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Investigates

Bailey County Judge accused of incompetence, misconduct, habitual drunkenness

Updated: Jun. 24, 2022 at 5:23 PM CDT
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By Amber Stegall
A petition has been filed in the Bailey County District Court to remove the current Bailey County Judge, Sherri L. Harrison, from her position after allegations were made about “incompetence, official misconduct, and habitual drunkenness,” the petition states.

Reagor Dykes Coverage

Bart Reagor reports to federal prison

Updated: May. 10, 2022 at 8:35 AM CDT
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By KCBD Staff
The former Reagor-Dkye Auto Group co-owner is expected to begin serving his 14 year prison sentence after being convicted of making false statements to a bank.

Reagor Dykes Coverage

Bart Reagor’s wife sues FirstCapital Bank, seeking up to $22.3 million

Updated: Apr. 28, 2022 at 12:28 PM CDT
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By Chelsea Collinsworth
Annette Reagor, wife of Bart Reagor, filed a lawsuit on April 22 against FirstCapital Bank seeking up to $2.3 million in damages.

Reagor Dykes Coverage

Judge denies Reagor request for continued release, recommends assignment to medical facility

Updated: Apr. 28, 2022 at 7:58 AM CDT
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By KCBD Staff
A federal judge has denied Bart Reagor’s request to remain on release pending the decision of his sentence appeal, recommending that Reagor be assigned to a medical facility that can properly treat him for progressive Parkinson’s disease.

Reagor Dykes Coverage

Reagor requests to stay out of prison pending appeal to continue health treatment

Updated: Apr. 26, 2022 at 11:21 AM CDT
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By KCBD Staff
Bart Reagor filed a motion Friday asking to allow him to remain on release pending the decision of his sentence appeal.

Reagor Dykes Coverage

Bart Reagor formally appeals conviction, 14-year sentence

Updated: Mar. 14, 2022 at 2:34 PM CDT
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By Brad Burt
Lawyers for Bart Reagor state he has officially filed for appeals from the guilty judgement of lying to a bank, and the sentence of 14 years in federal prison that followed.

Sex Trafficking on the South Plains

Foster girls who’d been victims of sex trafficking endured fresh abuse at a state shelter, report says

Updated: Mar. 10, 2022 at 9:02 PM CST
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By REESE OXNER
Employees of a Texas-contracted facility meant to care for female foster children who are victims of sex trafficking were discovered to be trafficking the same children, according to a federal judge.

Reagor Dykes Coverage

Ahead of sentencing, judge to consider Bart Reagor’s flight risk

Updated: Mar. 8, 2022 at 9:33 AM CST
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By Amber Stegall
U.S. District Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk filed an order on Monday telling the prosecution and defense in Bart Reagor’s sentencing to brief the court on whether Reagor should be remanded into custody or allowed to voluntarily surrender following his sentencing hearing on Thursday.

Community

Structure fire in North Lubbock County

Updated: Feb. 25, 2022 at 5:56 PM CST
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By KCBD Staff
At around 4:00 P.M. this afternoon, a massive plume of black smoke could be seen for dozens of miles.

Reagor Dykes Coverage

Bart Reagor withdraws objections to forfeit $1.76 million

Updated: Feb. 15, 2022 at 11:59 AM CST
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By KCBD Staff
Weeks ahead of his scheduled sentencing, Bart Reagor has withdrawn prior objections and will pay the federal government $1,760,000 that was the center of his conviction last year.
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Reagor Dykes Coverage

Bart Reagor requests new attorney

Updated: Feb. 7, 2022 at 9:04 PM CST
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By KCBD Staff
He is asking a federal judge in Amarillo to allow John Markham II to work in Texas for Reagor’s case only.

Reagor Dykes Coverage

Former Reagor-Dykes CFO sentenced to 7 years in prison

Updated: Jan. 20, 2022 at 2:57 PM CST
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By KCBD Staff
The former Chief Financial Officer of the Reagor-Dykes Auto Group has been sentenced to seven years in prison.

News

Former RDAG employee Steven Reinhart sentenced to 6 months in prison, $40 million restitution

Updated: Jan. 13, 2022 at 4:40 PM CST
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By KCBD Staff
Former Legal Compliance Director for Reagor-Dykes Auto Group Steven Reinhart has been sentenced after pleading guilty last year to charges related to check kiting and floor plan fraud.

