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A mugshot of Christopher Roy Prieto, a 31-year-old man with short dark hair and visible neck tattoos, centered against a grey background with black horizontal measurement lines and flanked by a blurred background of police cruiser lights.
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Lubbock Man Learns the Hard Way That “Expired Tags” Are the Gateway Drug to Federal Prison

In today’s episode of Lubbock’s Brightest Stars, 31-year-old Christopher Roy Prieto has been handed a…

March 7, 2026
Mugshot of Kaitlin Garcia, looking remarkably calm for someone recently indicted for allegedly turning a Lubbock child exchange into a high-stakes standoff on University Avenue.
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University Avenue: Where “Child Exchange” is Just a Suggestion for a Felony

Because nothing says “healthy co-parenting” like a cocked pistol on University Avenue, 25-year-old Kaitlin Garcia…

February 16, 2026
Mugshot of Adrian James Washington, III, who was federally indicted in Lubbock for unlawful possession of a machine gun, layered over a photo of the Lubbock County Detention Center.
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Lubbock: Where Your Glock Can Be Anything If You Believe (And Have a Federal Indictment)

Ah, Lubbock. The “Hub City.” The place where the wind blows 60 mph, the dirt…

February 13, 2026
A mugshot of Jeremiah Guerrero, 27, who faces a Deadly Conduct charge in Lubbock. He is shown from the chest up against a gray background with horizontal black lines, with visible staples or stitches on the left side of his forehead.
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The ‘Jason’ Mask Stays On During the Accidental Lobotomy

In a city where we can’t even seem to coordinate a four-way stop at a…

February 12, 2026
A booking photo of 17-year-old Nicholas Malachi Vecchio, featuring a young male with long, dark hair against a standard grey height-marker background.
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Local Teen Invents New ‘Customer Service’ Strategy: Home Invasions and Instagram Threats

Well, Lubbock, it looks like our youth are finally taking initiative. Nicholas Malachi Vecchio, a…

February 12, 2026
Mugshot-style image of Johnny Bermea Jr., who pleaded guilty in connection with the deadly Easter Sunday shooting in Lubbock, Texas, with emergency vehicles in the background.
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Easter Egg Hunt, Gunfight Edition: Two Dead, Kids Nearby, and the Shooter Gets Deferred Adjudication

In the latest installment of Only in Lubbock, a deadly Easter Sunday shootout that left…

January 30, 2026
Nighttime scene near 18th Street and Avenue U in Lubbock showing police vehicles and flashing lights at the location of an officer-involved shooting investigation.
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42 Seconds, One Gun, and the Annual Reminder That Lubbock Nights Go From Zero to Critical Real Fast

Late Monday night, a Lubbock Police officer responded to a domestic disturbance near 18th Street…

January 22, 2026
Mugshot of Matthew Wood overlaid on a residential home in west Lubbock related to a January shooting arrest.
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Another “Accidental” Gun Death in Lubbock, Because Of Course It Was

Court records now lay out the moments leading up to the January 9 shooting that…

January 22, 2026
Mugshot of Robert Arnold, a Lubbock man accused of kidnapping and aggravated sexual assault, taken at the Lubbock County Detention Center.
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Protective Orders, Revisited: Lubbock Tries the “Pretty Please” Method Again

Remember Robert Arnold—the guy who allegedly brutalized the same woman, posted bond, and then allegedly…

January 21, 2026