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 and prostitution operation involving minors and her adult son.
Prosecutors confirmed the charges against Kedria Grigsby, 42, were dismissed Friday due to insufficient evidence, stating they could not prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Grigsby had actual knowledge of or participated in her son’s alleged sex trafficking activities.
The case remains subject to refiling if additional evidence emerges.
Grigsby, who spoke exclusively with 2 Investigates after the dismissal, said she was relieved but still searching for answers.
“I was relieved, but I still had a lot of questions with the way this was handled,” Grigsby told KPRC 2’s Mario Diaz.
Court records show the dismissal was requested by the state during a hearing.
“The state respectfully requests the court to dismiss,” a prosecutor said in court Friday.
The case made headlines in April 2024 when Grigsby was arrested at Klein Cain High School, where she taught cosmetology. She was charged with multiple felony counts, including human trafficking and compelling prostitution of a minor. At the time, her bond totaled $450,000.
Investigators initially alleged Grigsby and her son, Roger Magee, targeted teenage runaways and homeless students, forcing them into prostitution.
According to court records and law enforcement statements, alleged victims were between 15 and 17 years old. One victim previously told authorities she was forced to sleep with five to 10 men a night in exchange for money.
Prosecutors previously cited witness statements, hotel records, and a Zelle account they said was connected to the alleged prostitution enterprise. Grigsby has consistently denied those allegations.
“Never happened,” Grigsby said. “I ran a beauty salon, okay? That was my other job besides me being a teacher. I had my own business, and that Zelle account was connected to the beauty salon—absolutely.”
The Harris County Sheriff’s Office Human Trafficking Unit began investigating the case in Nov. 2022 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 phones recovered from alleged victims contained messages discussing prostitution payments and more than 100 potential clients. No clients have been charged.
Magee later pleaded guilty in his case.
Grigsby told KPRC 2 she believes her son’s admission of guilt ultimately helped clear her name.
Still, the dismissal has drawn criticism from the attorney representing the whistleblower who originally reported concerns to Klein ISD and law enforcement.
“It seemed like it was pretty much an open-and-shut case for the most part,” said civil rights attorney Harry Daniels.
Daniels said he was shocked by the decision not to take the case to trial.
“It was shocking that this amount of evidence that the Harris County District Attorney’s Office had in order to secure an indictment from a grand jury is now being found insufficient to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt,” Daniels said.
The Harris County District Attorney’s Office emphasized that the dismissal does not constitute a finding of innocence and reiterated that charges could be refiled if new evidence becomes available.
Grigsby told KPRC 2 she plans to return to the courthouse as she continues to seek clarity on how the investigation unfolded and how she went from the classroom to the Harris County Jail.