DENNIS TUTTLE

Attorney Michael Doyle said the families decided to remove the officers and Acevedo from the lawsuit in order to avoid further delays.

Attorneys for the families of two people who were killed during a botched Houston Police Department raid held a news conference Tuesday, continuing to demand justice in their deaths.

The mural was unveiled by We the People Organize, a group created in the wake of Rhogena Nicholas' and Dennis Tuttle's deaths in 2019.

Gerald Goines and Felipe Gallegos were previously indicted for the murder of Dennis Tuttle and Rhogena Nicholas.

Patricia Garcia is the first person who has been sentenced in connection with the deadly raid in which Dennis Tuttle and his wife, Rhogena Nicholas, were fatally shot on Jan. 28, 2019.

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A woman was sentenced on Tuesday to three years and four months in federal prison for making false 911 calls that ultimately resulted in a 2019 drug raid by Houston police that killed both homeowners. Patricia Garcia was the first person to be sentenced in connection with the deadly raid in which Dennis Tuttle, 59, and his wife, Rhogena Nicholas, 58, were fatally shot on Jan. 28, 2019. A dozen current and former officers tied to the narcotics unit that conducted the drug raid have been indicted in state and federal court in the wake of the shooting.

The Harris County District Attorney’s Office has dropped criminal charges against a former Houston narcotics officer connected to the botched raid at 7815 Harding Street.

The ruling came during the civil case filed by the family of Pecan Park residents Dennis Tuttle and Rhogena Nichols, who were shot and killed during a no-knock drug raid orchestrated by disgraced former Houston Police officer Gerald Goines.

Attorney Mike Doyle (left) and John Nicholas (right) have sued the City of Houston over the 2019 HPD raid that killed Rhogena Nicholas (center) and her husband. Support UsJust shy of two years after 2019’s fatal Harding Street raid, the families of the married couple killed by Houston Police Department officers during the incident sued the City of Houston and multiple Houston cops for violating their relatives’ constitutional civil rights. The grand jury also charged several other HPD narcotics officers for being part of a scheme to falsify records to collect extra overtime pay. That story echoes what Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo has claimed went down that fateful day, but the Nicholas family isn’t buying it. Both Doyle and Smith’s lawsuits on behalf of the Tuttle and Nicholas families are embedded below:

HOUSTON – The families of Rhogena Nicholas and Dennis Tuttle said Thursday they are still fighting for answers as to exactly what happened during the botched Harding Street police raid two years ago. Nicholas, Tuttle and their dog were killed Jan. 28, 2019, when police stormed their home. Former Officer Gerald Goines is accused of using bogus information to get the warrant that led to the raid. Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner also defended HPD, saying the actions of a few should not taint the many. Many civil rights and police reform activists said what happened on Harding Street further highlights the need for outside oversight.

Dennis Tuttle and Rhogena Nicholas along with photos of gunshot holes inside the house on Harding Street where the couple was shot to death by Houston police during a botched raid on Jan. 28, 2019. She helped all her neighbors,” John Nicholas, Rhogena Nicholas’ brother, said at a news conference Thursday. AdAt the time of the Jan. 28, 2019 raid, police had accused Tuttle and Nicholas of selling heroin from their home. Michael Doyle, one of the attorneys for Rhogena Nicholas’ family, said questions remain about how the couple was killed as police have refused to release ballistics reports and other evidence about the shooting. The police department has distanced itself from Goines and Bryant, who’s accused of helping Goines cover up the faulty warrant.

Lawyers allege that the 12 officers involved in the raid had violated the civil rights of Dennis Tuttle and Rhogena Nicholas, who were both killed by Houston police officers. Harris County prosecutors have already charged 12 officers in connection with the Jan. 28, 2019 raid, which killed two civilians and injured several officers. TIMELINE | A Botched Houston Police Raid And Its ConsequencesDoyle on Thursday said he has seen no evidence that Tuttle actually shot at the officers. In total, 12 officers have now been indicted, facing a variety of felony charges such as engaging in organized criminal activity and tampering with a governmental record. Harris County DA Kim Ogg said all 12 officers were working together in the alleged overtime scheme.