Reagor Dykes Coverage

Judge denies Bart Reagor’s acquittal

Updated: Dec. 30, 2021 at 6:44 PM CST
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By Brad Burt
U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk found exhibits and testimony presented, “are sufficient evidence for a rational jury” to conclude Reagor was guilty of making a false statement to the International Bank of Commerce.

Reagor Dykes Coverage

New timeline for filing as Judge extends Reagor sentencing date

Updated: Dec. 29, 2021 at 7:04 PM CST
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By Brad Burt
Federal agencies and defense attorneys for Bart Reagor now have a new timeline to file documents related to Reagor’s sentencing for false statement to a bank, after the judge extended the date for Reagor’s sentencing hearing.

Lubbock County Medical Examiner’s Office

Lubbock County Medical Examiner will soon charge for storage of human remains

Updated: Dec. 27, 2021 at 9:02 PM CST
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By Anthony Hall
The Lubbock Medical Examiner's office is getting overwhelmed with cases. Bodies often remain at the office for months, because families either cannot afford to move them to a final resting place, or have a hard time deciding on that next step.

Reagor Dykes Coverage

“He knew what he was doing was wrong:” Prosecutors argue against Reagor acquittal

Updated: Dec. 20, 2021 at 3:32 PM CST
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By Brad Burt
Federal prosecutors say there was “overwhelming evidence” supporting the jury’s decision to convict Bart Reagor of making false statement to the International Bank of Commerce, and he knew his plan to acquire and distribute proceeds from a business loan was “dishonest and wrong.”

Reagor Dykes Coverage

RDAG: Shane Smith, Steven Reinhart sentencing date rescheduled

Updated: Dec. 15, 2021 at 1:39 PM CST
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By Brad Burt
Former Reagor-Dykes CFO Shane Smith and RDAG Legal Compliance Director Steven Reinhart, both witnesses in the trial for Bart Reagor, have new sentencing dates now set for January.

Reagor Dykes Coverage

Bart Reagor moves for acquittal on false statement charge, date set for hearing on $1.7 million forfeiture

Updated: Dec. 13, 2021 at 8:20 PM CST
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By Brad Burt
New documents from the defense team for Bart Reagor ask for acquittal from the judge on the charge Reagor was found guilty of in October, saying prosecutors did not adequately define or prove Reagor lied about the loan from the International Bank of Commerce.

Reagor Dykes Coverage

Reagor defense attorneys withdraw, motion filed for hearing after missing forfeiture response deadline

Updated: Nov. 30, 2021 at 9:06 PM CST
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By Brad Burt
Reagor's defense says prosecutors’ “focus on proving the elements of False Statement to a Bank” did not prove the amounts Reagor actually obtained.

Chad Read Shooting

Judge recuses himself from Jennifer Read’s wrongful death lawsuit against Kyle Carruth

Updated: Nov. 30, 2021 at 5:03 PM CST
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By Amber Stegall
The day after Jennifer Read filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Kyle Carruth and his business for the death of her husband Chad Read, the judge presiding over the case recused himself. This makes the third recusal in the case.

Chad Read Shooting

Chad Read’s widow seeks $50M in wrongful death lawsuit against Kyle Carruth

Updated: Nov. 30, 2021 at 10:21 AM CST
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By KCBD Staff
Jennifer Read, widow of Chad Read, filed a suit for wrongful death against Kyle Carruth Monday evening in the 237th District Court.

Chad Read Shooting

Chad Read’s widow releases video of deadly shooting; Carruth attorney makes case for self-defense

Updated: Nov. 24, 2021 at 6:30 PM CST
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By KCBD Staff
In a petition filed on Wednesday, the widow of Chad Read is seeking custody of her late husband’s children from their mother. In the news release from her attorney, they attached a video of the shooting along with the petition.

Chad Read Shooting

Court records connect Kyle Carruth to deadly shooting of Chad Read

Updated: Nov. 23, 2021 at 3:19 PM CST
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By Amber Stegall and KCBD Staff
Recently filed court documents have revealed the man accused of a November 5 deadly shooting in south Lubbock; however, those court records are now sealed and not available to the public.

Investigates

Indigent clients held in jail without charges during Lubbock County software transition

Updated: Nov. 19, 2021 at 2:57 PM CST
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By Camelia Juarez
Lubbock County officials admit a countywide software transition caused several low-level offenders to be held in the detention center longer than legally necessary because the software delayed communications between attorneys and the jail.

