Crime & Safety
Texas Man Sentenced To 30 Years In Prison For Sexual Exploitation Of Missing Boy
Ricky Dale Howard, 59, was named a person of interest in the 2015 disappearance of an 18-year-old.
October 27, 2021
A U.S. district judge sentenced a Nocona, Texas man Wednesday, Oct. 27 to 30 years in federal prison for preying on a boy when he was a minor.
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Ricky Dale Howard, 59, was named a person of interest in the 2015 disappearance of an 18-year-old.
In July, just hours after the court declared a mistrial due to juror injury, Howard pleaded guilty to sexual exploitation of a child.
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