Judge Needles also manages the Travis County Supervision and Monitoring for Alcohol Related Treatment (SMART) Re-Entry Court, which is a specialized docket operating bi-monthly and dedicated to the assessment, treatment and supervision of the participants of the SMART program. Judge Needles has served as the presiding judge of the 427th District Court since January, 2017. As chairwoman, Judge Needles is currently working to develop a mental health diversion program, which would divert low level, non-violent offenders with mental health issues to a hospital diversion center in lieu of jail. Needles had requested feedback from a prosecutor but made her decision before receiving a response.Waguespack had been released from jail after posting a $250,000 bond.
Waguespack has been out on $250,000 bail since June 2016, and earlier this year a judge removed the GPS monitor he had been ordered to wear. The Honorable Judge Tamara Needles has presided as judge of the 427th court, where she has served the people of Travis County since 2016, bringing her campaign vision of respect, efficiency, and fairness to all participants to her courtroom during her time as Judge. An arrest affidavit says Waguespack called 911 and admitted killing the woman.Copyright © 2020 Albuquerque Journal | Albuquerque, N.M. | www.abqjournal.comThe Austin American-Statesman and KVUE-TV jointly report that Judge Tamara Needles in April granted Waguespack’s request to have his GPS bracelet removed to improve his chances of landing a job.The U.S.
paid for by the Tamara Needles Campaign, in compliance with the voluntary limits of the Judicial Campaign Fairness ActThe Honorable Judge Tamara Needles has presided as judge of the 427th court, where she has served the people of Travis County since 2016, bringing her campaign vision of respect, efficiency, and fairness to all participants to her courtroom during her time as Judge. Assistant District Attorney James Booher strongly objected, but, on April 12, 2017, Judge Needles approved Waguespack taking off the monitor. These resources are both staffed by trained operators who will accept anonymous tips and alert the proper authorities.”Wednesday’s episode of “In Pursuit With John Walsh,” which airs at 9 p.m. central on the Investigation Discovery network, is profiling a Texas fugitive who is wanted for murder and who has family ties to Natchez.Kevin Michael Waguespack was arrested in Natchez and charged with first-degree murder for allegedly killing his girlfriend, Catherine Dyer, at their residence in Austin, Texas, in November 2015.In Wednesday’s episode, John Walsh aids authorities “in the hunt for a man capable of frightening brutality” and calls on the public to help apprehend Waguespack and bring him back into police custody to face his crimes, an Investigation Discovery news release states.Waguespack disappeared days before his trial in October 2017.