Chad Read Shooting

INVESTIGATION TIMELINE: Lubbock Police transfers case files in Chad Read shooting to Texas AG

Updated: Nov. 16, 2021 at 4:28 PM CST
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By Brad Burt
The Lubbock Police Department has transferred the case files for the November 5 south Lubbock shooting to the Texas Attorney General’s Office to begin their review, after Lubbock County District Attorney's Office recused themselves from the case last week.

Chad Read Shooting

District Attorney’s Office files for recusal in fatal South Lubbock shooting

Updated: Nov. 10, 2021 at 7:12 PM CST
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By KCBD Staff
According to DA officials, the office is filing for recusal on the grounds that an elected official may be called to testify.

Chad Read Shooting

Minimal information revealed in police report for South Lubbock fatal shooting

Updated: Nov. 10, 2021 at 2:07 PM CST
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By Amber Stegall
It has been four days since 54-year-old Chad Read was shot and killed in South Lubbock. Since then, there has been no information released about the shooter.

Chad Read Shooting

Lubbock police release statement on fatal shooting of Chad Read

Updated: Nov. 10, 2021 at 11:26 AM CST
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By KCBD Staff
After requesting the supplemental reports, Lubbock police released a statement Wednesday on the fatal shooting of 54-year-old Chad Read.

Chad Read Shooting

Domestic incident leads to deadly shooting in South Lubbock

Updated: Nov. 6, 2021 at 1:30 PM CDT
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By KCBD Staff
Police say a man is dead after Lubbock Police Officers were called to the 2100 block of 90th Street on Friday, November 5th at 4:20 p.m. for reports of shots fired.a shooting in South Lubbock.

Reagor Dykes Coverage

Justice Department wants Reagor to pay back $1.7 million

Updated: Nov. 3, 2021 at 7:20 PM CDT
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By KCBD Staff
The Justice Department has asked a federal judge to order Bart Reagor to forfeit the money he used for personal expenses out of an IBC bank loan.

Reagor Dykes Coverage

Judge denies Reagor’s request to interview jurors on “outside influence”

Updated: Oct. 29, 2021 at 8:49 PM CDT
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By Hannah Holtz
“Here, Defendant offers nothing but speculation and conclusory supposition to facts that are common in jury trials... No jurors have come forward alleging misconduct by other jurors or outside persons,” U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk writes in his denial.

Reagor Dykes Coverage

Government responds to Reagor’s motion to interview jurors post-verdict

Updated: Oct. 27, 2021 at 6:06 PM CDT
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By KCBD Staff
In response to Bart Reagor’s motion for his attorneys to interview the jurors post-verdict, the government says Reagor’s allegations fail to meet the “requisite evidentiary threshold for a post-verdict interview of the jurors,” and the court should deny the motion.

Reagor Dykes Coverage

Bart Reagor’s defense seeks to question jury on ‘outside influence’

Updated: Oct. 26, 2021 at 4:27 PM CDT
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By KCBD Staff
Bart Reagor’s defense attorneys want to interview the federal jury which convicted him. They claim there is evidence of external influence on its decisions.

Lubbock County Medical Examiner’s Office

Lubbock County hiring pathologist to help with death investigations

Updated: Oct. 25, 2021 at 10:29 PM CDT
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By KCBD Staff
The Lubbock County Medical Examiner’s office has recruited backup to help them with tougher cases.

Lubbock County Medical Examiner’s Office

Family funeral arrangements disrupted by autopsy delay

Updated: Oct. 20, 2021 at 11:37 PM CDT
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By Blair Sabol
For the family of Daniel Salazar, grief for their lost loved one has been mixed with frustration.

Reagor Dykes Coverage

Bart Reagor’s sentencing set for February 2022

Updated: Oct. 19, 2021 at 3:13 PM CDT
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By KCBD Staff
His sentencing has been set for February 24, 2022, at 1:30 p.m.

Reagor Dykes Coverage

Bart Reagor not guilty on bank fraud charges, guilty of false statement to a bank

Updated: Oct. 15, 2021 at 8:04 PM CDT
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By Kase Wilbanks
Bart Reagor left an Amarillo Federal Courtroom with a partial acquittal on Friday afternoon. After a day and a half of deliberations, jurors issued their unanimous decision for Bart Reagor’s charges about 3:45 p.m.

