12 Houston police officers have been charged in connection with a botched 2019 raid
3 years, 11 months ago

12 Houston police officers have been charged in connection with a botched 2019 raid

CNN  

CNN — A total of 12 officers have now been indicted in connection with a 2019 botched raid that left two people dead in Houston. The Harris County District Attorney’s Office Civil Rights Division investigated the raid and determined that Goines lied to obtain a warrant for a “no-knock” raid from a municipal judge, and misrepresented the victims’ drug activity, threat level and other factors. “A Harris County grand jury at the request of the District Attorney’s Office indicted a hero,” Hardin said. And there is no question, and nobody will contradict that Mr. Tuttle started shooting at the officers.” Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo tweeted a statement Monday saying he’s “disheartened” the process to indict these officers took so long. “I have said many times that the other officers involved in the incident, including the officer indicted today, had no involvement in obtaining the warrant and responded appropriately to the deadly threat posed to them during its service,” Acevedo said, adding that all current active officers who were indicted were relieved of duty.

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Former Houston officer convicted of murder in deaths of couple during drug raid
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Former Houston officer convicted of murder in deaths of couple during drug raid

Associated Press  

HOUSTON — A former Houston police officer was convicted Wednesday of murder in the deaths of a couple during a 2019 drug raid that revealed systemic corruption problems within the police department’s narcotics unit. One community organization said Wednesday that Goines’ actions and other similar problems within the police department have “created a public safety threat for officers and Houstonians.” …

A former Houston police officer is indicted again on murder counts in a fatal 2019 drug raid
9 months, 1 week ago

A former Houston police officer is indicted again on murder counts in a fatal 2019 drug raid

The Independent  

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5 former police officers involved in deadly beating of Tyre Nichols indicted on federal charges
1 year, 4 months ago

5 former police officers involved in deadly beating of Tyre Nichols indicted on federal charges

CNN  

CNN — Five former Memphis police officers involved in the deadly police beating of Tyre Nichols have been indicted by a federal grand jury, according to court filings. The five former officers – Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III, Desmond Mills Jr. and Justin Smith – are facing several charges, including federal civil rights, conspiracy, and obstruction offenses resulting …

Attorneys for accused Austin officers awaiting indictments
2 years, 10 months ago

Attorneys for accused Austin officers awaiting indictments

Associated Press  

Attorneys for eight of the 19 Austin, Texas, police officers facing indictments stemming from tactics used during the 2020 protests over racial injustice said Monday they have yet to receive the indictments. Attorney Doug O’Connell said the eight officers he and Ervin represent are free on bond and that all were previously cleared by an internal police investigation. O’Connell said …

Sources: 19 Austin police officers indicted in protest probe
2 years, 10 months ago

Sources: 19 Austin police officers indicted in protest probe

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas grand jury indicted 19 Austin police officers on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon for their actions during 2020 protests over racial injustice that spread nationwide following the killing of George Floyd, according to people familiar with the matter. Casaday, the president of the Austin Police Association, called the move “devastating” for law …

Attorney: Murder charge after deadly drug raid 'political'
3 years, 11 months ago

Attorney: Murder charge after deadly drug raid 'political'

The Independent  

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More Houston officers indicted in wake of deadly drug raid
3 years, 11 months ago

More Houston officers indicted in wake of deadly drug raid

Associated Press  

HOUSTON — A second Houston police officer has been charged with murder and is among additional officers who have been indicted as part of an ongoing investigation into a Houston Police Department narcotics unit following a deadly 2019 drug raid, prosecutors announced Monday. Ogg said grand jurors on Monday also indicted three retired officers who had been indicted last year …

Ex-Houston officers indicted in wake of deadly drug raid
4 years, 5 months ago

Ex-Houston officers indicted in wake of deadly drug raid

Associated Press  

HOUSTON — A grand jury has indicted six former Houston police officers whose work with a narcotics unit has been under scrutiny since a 2019 drug raid in which a couple was killed, prosecutors announced Friday. Prosecutors allege that the former officers falsified documentation about drug payments to confidential informants, routinely used false information to get search warrants, and lied …

Texas DA files new charges resulting from deadly drug raid
4 years, 6 months ago

Texas DA files new charges resulting from deadly drug raid

Associated Press  

HOUSTON — The investigation of a Houston Police Department narcotics unit following a deadly 2019 drug raid has resulted in charges being filed against six former officers, who are accused of routinely using false information to get search warrants and of lying on police reports, prosecutors announced on Wednesday. Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced Wednesday that 15 new …

DA: 69 convicted on possible false evidence by ex-Texas cop
4 years, 10 months ago

DA: 69 convicted on possible false evidence by ex-Texas cop

Associated Press  

HOUSTON — Prosecutors announced Wednesday they believe 69 additional people might have been convicted on false evidence from a former Houston police officer whose cases are being reviewed following a deadly drug raid. Goines’ work with the Houston Police Department’s narcotics unit has come under scrutiny following the January 2019 drug raid in which Dennis Tuttle, 59, and Rhogena Nicholas, …

Murder indictments handed down in deadly Houston drug raid
5 years ago

Murder indictments handed down in deadly Houston drug raid

Associated Press  

HOUSTON — A grand jury has indicted two former Houston police officers — including one who is facing murder counts — for their roles in a deadly January 2019 drug raid that killed a couple, prosecutors announced Wednesday. Andy Drumheller, an attorney for Bryant, said grand jurors only heard from prosecutors and “we have always believed this matter will be …

Ex-Houston officers face federal charges in deadly drug raid
5 years, 1 month ago

Ex-Houston officers face federal charges in deadly drug raid

Associated Press  

HOUSTON — Two former Houston police officers are facing federal charges accusing them of providing false information in a January drug raid that left two people dead and several officers injured, authorities said Wednesday. Federal authorities said the charges against Gerald Goines, 55, and Steven Bryant, 45, are the result of a civil rights investigation begun by the FBI following …

Former Houston police officer charged with murder over raid
5 years, 4 months ago

Former Houston police officer charged with murder over raid

Associated Press  

HOUSTON — A former Houston police officer has been charged with murder in connection with the deadly January drug raid of a home that killed a couple who lived there and injured five officers, prosecutors announced Friday. Another former officer, Steven Bryant, was charged with tampering with a government record for allegedly providing false information in a report after the …

Houston shooting: Police detail harrowing raid that left 5 officers injured and 2 suspects dead
5 years, 11 months ago

Houston shooting: Police detail harrowing raid that left 5 officers injured and 2 suspects dead

CNN  

CNN — Houston police had previously bought black tar heroin at the home, Chief Art Acevedo said Tuesday. Houston Police Department Acevedo and Michelle McNutt, chief of trauma surgery at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center in Houston, provided updates on four of the officers, explaining that the family of the fifth officer has requested no information be released: • The 54-year-old …

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