Support UsAs the two year anniversary of 2019’s fatal Harding Street raid approaches, another Houston cop has been charged with murder for his role in the botched drug bust. Five other Houston police officers from HPD’s narcotics division that carried out the raid were also indicted Monday in an alleged overtime theft scheme. Officers Oscar Pardo, Sedell Lovings, Nadeem Ashraf, Frank Medina and Griff Maxwell were also indicted Monday for engaging in organized criminal activity and tampering with government records. Gallegos is the second officer charged with murder for his role in the raid; Goines was indicted in August 2019 on two counts of felony murder. “Today, I learned that another officer who was involved in the Harding Street officer-involved shooting has been indicted for murder,” Acevedo wrote.

A second Houston police officer has been charged with murder and is among additional officers who have been indicted as part of an ongoing investigation into a Houston Police Department narcotics unit following a deadly 2019 drug raid, prosecutors announced Monday. Officers holding photos of Dennis Tuttle and Rhogena Nicholas, who were killed during a drug raid in Houston on Jan. 28, 2019. Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo has said a lead investigator lied in an affidavit justifying the drug raid. Ogg said grand jurors on Monday also indicted three retired officers who had been indicted last year on different charges in connection with the case. Since the raid, prosecutors have been reviewing thousands of cases handled by the narcotics unit.

A second Houston police officer has been charged with murder and is among additional officers who have been indicted as part of an ongoing investigation into a Houston Police Department narcotics unit following a deadly 2019 drug raid, prosecutors announced Monday. Officers holding photos of Dennis Tuttle and Rhogena Nicholas, who were killed during a drug raid in Houston on Jan. 28, 2019. Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo has said a lead investigator lied in an affidavit justifying the drug raid. Ogg said grand jurors on Monday also indicted three retired officers who had been indicted last year on different charges in connection with the case. Since the raid, prosecutors have been reviewing thousands of cases handled by the narcotics unit.

In all, a dozen officers tied to the narcotics unit have been indicted after their work came under scrutiny following the January 2019 drug raid in which Dennis Tuttle, 59, and his wife, Rhogena Nicholas, 58, were killed. Five other officers were indicted Monday for their roles in an alleged scheme to steal overtime payments as part of their work with the narcotics squad. Ogg said grand jurors on Monday also indicted three retired officers who had been indicted last year on different charges in connection with the case. Since the raid, prosecutors have been reviewing thousands of cases handled by the narcotics unit. An audit made public in July of the narcotics unit found that officers often weren’t thorough in their investigations and overpaid informants for the seizure of minuscule amounts of drugs.

In all, a dozen officers tied to the narcotics unit have been indicted after their work came under scrutiny following the January 2019 drug raid in which Dennis Tuttle, 59, and his wife, Rhogena Nicholas, 58, were killed. Five other officers were indicted Monday for their roles in an alleged scheme to steal overtime payments as part of their work with the narcotics squad. Ogg said grand jurors on Monday also indicted three retired officers who had been indicted last year on different charges in connection with the case. Since the raid, prosecutors have been reviewing thousands of cases handled by the narcotics unit. An audit made public in July of the narcotics unit found that officers often weren’t thorough in their investigations and overpaid informants for the seizure of minuscule amounts of drugs.

HOUSTON – A federal judge has derailed the City of Houston’s efforts to push a civil lawsuit regarding the deadly botched raid on Harding Street in federal court. The family is seeking to secure records from the Houston Police Department, including ballistic, as well as interviews with those involved in the deadly raid that killed Tuttle and Nicholas on Jan. 28, 2019. Every step of the way they are obviously happy that the court says no, we are not going to let this stay covered up. KPRC 2 Investigates exposed the botched raid was built on a fabricated warrant in February 2019. The deadly incident has resulted in several federal and state criminal indictments of HPD officers from that night, including murder charges for former narcotics officer Gerald Goines.

Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo has tried to keep the details of Rhogena Nicholas and Dennis Tuttle's killings by HPD under wraps. On Monday, Harris County Probate Court Judge Jerry Simoneaux ruled that he would hear the Nicholas family’s case at 1:30 p.m. Friday. Both Goines and Bryant are awaiting trial in federal court for their roles in the raid. The Nicholas family is seeking a court order for sworn depositions from HPD’s Capt. “Every bit of that — which is kind of amazing — they have kept completely concealed and hidden now for almost two years,” said Mike Doyle, one of the lawyers representing the Nicholas family.

HOUSTON Texas lawmakers and family members of the two people killed in police raid more than a year ago will discuss Thursday a recently released audit of the Houston Police Departments narcotics division. Since then, a total of six officers and one civilian have been charged in connection with the raid. Prosecutors have said the warrant used to raid the home was obtained by an officer who lied on an affidavit. An audit released Wednesday showed there were more than 400 errors across more than 200 cases brought by the narcotics division. Wu said the lawmakers will also discuss legislation stemming from the raid that they plan to file in the next legislative session.

HOUSTON – A 16-year-old drug case involving George Floyd was among the hundreds of cases connected to ex-Houston police Officer Gerald Goines that are being reviewed by prosecutors, according to Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg. Cases involving Goines were questioned after he was charged with murder and tampering with a government record in connection with the 2019 raid on a Harding Street home that ended with officers shooting and killing Dennis Tuttle and Rhogena Nicholas. County prosecutors have said they anticipate having to clear more than 100 cases involving Goines. Ogg said Floyd’s case was among the cases that prosecutors were working to clear. Floyd’s case is also among the 14,000 cases involving the Houston Police Department’s narcotics division that are also being reviewed, Ogg said.

HOUSTON – Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced Thursday that nearly 100 more defendants who were convicted as part of a case made by former Houston police Officer Gerald Goines will be cleared. Goines has been charged with murder and tampering with a government record following the botched Harding Street raid that left Rhogena Nicholas, Dennis Tuttle and the couple’s dog dead. As a result of the investigation into the raid, Ogg said prosecutors have reviewed several of Goines’ cases and will be overturning at least 91 additional convictions. “We will continue to work to clear people convicted solely on the word of a police officer who we can no longer trust,” Ogg said. According to Ogg, 73 cases where Goines was the only witness were previously overturned.

HOUSTON – KPRC 2 has learned a grand jury has visited the Harding Street site, where a deadly shootout with Houston Police Department happened in January 2019. KPRC 2 saw Harris County Constable Precinct 1 deputies and representatives from the Harris County District Attorney’s Office at the home. Transported via shuttle, the grand jury was taken inside the home for approximately a 20-minute tour. A botched January raid at a home on Harding Street led to a months’ long investigation and three people charged in connection with the deaths of Rhogena Nicholas and Dennis Tuttle. "That the grand jury is given an opportunity to see Rhogena and Dennis’ home is welcome news, but we also know that an independent forensic evaluation of the Harding Street incident is vitally necessary.”

Two former Houston Police Department officers, Gerald Goines and Steven Bryant, and the neighbor who called 911, Patricia Garcia, are all accused of federal crimes. Twenty-seven pending cases involving officers Goines and Bryant were eventually dropped. The FBI also launched a civil rights investigation into the botched raid in February. If convicted of federal charges, Goines faces up to life in prison. Bryant is charged with falsifying records in a federal investigation.

HOUSTON – Gerald Goines, the former Houston police officer charged in connection with a deadly police raid earlier this year, admitted that he screwed up, according to his handwritten notes that are part of court records released last week. The 10-page document includes notes Goines wrote to investigators who were questioning him after the Jan. 28 raid that ended with the deaths of Dennis Tuttle and Rhogena Nicholas. On page seven, Goines wrote:“I screw up because I made a buy without the correct manpower out there. Goines, who is accused of lying on documents that were used to obtain the warrant for the raid, was released Thursday after being granted bail by a federal judge. In addition to federal charges, Goines faces two counts of murder at the state level.

