Harding Street raid: Former Houston police officer Gerald Goines re-indicted on 2 felony murder charges
Former Houston police officer Gerald Goines has been re-indicted on two felony murder charges. This development comes after two felony indictments against Goines were quashed last week. #GeraldGoines #HoustonPoliceDepartment #FelonyMurderCharges
Harding Street raid: Judge dismisses felony indictments against former Houston police officer Gerald Goines
๐ฃ Breaking News! ๐จ Houston Police Officer's Felony Indictments Quashed by Judge! In a surprising turn of events, the indictments against Officer Gerald Goines, who led the deadly 2019 Harding Street drug raid, have been dismissed by a Harris County judge. The defense argued that the indictments lacked specific details of the laws he violated. Stay tuned for more updates on this case! #HoustonPolice #BreakingNews #IndictmentsDismissed
Nearly 4 years after deadly botched raid on Harding Street, still no trial for former HPD officer who faces 2 murder charges
The federal investigation into Harding Street led to additional charges, and while Bryant pleaded guilty to falsifying government records, Goines has yet to face a jury with the feds or Harris County.
Former HPD officer charged with murder in botched Harding Street raid back in court; Defense attorney seeks to quash indictments
The deadly botched raid on Harding Street that happened nearly four years ago was front and center inside of Judge Frank Aguilarโs courtroom in Harris Countyโs 228th District Court on Thursday morning.
Charges reversed for man serving 25-year sentence due to perjury, false evidence presented by ex-HPD officer Gerald Goines: DA
A man charged with possession of controlled substance has been reversed due to findings of perjury and false evidence that was presented by former Houston Police Department Officer Gerald Goines, the Harris County District Attorneyโs Office said.
Harris Co. Commissioners support pardoning George Floyd for 2004 drug arrest
Top leaders in the Texas county where George Floyd grew up are supporting a resolution calling for him to be posthumously pardoned for a 2004 drug arrest by a former Houston police officer now facing murder charges in a separate case.
Woman accused of bogus 911 calls leading up to Harding Street raid pleads guilty
Patricia Garcia is seen in this mug shot provided by the Texas Department of Public Safety. HOUSTON โ The woman accused of making a series of fake 911 calls, setting into motion the events that led to the Harding Street police raid, has pleaded guilty. According to court documents obtained Wednesday by KPRC 2, Patricia Ann Garcia has pleaded guilty to a charge of false information and hoaxes. Federal prosecutors said Garcia, who lived near the Harding Street home where the raid happened, made a series of calls to 911 in January 2019. Heโs accused of lying on an affidavit used to obtain the warrant that led to the raid.
2 years after deadly Harding Street raid, family still fights for answers
HOUSTON โ 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.
These are the 12 officers charged in Harding Street investigation
Duty photos for the 12 current and former Houston police officers charged as part of an investigation into the Harding Street raid are seen in this graphic created Jan. 25, 2021. HOUSTON โ A total of 12 current and former Houston police officers have been charged as part of an investigation into the deadly Harding Street raid. Hodgie ArmstrongHodgie Armstrong is seen in this duty photo released by the Houston Police Department on Jan. 26, 2021. Felipe GallegosOfficer Felipe Gallegos (left) speaks during a news conference in Houston on Jan. 26, 2021, as his attorney, Rusty Hardin, (right) listens. Gerald GoinesOne of the officers charged in the botched Harding Street Raid that left two people dead and four officers injured appeared before a judge Monday.
Attorney claims murder charge against HPD officer in Harding Street case is politically motivated
HOUSTON โ A lawyer who is representing one of the officers charged in connection with the deadly Harding Street police raid claimed Tuesday that the charge is politically motivated. Gallegos was one of six Houston officers who were newly charged in the case Monday. He said the grand jury declined to hear from Gallegos before handing up the indictment. You can watch a replay of Griffithโs news conference below:Ogg respondsOgg said in a written statement that a grand jury made the determination to charge Gallegos. With two police officers now charged with murder, Houstonians are finally getting the truth about what really happened on Harding St.โ
Charges against man convicted by Goines testimony 12 years ago dropped
HOUSTON โ The charges against a man who was convicted of drug crimes in 2008 on the basis of testimony by then-Houston police narcotics Officer Gerald Goines have been dropped. Otis Mallet Jr. was cleared of the charges after Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg filed a motion saying that โno credible evidence existsโ against him. โWhat happened to Mr. Mallet was the result of deliberate lies testified to by Gerald Goines and relied upon prosecutors years ago,โ Ogg said in a written statement. This dismissal is a down payment on restoring community trust in our criminal justice system.โFormer HPD officer Gerald Goines. Goines is accused of lying on the affidavit used to obtain the warrant that led to the raid.
