court appearance.
Local News– Tony Earls Jr. , 33, appeared in court for the first time Monday after a Harris County grand jury indicted him in April for the death of 9-year-old Arlene Alvarez .
“I don’t know what the logic behind that was but asked about my contract with the district attorney’s office and whether or not the DA’s office had recused themselves. My answer was I’m a special prosecutor with the district attorney’s office hired by Ogg and that the office has not recused themselves,” Diepraam said. “Either way, I am the prosecutor on the case whether they recuse themselves or not.
Special prosecutor appointed in murder case of 9-year-old Arlene Alvarez two years after her death in SE Houston Earls was arrested Wednesday, according to court records. He is scheduled to appear in court Friday. He is charged with murder as well as an unrelated aggravated assault charge. His combined bond is $140,000.
Earls was at the Chase Bank at the intersection of Winkler and Woodridge when he was robbed at gunpoint at 9:30 p.m. on Feb. 14, 2022. After the robbery, Earls fired his handgun at the robber, who was running away from him. But when a Harris County grand jury failed to indict him in July 2022, he was released. Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg assigned Special Prosecutor Warren Diepraam to reexamine the case.“The expert’s opinion is that Mr. Earls saw the robber run past the vehicle with Arlene Alvarez inside — the vehicle did not do anything to give Mr. Earls a justification to shoot into the passing vehicle,” Diepraam said. “Mr. Earls had a clear line of sight, and obviously Mr.
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