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Mugshot of John Ellis Gess, a 45-year-old convicted Lubbock man who fled to Europe before being captured and returned to serve a four-year prison sentence for online solicitation of a minor.

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Run, Hide, Rent-a-Car: Convicted Lubbock Predator Flees to Europe — Then Gets Caught Like a Cheap Plot Twist

A convicted child predator from Lubbock tried to outrun justice by fleeing to Europe —…

lubbock-sucksOctober 28, 2025

Mugshot of Adrian Castilleja with curly hair in front of a height chart background, with police lights blurred behind him.

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Lubbock Teen Arrested After Apparently Speedrunning Every Crime Side Quest in One Neighborhood

Lubbock police say 18-year-old Adrian Castilleja spent the better part of a year doing his…

lubbock-sucksOctober 27, 2025

Mugshot of Terry Joe Sides Jr., an older bald man with a gray beard wearing a jail smock, photographed against a height marker background.

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Lubbock Man Discovers That “The Dark Web” Is Not, In Fact, His Personal Hobby Room

Federal investigators say 61-year-old Terry Joe Sides Jr. was out here being a “relatively sophisticated…

lubbock-sucksOctober 27, 2025

Mugshot of Joe Lopez with curly hair and neck tattoos in front of a jail booking wall.

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Kidnapping? Gunfire? Car Chase? Lubbock Says: “Okay but what if we just focus on the gun part.”

Joe Lopez—remember him? The guy who allegedly snatched a woman from a Carriage House motel…

lubbock-sucksOctober 24, 2025

Mugshots of Justin Liford and Dava Pound shown side-by-side in connection with a federal child abuse case.

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Lubbock Man Learns the Cloud is Not a Diary — Gets 20 Years for Unspeakable Crimes

A Lubbock man, 34-year-old Justin Liford, is heading to federal prison for the next two…

lubbock-sucksOctober 24, 2025

Photos of Kendrick Kevon Taylor, Lubbock murder suspect added to Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitive list.

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Most Wanted Lubbock Fugitive Found in Tulsa, Because of Course He Was

Kendrick “Skrilla” Taylor, the 23-year-old Lubbock murder suspect who made the Texas Top 10 Most…

lubbock-sucksOctober 23, 2025

Mugshots of Devon Flores and Zaniah Ortiz, arrested in Lubbock after a shooting that left multiple bullet holes in a 31st Street home.

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Love, Bullets, and a Cadillac SUV: Just Another Wednesday in Lubbock

Nothing says “family drama” in Lubbock quite like a drive-by with your ex’s new flame…

lubbock-sucksOctober 17, 2025

Mugshot of Spencer Lee Norman, a 46-year-old Lubbock man who pleaded guilty to federal child pornography charges after being arrested with meth during a traffic stop.

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Meth, Misery, and Monsters: Lubbock Man Pleads Guilty to Absolutely Everything Awful

Ah yes, another day, another “Lubbock man” story that starts with meth and ends with…

lubbock-sucksOctober 17, 2025

Mugshot of Gerardo Sanchez, sentenced in Lubbock for selling fentanyl and meth through social media.

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Lubbock Man’s Side Hustle on Social Media Ends with a 20-Year Vacation in Federal Housing

Turns out running an online business in Lubbock isn’t always a great idea—especially when your…

lubbock-sucksOctober 16, 2025

Mugshots of Patrick Bradley and Tony Johnson, both charged with the 2023 murder of Clifton Holmon in Lubbock, Texas.

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Murder, Revenge, and Afterhours Chaos: Just Another Lubbock Saturday

In the latest episode of Lubbock After Dark, two men — Patrick Bradley, 53, and…

lubbock-sucksOctober 16, 2025

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Run, Hide, Rent-a-Car: Convicted Lubbock Predator Flees to Europe — Then Gets Caught Like a Cheap Plot Twist

Lubbock Teen Arrested After Apparently Speedrunning Every Crime Side Quest in One Neighborhood

Lubbock Man Discovers That “The Dark Web” Is Not, In Fact, His Personal Hobby Room

Kidnapping? Gunfire? Car Chase? Lubbock Says: “Okay but what if we just focus on the gun part.”

Lubbock Man Learns the Cloud is Not a Diary — Gets 20 Years for Unspeakable Crimes

Most Wanted Lubbock Fugitive Found in Tulsa, Because of Course He Was

Love, Bullets, and a Cadillac SUV: Just Another Wednesday in Lubbock

Meth, Misery, and Monsters: Lubbock Man Pleads Guilty to Absolutely Everything Awful

Lubbock Man’s Side Hustle on Social Media Ends with a 20-Year Vacation in Federal Housing

Murder, Revenge, and Afterhours Chaos: Just Another Lubbock Saturday

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