Grand jury indicts 6 former Houston narcotics officers
HOUSTON โ A grand jury indicted six former Houston Police Department narcotics officers Thursday on a total of 17 charges, Harris County prosecutors. The indictments come after prosecutors charged the six officers with crimes they said were uncovered during an investigation of HPDโs narcotics division prompted by the deadly Harding Street police raid that killed two residents and injured five officers in January 2019. Former HPD Lt. Robert Gonzales has been indicted on a charge of misapplication of fiduciary property. โThese indictments reinforce our decision to prosecute the graft, greed and corruption in this troubled Houston Police division,โ Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg said in a written statement. Prosecutors have initiated a review of more than 14,000 cases involving HPDโs narcotics division.
HPD narcotics officer relieved of duty as part of โinternal investigationโ
HOUSTON โ A narcotics officer with the Houston Police Department was relieved of duty last week as part of an investigation by the department. A spokesman for HPD said Officer Juan Martinez was relieved of duty on July 16. Houston police Chief Art Acevedo would not elaborate on the nature of the investigation or why Martinez was fired. โThe officer is the subject of a proactive internal investigation,โ Acevedo said in a written statement. Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg said prosecutors are reviewing more than 14,000 cases involving HPDโs narcotics division.
Victim of former HPD officer Gerald Goines files lawsuit after spending 7 years in prison
HOUSTON โ A man who spent seven years in prison is now suing former Houston Police Department officer Gerald Goines. Bryon Prophet was arrested in 2008 and charged with possession with intent to deliver, a crime he says he didnโt commit. Twelve years later, Prophet is filing a wrongful incarceration and a civil rights lawsuit against Goines, former HPD Chief Harold Hurtt and the city of Houston. Prophet said his arrest has negatively impacted his life and hopes this lawsuit will prevent a similar situation from happening to anyone else. He said he would like his conviction overturned, in addition, says he wants HPD to develop better policies.
6 former HPD officers, including Gerald Goines and Steven Bryant, face 15 new felonies linked to botched Harding Street raid
HOUSTON โ Six former Houston police narcotics officers, including Gerald Goines and Steven Bryant, face new felony charges after being accused of falsifying documents about drug payments to informants. Five HPD officers were also hurt in the gunfire. If convicted, the tampering charge carries a penalty of between 2-10 years in prison and the theft charge carries a fine of between $2,500 and $30,000. If convicted, the tampering charges carry a penalty of between 6 months and 2 years in jail. Full statement below: pic.twitter.com/1j4bt5I1Ho โ Houston Police Officers' Union (@HPOUTX) July 1, 2020KPRC 2 has covered the botched Harding Street raid extensively.
FULL REPORT: Audit of HPD Narcotics found 404 errors in more than 200 cases involving Gerald Goines and Steven Bryant
HOUSTON โ On Wednesday, Houston police tweeted the full 66-page audit of the HPD Narcotics Division that was ordered after the botched January 2019 Harding Street raid. The internal review of the departmentโs narcotics division from Jan. 28, 2016 to Jan. 28, 2019 was ordered after the fatal raid left Dennis Tuttle and Rhogena Nicholas dead. Bryant also assisted Goines on 27% of the cases reviewed in the audit. One major issue found by the audit was expense discrepancies including incorrect amounts, incorrect addresses and inaccurate weight of drugs. READ: Full audit report tweeted by Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo
Houston Newsmakers: Hurricane season is here
Cristobal continues heading toward Louisiana coast (KPRC)Weโre only one week into the 2020 hurricane season and already looking at the 3rd named storm. Tropical storm Cristobal is the earliest a named storm has formed in the Atlantic basin and a hint of the potentially very active season ahead. Chief Meteorologist Frank Billingsley is a guest on this weekโs Houston Newsmakers to talk about the expected busy season ahead the best ways to prepare. https://bit.ly/374xDZMConversation with District Attorney Kim Ogg about:Transparency needed in law enforcementโWe see too many narcotics cases where the officer was not wearing a body cam. Kim OggWatch this weekโs Houston Newsmakers Sunday morning at 10:30amMore Information: ยทFrank Billingsley, KPRC Chief MeteorologistKim Ogg, Harris County District Attorney-
Ogg: Case involving George Floyd was among Goines cases being reviewed by prosecutors
HOUSTON โ 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 Floydโs case was among the cases that prosecutors were working to clear. Floydโs case is also among the 14,000 cases involving the Houston Police Departmentโs narcotics division that are also being reviewed, Ogg said.
