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Mar 14, 2023 · Matt Naham Mar 14th, 2023, 3:28 pm. James Staley pictured in court, via KFDX screengrab. A descendent of oil barons convicted of capital murder in the death of his ex-girlfriend’s 2-year-old son was reportedly shouted down by trial attendees as he proclaimed his innocence while being hauled off to prison for life without parole. Jurors in ...
Feb 27, 2023 · 0:37. Editor's note: Below are updates for the first week of testimony beginning Feb. 27 in James Irven Staley III's murder trial in connection with the death of 2-year-old Jason Wilder McDaniel ...
- Trish Choate
- Reporter
Mar 13, 2023 · A jury in Tarrant County has reached a verdict in the capital murder trial of James Irven Staley, III, for the death of 2-year-old Jason Wilder McDaniel. James Staley, 40, of Wichita Falls, has ...
- Joshua Hoggard
- Wilder’s Mother Speaks Directly to Staley
- Reaction from Wilder’s Father, Bubba Mcdaniel
- Wilder’s Family Responds to Staley’s Claim of Innocence
- Statement from Wilder’s Older Brother
- Wilder’s Grandfather Speaks to The Media
- Wilder’s Aunts Give Tearful Reaction to Guilty Verdict
Amber McDaniel, the mother of Wilder McDaniel, took the stand following the reading of the verdict on Monday afternoon to give a victim impact statement to the court. Amber McDaniel, who said following the conclusion of Staley’s trial did not have a written statement prepared, looked directly at the defendant the entire time she was giving her stat...
Wilder’s father, Bubba McDaniel, took to Facebook following the announcement of the jury’s verdict in the capital murder trial of James Staley. “I don’t know what to say,” an emotional Bubba McDaniel said. “I’m happy and I’m sad all at the same time.” Bubba McDaniel prepared a statement that was read to the court following his wife’s victim impact ...
After being found guilty of capital murder and automatically sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, defendant James Staley was remanded into the custody of the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office. While deputies were placing Staley into handcuffs, Staley turned to the gallery, looked directly at a large section where many of Wil...
Bryan McDaniel, the 17-year-old son of Bubba McDaniel from a previous relationship and Wilder’s older brother, prepared a statement that was not read in the courtroom. Bryan McDaniel’s mother handed our team a copy of the statement, which can be found below:
David Taylor, the stepfather of Amber McDaniel who was known to his grandson, Wilder, as “Papa”, spoke with the media following the jury’s guilty verdict in the capital murder trial of James Staley. Taylor, who was the first witness called by the prosecution, testified that the last words he heard his grandson speak were, “No, James”, a phrase reca...
Courtney Bachman, who is the sister of Wilder’s father, Bubba McDaniel, and Shalah Wakefield, who is the sister of Wilder’s mother, Amber McDaniel, spoke with the media following the jury’s guilty verdict in Staley’s capital murder trial. “It feels surreal that this day came,” Bachman said as her voice began to break. “He’s right where he needs to ...
Mar 15, 2023 · FORT WORTH, Texas — A jury handed down a guilty verdict in James Irven Staley III's murder trial Monday at the Tim Curry Criminal Justice Center. Jurors found Staley guilty of capital murder for the death of 2-year-old Jason Wilder McDaniel. It took them about 4 hours to reach a verdict. The judge sentenced him to life in prison without parole.
James Staley appeal calls key trial evidence unconstitutional. T ARRANT COUNTY ( KFDX/KJTL) — The man sentenced to life behind bars for the 2018 murder of Jason Wilder McDaniel is appealing the ...
Mar 9, 2023 · The capital murder trial of James Irven Staley, III, for the death of 2-year-old Jason Wilder McDaniel, is set to continue with testimony on the ninth day of proceedings at the Tim Curry Criminal ...
