07/15/2026
🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨Fort Worth Business Owner Arrested After Reportedly “Killing It” With Custom Apparel for Local Businesses, Teams & Events
TARRANT COUNTY — Authorities announced Wednesday morning that Meredith Johnson, owner of Lone Star Custom Tees, has been taken into custody after allegedly spending years helping businesses, schools, nonprofits, sports teams, churches, and families create custom apparel that people actually want to wear.
Investigators say the evidence was impossible to ignore.
The suspect has reportedly built a reputation for producing vibrant, full-color custom apparel with outstanding customer service, fast turnaround, and consistently happy customers throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
"That's what first raised suspicion," one investigator joked. "Order after order... business after business... and somehow the customers just keep coming back."
Authorities say Meredith has left behind a trail of businesses proudly wearing professionally branded apparel, sports teams looking sharper than ever, schools showing their spirit, nonprofits spreading awareness, and families celebrating birthdays, reunions, vacations, and special events in custom shirts they love.
"We only needed shirts for one event," said one anonymous customer. "Now she's our go-to for everything. Staff shirts, company events, family reunions, fundraisers—you name it."
Witnesses claim the owner is consistently armed with nothing more than:
• Premium full-color DTF printing
*Quality apparel at fair prices
*Fast turnaround and Friendly customer service
*Free design assistance
******And an unhealthy obsession with making every order look amazing.
"I thought I'd order a few shirts and be done," another customer admitted. "Then I saw the quality, the colors, and how easy the process was. Now every time we need apparel, we call Lone Star Custom Tees."
Police say the evidence continued piling up through social media, where hundreds of custom apparel projects have reportedly caused repeated orders from businesses and organizations across North Texas.
Officials also discovered this wasn't a one-time offense—it has become a long-running pattern of helping customers bring their ideas to life.
Meredith now faces multiple charges, including:
*First-degree destruction of boring T-shirts *Possession of excessive amounts of custom apparel
*Aggravated customer satisfaction
*Intent to make local businesses look more professional
*Maintaining a suspiciously strong reputation
*Operating a successful family-owned business while supporting the local community
If convicted, Meredith could face:
*A lifetime sentence of making custom apparel
*Countless repeat customers And answering the question...
"Can you make us some shirts?"..approximately 100 times per week. 😂👕
Authorities have confirmed the investigation remains ongoing.
At this time, no actual victims have been identified—only businesses, teams, schools, nonprofits, and families who somehow keep coming back to Lone Star Custom Tees for their next order.
📍 Family-owned in Fort Worth, TX
📞 682-371-5141
🌐 www.LoneStarCustomTees.com