Legal experts applaud Harris County District Attorney for seeking to overturn cases tied to former HPD officer
HOUSTON โ Harris District Attorney Kim Ogg recommended Thursday 91 cases tied to former Houston Police Department officer Gerald Goines be dismissed. In turn, those judges signed warrants based on Goinesโ testimony, Ogg said. Those alleged lies became the framework for cases against people and warrants signed by magistrate judges. Douglas acknowledged the fact that different magistrate judges signed Goinesโ warrants over the years. While the request has been denied, Douglas believes the Goines case speaks to the need for the board to be established.
91 additional drug convictions connected to officer charged in Harding Street raid to be overturned
HOUSTON โ 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 coupleโs dog dead. As a result of the investigation into the raid, Ogg said prosecutors have reviewed several of Goinesโ cases and will be overturning at least 91 additional convictions. โWe will continue to work to clear people convicted solely on the word of a police officer who we can no longer trust,โ Ogg said. According to Ogg, 73 cases where Goines was the only witness were previously overturned.
DA finds nearly 70 people may have been convicted on false evidence given by Gerald Goines
HOUSTON โ Former HPD officer Gerald Goines was indicted on felony murder and tampering with a government record charges following the botched Harding Street Raid. The botched raid caused an investigation to be opened into Goinesโ past, and two men convicted because of Goines have been declared innocent. According to District Attorney Kim Ogg, the ongoing investigation has now revealed that 69 people may have been convicted because of false evidence presented by the former narcotics officer. "I donโt think there could be a more important or serious problem to fix in our justice system right now,โ said Ogg. Goines was the only witness to the offenses in all the cases, according to the release.
Woman accused of making fake 911 calls in botched Harding Street Raid in custody after violating bond, court records show
HOUSTON โ The woman accused of making fake 911 calls, setting into motion the events of the botched Jan. 2019 Harding Street raid that left two people dead, was taken into custody Tuesday after violating the terms of her bond. Patricia Ann Garcia, 53, appeared in court Tuesday and was taken into custody after allegedly violating the conditions of her bond. She allegedly told officials her daughter was inside of the Harding Street home with heavily armed drug dealers. On Jan. 28, 2019, Rhogena Nicholas and Dennis Tuttle were killed when several police officers burst into their home at 7815 Harding Street. After officers shot the coupleโs dog, Tuttle began firing at officers and they returned fire, killing both Nicholas and Tuttle, officials say.
Judge to recommend manโs conviction be overturned after ex-HPD officer Gerald Goines gave false testimony
HOUSTON โ A judge said Monday that she will recommend that a man convicted 11 years ago based on the testimony of ex-Houston Police officer Gerald Goines, should be exonerated. Disgraced ex-officer Goines, who is now accused in the botched 2019 Harding Street drug raid, gave testimony that resulted in Malletโs conviction. Judge Ramona Franklinโs decision came after hearing evidence that Goines gave false testimony during Malletโs trial. Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg joined with Malletโs defense team to ask the judge to declare Mallet innocent. The Mallet case is one of 14,000 cases worked by Goines that are currently under review by the DAโs office.
