On February 16, 2026 a Dallas judge declared a mistrial in the county’s first capital-murder prosecution tied to Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua after jurors reported they were still deadlocked. Defendant Carlos Zambrano Bolivar, accused of taking part in the August 2024 abduction of Nilzuhly Petit and the victim’s two relatives from a Dallas apartment, faced charges after Petit was shot and left on a Farmers Branch roadway. Prosecutors said Bolivar helped coordinate the kidnapping and stayed on the phone with a gang boss; his defense said he acted under duress and had been sex-trafficked. Retrial is expected this year. (nbcdfw.com)