HARRIS COUNTY, Texas – The man accused of killing a repairman at a home in Humble earlier this month, then later being charged in a second murder that happened in May, is no longer facing charges related to the second case, according to Harris County court records.
Jaime Garcia, 32, is currently in custody with bond denied for the alleged killing of Christopher Walsh on July 3. Walsh had been scheduled to go to Garcia’s home to fix an upstairs leak that afternoon, and when Walsh didn’t return home, his family and company tracked his work truck to a home on Crathie Drive,.
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Walsh was found dead on his back on the bathroom floor, according to an arrest warrant affidavit.
Days after Garcia’s arrest, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez announced another murder charge had been filed against Garcia in the May 26 shooting death of Francisco Navarro.
In that case, investigators found Navarro dead inside a vehicle on Patch. Investigators said at the time they believed the suspect, later identified as Garcia, was in the vehicle with the victim when the shooting happened before fleeing the scene. Passing drivers didn’t discover Navarro for hours.
But a Harris County magistrate judge found no probable cause for the murder case involving Navarro, according to court records filed late Saturday, and his defense attorney Eddie Cortes confirmed Monday he is no longer facing charges in that case.
“There are still avenues that we are exploring to refile the murder case,” a spokesperson for the Harris County District Attorney’s Office told KPRC 2 News.
A spokesperson for the Harris County Sheriff’s Office also said investigators expect charges to be filed in the Navarro case.
The DA’s Office would not clarify whether Garcia had been identified as a person of interest or suspect in the May murder prior to the July case involving Walsh.
Court records show Garcia was out on bond for three cases – two misdemeanors and one felony – related to two separate incidents in 2025 at the time of the alleged murder of Walsh.
Prosecutors have filed a motion to deny bail under voter-approved Proposition 3 on the July murder case and records show a hearing has been set for early August.