A Houston man was sentenced to life in prison or fatally shooting his ex-girlfriend in 2020 while he was already on deferred adjudication probation for setting his ex-wife’s home on fire, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg said.
Javon Gilbert, 31, was on probation for burning his ex-wife's home while she was inside back in 2013 but violated it when he killed his ex-girlfriend, Emmishae Kirby, 28, in 2020.
Javon Gilbert, 31, was on probation for setting his ex-wife's house on fire when he killed 28-year-old Emmishae Kirby and dumped her body near Bear Creek Park.
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A 29-year-old Houston man has been charged in the murder of his ex-girlfriend, who was missing for more than a month, prosecutors say.
Emmishae Kirby, 29, disappeared from west Houston in Sept. 2020 after investigators said she was seen leaving the 800 block of Country Place Drive. Her body was found on Oct. 3, 2020 in the Bear Creek Park area.
Javon Gilbert, a man prosecutors say is Kirby s ex-boyfriend, is accused of killing her. Kirby was shot in the head and strangled.
Overnight in probable cause court, where Gilbert was set to appear but did not due to mental health reasons, officials revealed more of the details surrounding Kirby s disappearance and death.