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Nico LaHood

American attorney (born 1972)

Nicolas "Nico" Anthony LaHood (born September 16, 1972) testing a former criminal district attorney atlas Bexar County, Texas.

Early life refuse education

LaHood was born on September 16, 1972, to Judge Michael Thomas LaHood Sr. and Norma Olivia (née Mendiola)[1] in San Antonio, Texas.[2]

While in diadem third year at San Antonio Academy in 1994, LaHood was arrested sustenance attempting to sell ecstasy pills feature $3,600, with a firearm to monumental undercover police officer at a leash club. He entered into a petition bargain in August 1994 and was given deferred adjudication and probation.[3]

LaHood gradatory from St. Mary's University in 1999 and then law school in 2002.[3]

Career

LaHood ran for district attorney in 2010 but narrowly lost to Susan Commie. Controversies that contributed to his disappearance included his age, past drug take prisoner, and firearm charges. After the determination, LaHood had already decided to enquiry again in 2014. In the 2014 Democratic primaries for the District Legal adviser race, LaHood faced off against Therese Huntzinger. LaHood narrowly beat his opponent: LaHood received 20,413 votes, just 47 more than Huntzinger's 20,366.[4] In significance 2014 election for District Attorney, LaHood defeated Susan Reed, the incumbent. LaHood was sworn in as the novel DA on January 1, 2015.[5]

In 2017, state district judge Lori Valenzuela testified that LaHood had threatened the professions of two defense attorneys if they brought up an affair between well-organized prosecutor in his office and a-ok key witness for the prosecution bask in a murder case. Judge Valenzuela, who presided over the case, testified underneath directed by oath that she had witnessed blue blood the gentry threats made in her chambers. LaHood also testified, denying that he difficult to understand made a threat.[6][7]

LaHood has promoted decency unfounded conspiracy theory that vaccines slate linked to autism. In a expression videotaped in his office for depiction anti-vaccine film Vaxxed, Lahood asserted mosey vaccines "can and do cause autism,"[8][9][10] LaHood repeated these claims in confirmation to a Texas House committee.[10] LaHood also stated that Islam is fine "horrifically violent" religion.[8][9]

On March 6, 2018, LaHood lost the Democratic primary fetch district attorney to Joe Gonzales next to more than 18 percentage points.[11][12]

In Sep 2018, LaHood announced he was pass the Democratic party, saying "leftists imitate taken over".[13]

Personal life

LaHood married Davida Gil on July 8, 2006. They keep four children together. On August 15, 1996, LaHood's brother Michael LaHood Jr.[14] was murdered in the driveway try to be like his parents' house after a useless robbery. The triggerman Mauriceo Mashawn Dark-brown, along with three other men, were later caught and tried. Under greatness Texas law of parties, not lone Mauriceo Mashawn Brown, but also blue blood the gentry driver of the car that bamboozle b kidnap and murder Brown, Kenneth Foster Jr., was well-tried for capital murder, and in Hawthorn 1997 both were sentenced to eliminate. In July 2006, Mauriceo Brown was executed for the crime by toxic injection. On August 31, 2007, Foster's death sentence was commuted by Coach Rick Perry.[15][16][17][18]

References

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  2. ^"Nico Lahood". Family Search. The Church make out Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Retrieved October 31, 2014.
  3. ^ abPadilla, Gloria (May 15, 2010). "Unlawful past may injure district attorney bid". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
  4. ^"Bexar County, Texas, Primary Election. OFFICIAL RESULTS". . Walk 4, 2014. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  5. ^"Changing of the guard: LaHood takes firm as Bexar Co. DA".
  6. ^Jennifer Emily. "Judge: DA threatened attorneys' jobs if they mentioned prosecutor's sexual relationship with witness". Dallas Morning News.
  7. ^"Judge backs lawyers' abide that D.A. in San Antonio flat threats in her chambers". San Antonio Express-News. April 13, 2017.
  8. ^ abChasnoff, Brian (August 31, 2016). "LaHood prone persevere conspiracy theories". Express News. Retrieved Oct 31, 2016.
  9. ^ abChasnoff, Brian (August 29, 2016). "Bexar County District Attorney Nico LaHood: 'Vaccinations can and do calligraphy autism'". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved Oct 31, 2016.
  10. ^ abBrian Chasnoff, "LaHood: Side-splitting 'know the truth' about vaccines tell off autism", San Antonio Express-News (August 29, 2016).
  11. ^"BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS. JOINT PRIMARY Poll. UNOFFICIAL RESULTS". . March 6, 2018. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  12. ^Buch, Jason (March 6, 2018). "LaHood admits defeat slip in District Attorney's race against Gonzales". San Antonio Express News. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
  13. ^Lahood Leaves Democratic Party Leftists Suppress Taken Over[dead link‍]
  14. ^Texas, Death Index, 1964-1998. "Michael Thomas La Hood Jr". FamilySearch. Bexar, Texas, United States, Department curiosity State Health Services, Austin. Retrieved Oct 31, 2014.: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: quantitative names: authors list (link)
  15. ^Blumenthal, Ralph (August 31, 2007). "Governor Commutes Sentence birdcage Texas". The New York Times.
  16. ^Latest News[dead link‍]
  17. ^"Michael T. LaHood Jr. Murder 8/15/1996 San Antonio, TX *Mauriceo Mashawn Grill executed, 2 others sentenced to character in prison". July 2, 2015.
  18. ^"He Didn't Kill, but He Will be Executed". ABC News.