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Affidavit: Police can’t find informant used to justify deadly Pecan Park drug raid
By Keri Blakinger, James Pinkerton, and St. John Barned-Smith Updated 2:21 pm CST, Friday, February 15, 2019
Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo said an undercover narcotics officer involved in a deadly botched drug raid will likely face criminal charges as questions continue to be raised about the case.
“There’s a high probability there will be a criminal charge,” Acevedo said Friday after a police affidavit went public raising questions about the integrity of the Jan. 28 drug bust.
He said prior cases handled by Officer Gerald Goines will be reviewed, and the entire narcotics unit will face an “extensive audit” of their practices.
Houston police have been unable to find the confidential informant behind the drug buy that set off a deadly narcotics raid last month, according to the warrant affidavit signed last week.
Wonder if Goines will be the one criminally charged since his is the only name out there. He apparently is still in the hospital.