HOUSTON – Gerald Goines, the former Houston police officer charged in connection with the deadly Harding Street raid, was secretly released Thursday after being granted bail a day earlier. The U.S. Marshall’s Office told KPRC 2 Goines was ushered out of the Harris County Jail at some point Thursday morning. A Magistrate Court judge blocked the bail after prosecutors raised concerns that Goines may be a flight risk. BACKGROUND: What’s in the federal indictment for Gerald Goines, Steven Bryant and Patricia Garcia? In addition to federal charges, Goines also faces two counts of murder that were filed against him at the state level.

HOUSTON – Two Houston police officers and the woman who called 911 are facing federal charges in connection with the botched Harding Street raid. According to court documents, the three lied about happenings at the home on Harding Street, which led to the raid that left Dennis Tuttle and Rhogena Nicolas dead. Bryant is accused of lying about investigating the home and seeing the heroin Goines' reportedly bought from the home, according to court documents. Garcia appeared in federal court Thursday and entered a not guilty plea. She must have verifiable employment and she must reside her mother’s home on Harding Street with a third party in the home for her to be released to.

KPRC2HOUSTON - It has been more than six months since forensic investigator Michael Maloney first stepped inside 7815 Harding St.His mission? Hired by the families of Dennis Tuttle and Rhogena Nicholas, Maloney and his team recovered several rounds, months after the deadly botched raid. Maloney told KPRC 2 Investigates in May that, "This was surprising for a scene that was already processed." "I was very surprised when it ended up having a minor contributor of Dennis Tuttle," Maloney said. "I was also very pleased, because it allows us to then position Dennis Tuttle at some point during the dynamic shooting event."

HOUSTON - Two former Houston Police Department officers charged in connection with the deadly botched raid at a home on Harding Street earlier this year turned themselves in Friday afternoon. Former Houston narcotics officer Steven Bryant was charged with tampering with a government document in connection with the case, Ogg said. VIDEO: Ogg discusses charges in Harding Street caseBryant is accused of lying in a supplemental report that was filed two days after the raid. "We still seek a court order for sworn depositions of HPD Captain Paul Q. Follis and HPD Lieutenant Marsha Todd, and HPD police department personnel involved in the management of HPD Narcotics Squad 15. HPD chief talks about Harding Street raid after two former officers chargedNeighbors welcome news of chargesJoseph Castaneda has lived on Harding Street his whole life and knew the couple who were killed inside their home during the botched raid.

"He found over 10 bullets that the police department missed, they weren't found," said attorney Bourque, referring to his hired investigator. "Among the bullets, the attorneys believe the single bullet that killed Nicholas was unearthed inside the living room couch. "It's a shame, you're sitting in your house, minding your own business, and somebody shoots you," said John Nicholas, brother of Rhogena. "If there is going to be a federal charge I would expect that to be relatively soon," said Michael Wynne, a former federal prosecutor not affiliated with the investigation. "Gerald Goines, the lead case agent blamed for the raid, and Steven Bryant, another officer, have both retired from HPD.

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Two Houston police officers testified before a federal grand jury Wednesday in the case of the botched raid that left a husband and wife dead, Joe Gamaldi with the Houston Police Officers' Union confirms.According to HPOU, the officers testified for two to three hours.Rhogena Nicholas and Dennis Tuttle were killed during a no-knock raid on Jan. 28 at their home on Harding Street in southeast Houston.Several police officers were also shot. It has said the process will take months and so far, no charges have been filed.The District Attorney's Office says that it could take several months before any criminal charges may be handed down. Around 4:15, she and her mother talked one last time. It was about buying groceries and the expected cold weather in Louisiana. John Nicholas is expected to be there.That's scheduled for 2:30 p.m. at the Buffalo Soldiers National Museum.