Reagor Dykes Coverage

Jury dismissed for day in Bart Reagor bank fraud trial, “no way we can be unanimous”

Updated: Oct. 14, 2021 at 5:57 PM CDT
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By Kase Wilbanks
Closing arguments began Thursday morning in Bart Reagor’s bank fraud trial at the Amarillo Federal Courthouse. As of 10:18 a.m., the case was handed to the jury. If he is convicted, he faces up to 90 years in federal prison.

Sex Trafficking on the South Plains

Lubbock police saving human trafficking victims with help from Voice of Hope

Updated: Oct. 13, 2021 at 5:48 PM CDT
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By Addison Barthold
This was the first sting operation since Texas increased charges for solicitation of a prostitute, making it a felony. Police staff say through these changes, as well as a recent partnership with Voice of Hope, they are identifying true victims of sex trafficking.

Reagor Dykes Coverage

Defense changes plans, does not call Rick Dykes on day 2 of Reagor fraud trial

Updated: Oct. 13, 2021 at 12:56 PM CDT
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By Kase Wilbanks
During the second day of testimony in the bank fraud trial for Bart Reagor, the defense announced to U.S. District Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk they will not call Rick Dykes as a witness, with no explanation given.

Reagor Dykes Coverage

Former financial officer for Reagor Dykes Auto Group takes the stand in Bart Reagor bank fraud trial

Updated: Oct. 12, 2021 at 8:06 PM CDT
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By Kase Wilbanks
In opening statements the prosecution presented one of its key exhibits, an email from Bart Reagor to former RDAG Chief Financial Officer Shane Smith and RDAG co-owner Rick Dykes titled “handling capital.”

Reagor Dykes Coverage

Opening statements begin in Bart Reagor’s bank fraud trial

Updated: Oct. 12, 2021 at 6:35 PM CDT
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By Kase Wilbanks
On Tuesday morning, at 8:19 a.m., opening statements began after the jury was called to the courtroom and was given instructions by the District Judge.

Reagor Dykes Coverage

Jury selection begins for Bart Reagor’s trial in Amarillo

Updated: Oct. 11, 2021 at 5:17 PM CDT
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By KCBD Staff
Jury selection began Monday morning for the former co-owner of the bankrupt Reagor-Dykes Auto Group trial. Bart Reagor is on trial for charges including bank fraud. Specifically, illegally keeping part of a business loan for himself.

Reagor Dykes Coverage

Bart Reagor fraud trial begins Tuesday in Amarillo

Updated: Oct. 9, 2021 at 10:14 PM CDT
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By KCBD Staff
The former co-owner of the bankrupt Reagor-Dykes Auto Group will go on trial for fraud next week.

Reagor Dykes Coverage

Reagor trial: Defense asks judge to throw out DOJ evidence of leaked recordings

Updated: Sep. 28, 2021 at 10:26 PM CDT
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By Blair Sabol
Ahead of the first criminal trial against Bart Reagor, his defense team remains adamant the former auto tycoon is not guilty of bank fraud.

Reagor Dykes Coverage

Judge denies Bart Reagor’s motion to dismiss bank fraud charges

Updated: Sep. 21, 2021 at 11:01 PM CDT
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By Amber Stegall
Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk has denied Bart Reagor’s motion to dismiss the bank fraud charges against him.

Reagor Dykes Coverage

Bart Reagor will not use ‘advice of counsel’ defense in federal bank fraud trial

Updated: Sep. 21, 2021 at 9:04 PM CDT
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By KCBD Staff
The motion demanding records of that advice states bringing that up in trial would “delay the proceedings, require a lengthy recess, and inconvenience the court and the jury.”

Reagor Dykes Coverage

Shane Smith, Steven Reinhart expected to testify in Bart Reagor trial

Updated: Sep. 20, 2021 at 11:05 PM CDT
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By Amber Stegall
The only two former RDAG employees who have not been sentenced are expected to testify at Bart Reagor's federal trial in October.

News

KCBD INVESTIGATES: New state-mandated tool providing Tax Transparency for Lubbock County

Updated: Sep. 9, 2021 at 9:57 PM CDT
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By Blair Sabol
A new tool mandated by the State of Texas can show you exactly what you'll pay in property taxes, and how much the amount paid to each agency is going up.
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