Posted on 08/23/2019 12:51:06 PM PDT by abb
Former HPD officer Gerald Goines charged with murder in botched Harding Street raid Second former officer faces tampering charge
By Aaron Barker - Senior Digital Editor Posted: 12:50 PM, August 23, 2019 Updated: 2:20 PM, August 23, 2019
HOUSTON - Charges have been filed against two former officers in connection with the deadly botched raid at a home on Harding Street earlier this year.
Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg said former Houston police Sgt. Gerald Goines has been charged with two counts of murder in connection with the Jan. 28 raid during which Dennis Tuttle and Rhogena Nicholas, who lived at the home, were killed. Related Stories 12 officers, 2 sergeants obtain legal representation in wake of Harding… DA adds 10 to staff investigating deadly botched Harding Street raid Law enforcement reacts hours after evidence revelations made concerning…
Former Houston police Sgt. Steven Bryant has been charged with tampering with a government document in connection with the case, Ogg said.
Ogg said Goines is accused of lying in the affidavit used to obtain a no-knock warrant that was executed at the home and led to the deadly shooting.
Bryant is accused of lying in a supplemental report that was filed two days after the raid.
"This is a case like none other we've seen," Ogg said.
Ogg said both Goines and Bryant have until 3 p.m. to turn themselves in to authorities.
This story is developing and will be updated.
?Of the 5 cops shot, Who shot Who ? Homeowners get off a few rounds in Self-defense or Friendly Fire ?
It's for the children.
Independent investigation claims all dead and wounded shot by cops
No guns fired from inside the home
357 was planted after the fact
Do do some background on these hood rat cops
Thank You,
I figured they were scumbags. I lived in Houston from 1969-1977, only been back twice and that is it. I have no reason to return there fir anything.
.357 huh, and HPD uses 9mm or .40 Cal probably.
I hate rouge cops!!!
Man this was pure murder.....folks think they mixed up addresses and then went cya
From their little red dog flex unit all the way up to the Chief
His ass is damned too
I’ve heard some scuttlebutt that the operation was a hit by Goines on a fellow member of the drug task force. The raid was used to mask the hit, and the two dead civilians were “collateral damage.”
HPD chief double downs on comments: ‘I stand by that, we had probable cause to be there’
By Mario Diaz - Reporter
Posted: 10:56 PM, August 23, 2019
Updated: 10:56 PM, August 23, 2019
KHOU 11 Investigates: A closer look at former HPD officers charged in deadly Harding Street raid
The original affidavit Gerald Goines wrote to get the search warrant authorized was full of lies, prosecutors said Friday.
Author: Jeremy Rogalski
Published: 10:04 PM CDT August 23, 2019
Updated: 10:43 PM CDT August 23, 2019
Former HPD cop Gerald Goines released on bond for felony murder charges in deaths of Houston couple
The ex-undercover officer who led a deadly no-knock raid last January was surprised by the charges, according to his attorney.
Author: Michelle Homer, Jeremy Rogalski, Grace White
Published: 1:14 PM CDT August 23, 2019
Video of DA presser
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J59SFMB_S1s
Video of HPD Chief presser
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bSWjgtGtdQ
forgot to ping you yesterday. several links to stories here.
Why was ex-HPD cop Gerald Goines charged with felony murder?
A felony was committed during the drug raid that led to the shooting that killed Dennis Tuttle and Rhogena Nicholas, KHOU legal analyst Gerald Treece said.
Author: David Gonzalez
Published: 10:55 PM CDT August 24, 2019
Updated: 10:55 PM CDT August 24, 2019
Court documents reveal origins of botched narcotics raid on Harding Street
St. John Barned-Smith and Keri Blakinger Aug. 24, 2019 Updated: Aug. 24, 2019 9:38 p.m.
Probably no death sentence, but life in prision.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/ex-houston-cop-murder-botched-drug-raid
Following the shooting, prosecutors began reviewing more than 2,000 cases tied to Goines and Bryant. In June, prosecutors said their investigation has grown into a probe of 14,000 cases handled by the Houston Police Department’s narcotics division.
DA Kim Ogg said prosecutors decided to file charges instead of waiting to present the case to a grand jury because they feared the two officers might flee the area and they feared for the safety of witnesses.
The case is still set to be presented to a grand jury in the next few weeks and the panel could file additional charges against the two officers or charges against other officers, Ogg said.
They need to update that one with a red MAGA hat.
That would be consistent with there not being a single POC in the entire series.
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