1 year later: A look back at botched Harding Street raid, whatโs next
A botched raid resulted in multiple Houston Police Department officers being shots and two homeowners killed. The story fell apart on Feb. 15, 2019, after Channel 2 Investigates first revealed documents showing cops manufactured an unlawful warrant prior to the raid. Weโll get to the truth.โ Her office also launched an extensive review of thousands of past cases involving now-former HPD officers Gerald Goines and Steven Bryant. Last spring, Channel 2 Investigates was the first media outlet to take viewers inside the home and revealed what autopsy reports were found. At his office in Missouri, Maloney said his forensic findings had not matched with the narrative pushed out by HPD.
'Because officers lied, people diedโ: Grand jury hands down indictments against two ex-HPD officers in Harding Street raid
HOUSTON โ A Harris County grand jury handed down indictments against two former Houston police officers Wednesday for their involvement in the botched Harding Street raid, according to Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg. Only the prosecutors who brought the charges are allowed to go into the grand jury and It is not a surprise that the grand jury stamped off on the charges the DA originally brought. We look forward to our day in court.โBackgroundOn Jan. 28, Rhogena Nicholas and Dennis Tuttle were killed when several police officers burst into their home at 7815 Harding Street. After officers shot the coupleโs dog, Tuttle began firing at officers and they returned fire, killing both Nicholas and Tuttle, officials say. She allegedly told officials her daughter was inside the home on Harding Street with heavily armed drug dealers.
Ex-officer accused in botched Harding Street raid now accused of perjury in case from 12 years ago
HOUSTON โ The former Houston police officer accused in the botched Harding Street raid is now accused of perjury in a case that dates back more than a decade. Gerald Goines made a brief appearance in court Thursday after Otis Mallet, a man Goines arrested 12 years ago claimed Goines perjured testimony, causing Mallet to be wrongfully convicted. Mallet alleges that Goines lied on the stand and withheld evidence that should have been made available to Malletโs trial lawyer. โWe agree that false testimony was given by G. Goins in the trial of Mr. Mallet back in 2008," Ogg said. A subpoena was issued for Goines in this case but he did not appear in court Thursday morning, saying he was recovering from surgery after he was injured in the Harding Street Raid.
Grand jury makes โunprecedentedโ visit to the site of deadly Harding Street raid
HOUSTON โ 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 Attorneyโs 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 monthsโ 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 Dennisโ home is welcome news, but we also know that an independent forensic evaluation of the Harding Street incident is vitally necessary.โ
Top stories of 2019 (#5): Harding Street raid prompts extensive investigation, multiple federal charges
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.
โI screw upโ: Read Goinesโ notes to investigators about deadly Harding Street raid
HOUSTON โ 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:โI 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.
Ex-HPD Officer Gerald Goines secretly released after being granted $150,000 bail
HOUSTON โ 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. Marshallโs 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: Whatโs 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.
Judge does not rule during Goinesโ detention hearing in Harding Street case
HOUSTON โ One of the former Houston Police Officers charged in connection with the botched raid on Harding Street appeared in federal court Friday for an arraignment and detention hearing. During Goines detention hearing Friday, FBI Special Agent OโNeil Brown testified about the investigation. He testified Goines was involved in a sexual relationship with one of his confidential informants. Arguing whether bond should be granted is a tough task in federal court, as opposed to state court where Goines remains on a $300 thousand bond. "We are looking forward to vigorously defending Mr. Goines in state court and in federal court."
Woman accused of calling 911 in Harding Street raid enters not guilty plea, granted bond
HOUSTON โ 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 motherโs home on Harding Street with a third party in the home for her to be released to.
2 former HPD officers, woman face federal charges after Harding Street raid
Related: Autopsy reports for victims in botched Harding Street raid revealedA federal grand jury returned a 9-count indictment on Nov. 14 that was unsealed Wednesday. READ ALSO: โDebacleโ: Forensic investigator reveals his findings on Harding Street raidBryantโs federal chargeByrant faces one federal charge of falsifying records in a federal investigation. The investigation of the rogue Harding Street raid and the Houston Police Department must continue as far and wide as necessary," wrote Michael Patrick Doyle, LLP. Tuttle then walked out of the backroom and used at .357 revolver to start shooting at officers, Acevedo said. See a timeline of events before, during and after the Harding Street raid below: