HOUSTON – The Harris County District Attorney’s Office has dismissed the criminal case against a former Klein ISD cosmetology teacher who had been accused of running a sex trafficking operation involving students and her adult son.
Prosecutors confirmed the charges against Kedria Grigsby, 42, were dismissed due to insufficient evidence, stating they could not prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Grigsby had actual knowledge of her son’s alleged sex trafficking activities. The case is subject to refiling if additional evidence emerges.
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Grigsby was arrested in 2024 and charged with multiple counts related to human trafficking and compelling prostitution of a minor.
Investigators initially alleged that Grigsby and her son, Roger Magee, targeted teenage runaways and homeless students, forcing them into prostitution.
According to court records and law enforcement statements, the alleged victims were between 15 and 17 years old and had been reported as runaways. Authorities previously said one victim claimed she was forced to sleep with five to 10 men a night in exchange for money.
The Harris County Sheriff’s Office Human Trafficking Unit began investigating the case in November after responding to a call at a hotel in Spring. A runaway juvenile told deputies she was being trafficked by someone known as “Rico,” later identified as Magee. Investigators said the victim was found in a hotel room and reported that Magee had left the scene with two other young women in a gray Lexus.
During the investigation, deputies recovered phones belonging to the alleged victims. Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez previously stated that text messages on those devices discussed prostitution payments and were linked to more than 100 potential clients. No clients have been charged.
At the time of Grigsby’s arrest, her attorney said she faced six felony counts with bonds totaling $450,000.
Prosecutors now say the evidence did not establish that Grigsby knowingly participated in or facilitated her son’s trafficking activities.
The case drew widespread public outrage after Grigsby’s arrest, particularly due to her position as a high school teacher. Concerns had been raised months earlier when a whistleblower alerted both Klein ISD and the sheriff’s office to the alleged misconduct.
Grigsby’s son, Roger Magee, was arrested in November 2022 and remains the main suspect in the trafficking investigation.
The Harris County District Attorney’s Office emphasized that the dismissal does not constitute a finding of innocence and that charges could be refiled if additional evidence becomes available.