Cyrus Gray Hasn’t Been Convicted of a Crime, but He Spent Years in Jail

Now he is an advocate for the rights of the accused

"...Cyrus Gray climbed to the stage with slow, measured steps...."

March 3, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

After Years in Jail for a Crime He Was Never Convicted of, Cyrus Gray Is Free ... for Now

Living in the free world, but the case just won't go away

"...Cyrus Gray drove to San Antonio on July 28 of..."

Dec. 20, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Cyrus Gray and Devonte Amerson’s Cases Remain Unresolved After Years in Jail

And they just hit another hurdle

"...The murder charge against Cyrus Gray was supposed to have been dropped by now...."

July 7, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

After Four Years Awaiting Trial, Cyrus Gray Is Finally Out on Bail

A brave new world

"...Cyrus Gray had sat in the Hays County Jail for..."

Nov. 25, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

He Spent Four Years in Jail. Now Charges Are Dropped.

Cyrus Gray murder trial is off

"...The capital murder case against Cyrus Gray is collapsing. On Monday, Hays County District Attorney..."

July 18, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon

We Have an Issue: A Long Wait for Justice

In this week's issue, Brant Bingamon reports on Cyrus Gray's struggle for justice; plus, winners of the Austin Music Awards are announced

"...cover story, Brant Bingamon returns to the case of Cyrus Gray, a young man who was imprisoned in San..."

March 3, 2023 Column by Kimberley Jones

Hays County Sets Trial Date for Man Stuck in Jail for Five Years

Cyrus Gray's murder case was dropped; why not Devonte Amerson's?

"...County District Attorney’s office dismissed capital murder charges against Cyrus Gray, one of two men who spent years in..."

Aug. 3, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Reflecting on Six Years in Jail for a Charge That Was Just Dismissed

“I was robbed of all this time,” Devonte Amerson says

"...County Jail after police arrested him and his friend, Cyrus Gray, in March of 2018. They were suspected in..."

May 16, 2025 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Man Awaiting Murder Trial for Six Years Wants Hays County to Make Up Its Mind

Devonte Amerson spent five years in jail with no conviction

"...a half years since he and his boyhood friend Cyrus Gray were arrested and charged with the 2015 murder..."

Sept. 6, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Judge Refuses to Dismiss Murder Charge Against Man Insisting Innocence Since 2018

Court agrees Hays County lost important evidence in the case

"...County prosecutors have accused Amerson and his alleged co-conspirator, Cyrus Gray, of murdering Texas State student Justin Gage. But..."

Jan. 17, 2025 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

After Almost Six Years in Jail, Devonte Amerson Has Been Released

Murder suspect met by family and supporters

"...County law enforcement arrested Amerson and his childhood friend, Cyrus Gray, for what they characterized as a robbery gone..."

Dec. 12, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Hays County’s Overwhelmed Jail System in Dire Shape, Advocates Say

Some inmates are waiting years to see their day in court

"...Among these is Cyrus Gray, who waited four years and four months for..."

Sept. 9, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

After Six Years in Jail, Charges Dropped Against Devonte Amerson

Prosecutors never had eyewitnesses, video, DNA, or fingerprints

"...Hays County officers arrested Amerson and his childhood friend, Cyrus Gray, in March of 2018 for the shooting death..."

April 30, 2025 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Hays County Jail Officers Are the Most Violent in the State, Data Shows

They record more incidents per 1,000 inmates than any Texas jail

"...the last year as we've researched the cases against Cyrus Gray, Devonte Amerson, Melvin Nicholas, and other incarcerated inmates...."

Sept. 1, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Coming to You Live From the Drinking Town With a Baseball Problem

"...to host me tonight, as well, joining Billy Ray Cyrus in the singing of our National Anthem. Actually, I..."

Oct. 26, 2006 Sports Post by Shawn Badgley

George Floyd Attorney Joins Family of Hays County ER Patient Killed by Officer

“They say he was running away – he’s 300 pounds, shackled, with his pants falling down. He ain’t running nowhere.”

"...Meanwhile, Cyrus Gray, a former inmate who is currently out on..."

Jan. 6, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Hays County Jail Inmate Says Guards Crushed His Hand and Deleted Video

He’s suing for more than $1 million in damages

"...Sanchez’s case in 2023, after learning of it from Cyrus Gray, a former jail inmate who spent four years..."

Oct. 11, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Hays County Sets Trial Date for Man Stuck in Jail for Five Years

Cyrus Gray’s murder case was dropped; why not Devonte Amerson’s?

Aug. 11, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

He Spent Four Years in Jail. Now Charges Are Dropped

Cyrus Gray murder trial is off

July 28, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Gravely Ill Inmates Awaiting Trial in Hays County Jail See No Improvements

Is anyone here a doctor?

Jan. 6, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

'The NFL Beat': 2012 Draft Needs

An inside look at all 32 teams

"...rounds three to five, presumably a Boom Herron or Cyrus Gray-caliber prospect...."

Feb. 11, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

Texas D vs. Baylor Fire Bolt

Winner take all

"...of a bad call, of the injury that kept Cyrus Gray out of the game. But the truth is..."

Dec. 1, 2011 Sports Post by Joe O'Connell

Longhorns Hope to Beat ‘Them’ Before Becoming ‘Them’

Aggies attack Austin!

"...a powerful ball carrier. A&M has a stud in Cyrus Gray, who has more than 4,000 all-purpose career yards..."

Nov. 25, 2010 Sports Post by Joe O'Connell

Friggin' Genius

SXSW Film announces feature film lineup

"...the trend, with SNL sketch-to-screen MacGruber, the Duplass Brothers’ Cyrus, and previously announced opening night film Kick-Ass...."

Feb. 4, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Record Reviews

"...instruments that once made it. (3.5 stars) -- Christopher Gray..."

Dec. 20, 1996 Music Review

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...for a permanent teaching position. He's white. SWT hired Cyrus Cassells, a black gay poet who underwent the same..."

May 8, 1998 News Feature

Naked City

"...a six-woman federal jury found that APD Officer Christopher Gray and former police officers Joel Follmer and William Heilman..."

April 4, 2008 News Feature

Record reviews 8/2/96

"...blissful exists only in song. This record is a gray city of backlit, rainy streets where buses splash huge..."

Aug. 2, 1996 Music Review

Dancing About Architecture

The Austin Music Awards lineup starts to trickle out.

"...him on their list), Ty "Whacker" Herndon, Billy Ray Cyrus, and of course the inimitable Cledus T. Judd... Album..."

Feb. 2, 2001 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Texas Platters

"...it really ain't that broke. 2.5 stars -- Christopher Gray..."

Jan. 24, 1997 Music Review

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