Hidalgo accused Ogg of using misleading evidence to obtain search warrants that resulted in the arrest of her chief of staff and two former senior staffers.
houstonpublicmedia.org“This death is another tragic reminder of how volatile domestic violence can be,” Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg said. “Unfortunately, sometimes the person closest to us poses the greatest risk to our well-being. The facts of this matter are terribly troubling and heartbreaking.”
A serial killer who admitted on Friday that he murdered his aunt and uncle in Houston in 2018 also admitted to five other slayings and seven assaults in California in exchange for a sentence of life without parole in California, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced Saturday.
On Friday morning, the family of 17-year-old Diamond Alvarez, the teen shot 22 times at a park in southwest Houston, showed up at the Office of Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg.
When the Texas Rangers executed search warrants at the offices and residences connected to members of Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo’s inner circle on March 11, the takeaway was clear according to KPRC 2′s Legal Analyst Brian Wice.
The former veteran Harris County Sheriff’s Office deputy who was charged with three counts of possession of child pornography in 2018 has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced Friday.
A Houston man has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for killing a Marine Corps veteran during a home invasion in Cypress in 2018, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced Thursday.
Families of transgender kids and LGBTQ advocates have raised concerns about the well-being of children after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Gov. Greg Abbott's decision to treat gender-affirming care as child abuse.
houstonpublicmedia.orgRicardo Lemos Casares, 43, was sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of a weapon and his fourth DWI, according to District Attorney Kim Ogg.
A Houston couple has been indicted for capital murder in the death of an 8-year-old boy who died in a motel room bathtub after being severely beaten, handcuffed, and bound with duct tape in March 2021, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced Friday.
An apprentice plumber from Spring Branch has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for molesting a 4-year-old girl in the living room of her home while his boss and the girl’s parents were looking at an upstairs bathroom, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced Thursday.
Houston police and the Harris County Precinct 5 Constable’s Office have identified the suspected gunman and two accomplices connected to the shooting death of Cpl. Charles Galloway.
Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg will be joined by faith leaders and police agencies to announce the county’s efforts in protecting synagogues and places of worships in wake of the hostage-taking incident at a Texas synagogue.
On Thursday's show: The case for more prosecutors at the DA's office, a new book follows several Houston families repeatedly rocked by flooding, and actor Kal Penn talks about his career and about changing the way Indian-Americans are depicted in TV and film.
houstonpublicmedia.orgA gang member who was convicted of shooting one man, and remains charged with the murder of another, has been sentenced to life in prison, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced Friday.
Former Houston police captain Mark Aguirre is accused of running a man off the road and pointing a gun at his head in an attempt to prove a bogus voter fraud conspiracy.
houstonpublicmedia.orgA Houston pimp is now a fugitive after skipping out during his trial where he was convicted by a jury and got 40 years in prison for forcing a runaway teenager into prostitution on the Bissonnet Track, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced Thursday.
The program will connect survivors of sexual assault with forensic interviewers, instead of assigning the work to police officers who don't have specialized trauma training.
houstonpublicmedia.orgHarris County, Texas – The office of Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg has issued subpoenas to the five members of the Harris County Commissioners Court regarding a now-cancelled $11 million contract the court issued to create a COVID-19 vaccine outreach program. The subpoenas request 11 months-worth of documents related to the process that led to the contract, which was signed in June and cancelled in September. Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo, who sits on and presides over the Commissioners Court, convened a procurement meeting in March to score four proposals they had received from organizations bidding to carry out the program. Elevate Strategies LLC won the contract over the University of Texas Health Science Center, whose proposal apparently had scored higher and would cost less than the one from Elevate Strategies. None of the members of the Commissioners Court have been asked to testify in person, though it is very likely some or all of them will if the subpoenaed documents do not provide a quick resolution.
springhappenings.comA Katy man has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for murdering his wife and burning her body, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced Wednesday. “She didn’t make this choice. God didn’t make this choice. Jay did. Jay took her from us," the victim's sister said.
A Houston man has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for sex crimes against four children including those he knew from church, according to the Harris County District Attorney’s Office.
A man was sentenced to 40 years in prison after pleading guilty to murder for killing his girlfriends while visiting relatives in in Houston over the 2015 holiday season, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced Saturday.
Rick Rhoades was condemned for the September 1991 killings of Charles Allen, 31, and Bradley Allen, 33. The two brothers were killed less than a day after Rhoades had been released on parole after serving a sentence for burglary. The death penalty should be reserved for the worse of the worst, and a Harris County jury determined long ago that this defendant fits the bill.
news.yahoo.comThe House and Senate still need to close a large gap between their competing bills over the next few days before the session ends, but advocates and opponents both say that’s likely to happen.
houstonpublicmedia.orgThe 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.
houstonpublicmedia.org^ Keep Houston Press Free Support Us LocalCommunityJournalismI Support Support the independent voice of Houston and help keep the future of Houston Press free. Support UsOne day after Houston police officer Felipe Gallegos was charged with committing murder in 2019’s botched Harding Street drug raid, his defense attorney Rusty Hardin accused Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg of pursuing the case for political purposes. “No question about it: They indicted a hero,” Hardin said of Gallegos, who spoke briefly during a Tuesday press conference to declare his innocence. On Monday, Ogg announced that Gallegos had been indicted for murder by a county grand jury for shooting and killing Dennis Tuttle, one of the two Houstonians slain in the Harding Street raid. Tuttle, his wife Rhogena Nicholas and their dog were all shot and killed by HPD narcotics officers during a chaotic raid on the couple’s home.
houstonpress.comSupport 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.
houstonpress.comA 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.
cbsnews.comA 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.
cbsnews.comIn 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.
chron.comIn 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.
chron.comSteve Gonzales, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerA Harris County Public Health doctor has been fired and charged with theft for taking a vial of COVID-19 vaccine, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced Thursday. According to the statement from Ogg, Dr. Hasan Gokal stole the vial containing nine doses while working at the vaccination site at Humble's Lyndsay Lyons Park on Dec. 29. A week later, he told a co-worker, who reported him to supervisors.
chron.comA former Houston police captain was arrested Tuesday after allegedly running a man off the road and restraining him with a pistol in an attempt to prove a nonexistent massive voter fraud scheme in Harris County in exchange for more than $250,000, prosecutors said. The group is run by conservative activist Steve Hotze, who just last month pushed an effort to throw out 127,000 drive-thru votes in Harris County. "He crossed the line from dirty politics to commission of a violent crime and we are lucky no one was killed," read a statement from Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg. The news comes as the president continues to push voter fraud allegations after this year's presidential election. After arriving on the scene, HPD searched through the victim's home and truck and found no evidence of voter fraud.
houstonpublicmedia.orgHarris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced that three local Democrats had been indicted on election fraud charges tied to two Texas House races. In a surprise Friday press conference, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced the Grand Jury indictments of three local Democrats — Richard Bonton, Natasha Demming and Damien Jones — connected to two election fraud schemes tied to the local Texas House of Representatives races in House Districts 142 and 132. Most of the fraud charges are connected to the March Democratic primary for Democratic state Rep. Harold Dutton’s seat representing HD 142. Dutton, Bonton and Demming are all Black. “The result for Richard Bonton is that he now stands charged with election fraud, conspiracy to tamper with governmental records and actually tampering with governmental records,” Ogg said.
houstonpress.comWhile the nation waits on the fate of the presidency, dozens of elections in Harris County were handily decided by late Tuesday night. Those races include Harris County law enforcement, prosecutors, state legislators and congressmembers alike. Here are the results of most of those elections, according to the Harris County Clerk. District AttorneyMary Nan Huffman (Republican): 721,297 votes (46.2 percent)Kim Ogg (Democrat): 839,210 votes (53.8 percent)SheriffJoe Danna (Republican): 669,877 votes (42.6 percent)Ed Gonzalez (Democrat): 900,980 votes (57.4 percent)County Commissioner, Precinct 3Tom Ramsey (Republican): 227,639 votes (52.4 percent)Michael Moore (Democrat): 206,890 votes (47.6 percent)Constable, Precinct 2Daniel Vela (Republican): 32,103 votes (38.5 percent)Jerry Garcia (Democrat): 51,333 votes (61.5 percent)Constable, Precinct 3Andre Hines (Republican): 48,064 votes (39.9 percent)Sherman Eagleton (Democrat): 72,429 votes (60.1 percent)Constable, Precinct 4Mark Herman (Republican): 247,184 votes (57.9 percent)Jeff McGowen (Democrat): 179,503 votes (42.1 percent)Constable, Precinct 5Ted Heap (Republican): 215,979 votes (51.4 percent)Mark Alan Harrison (Democrat): 204,081 votes (48.6 percent)United States Representative, Texas District 2Dan Crenshaw (Republican): 197,300 votes (56.1 percent)Sima Ladjevardian (Democrat): 148,727 votes (42.3 percent)Elliott Robert Scheirman (Libertarian): 5,582 votes(1.6 percent)United States Representative, Texas District 7Wesley Hunt (Republican): 147,802 votes (47.5 percent)Lizzie Fletcher (Democrat): 158,019 votes (50.8 percent)Shawn Kelly (Libertarian): 5,514 votes (1.8 percent)United States Representative, Texas District 9Johnny Teague (Republican): 35,317 votes (22 percent)Al Green (Democrat): 120,743 votes (75.1 percent)Jose R. Sosa (Libertarian): 4,782 votes (3 percent)United States Representative, Texas District 18Wendell Champion (Republican): 57,617 votes (23.5 percent)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democrat): 180,125 votes (73.3 percent)Luke Spencer (Libertarian): 4,482 votes (1.8 percent)Vince Duncan (Independent): 3,378 votes (1.4 percent)United States Representative, Texas District 29Jaimy Z. Blanco (Republican): 42,527 votes (27.4 percent)Sylvia Garcia (Democrat): 110,567 votes (71.2 percent)Phil Kurtz (Libertarian): 2,316 votes (1.5 percent)State Senator, District 6Carol Alvarado (Democrat): 137,070 votes (84 percent)Timothy Duffield (Libertarian): 26,027 votes (16 percent)State Senator, District 13Milinda Morris (Republican): 39,587 votes (19.9 percent)Borris L Miles (Democrat): 159,399 votes (80.1 percent)State Representative, District 126E. Sam Harless (Republican): 39,178 votes (53.3 percent)Natali Hurtado (Democrat): 34,320 votes (46.7 percent)State Representative, District 127Dan Huberty (Republican): 66,016 votes (71.1 percent)Neko Antoniou (Libertarian): 26,794 votes (28.9 percent)State Representative, District 128Briscoe Cain (Republican): 48,497 votes (68.4 percent)Mary E. Williams (Democrat): 22,403 votes (31.6 percent)State Representative, District 129Dennis Paul (Republican): 49,725 votes (58.9 percent)Kayla Alix (Democrat): 34,665 votes (41.1 percent)State Representative, District 130Tom Oliverson (Republican): 71,290 votes (69 percent)Bryan J Henry (Democrat): 32,042 votes (31 percent)State Representative, District 132Mike Schofield (Republican): 52,008 votes (51.8 percent)Gina Calanni (Democrat): 48,282 votes (48.1 percent)Titus Benton: 108 votes (0.1 percent)State Representative, District 133Jim Murphy (Republican): 50,286 votes (57.1 percent)Sandra G Moore (Democrat): 36,267 votes (41.2 percent)James Harren (Libertarian): 1,478 votes (1.7 percent)State Representative, District 134Sarah Davis (Republican): 51,566 votes (47.7 percent)Ann Johnson (Democrat): 56,540 votes (52.3 percent)State Representative, District 135Justin Ray (Republican): 36,246 votes (48.7 percent)Jon E. Rosenthal (Democrat): 36,563 votes (49.1 percent)Paul Bilyeu (Libertarian): 1,695 votes (2.3 percent)State Representative, District 137Gene Wu (Democrat): 23,394 votes (81.5 percent)Lee Sharp (Libertarian): 5,316 votes (18.5 percent)State Representative, District 138Lacey Hull (Republican): 32,881 votes (51.6 percent)Akilah Bacy (Democrat): 30,820 votes (48.4 percent)State Representative, District 139Jarvis D. Johnson (Democrat): 48,539 votes (85.9 percent)R. Grizzle Trojacek (Libertarian): 7,981 votes (14.1 percent)State Representative, District 142Jason Rowe (Republican): 14,216 votes (25.3 percent)Harold V. Dutton Jr (Democrat): 42,033 votes (74.7 percent)State Representative, District 144Tony Salas (Republican): 13,400 votes (43.6 percent)Mary Ann Perez (Democrat): 17,354 votes (56.4 percent)State Representative, District 145Martha Elena Fierro (Republican): 14,302 votes (33.7 percent)Christina Morales (Democrat): 27,156 votes (64 percent)Richard Aaron Howell (Libertarian): 962 votes (2.3 percent)State Representative, District 146Shawn Nicole Thierry (Democrat): 44,902 v
chron.comFollowing the release of The Stories We Tell Ourselves in 2017, the band received three Grammy nods for their efforts: a nomination for Best Rock Album, another for Best Rock Song and a third for Best Rock Performance. More than three decades later, Wainwright remains one of the most talented composers in the industry, with nine studio albums, three live records and dozens of features to his name. On Friday, fans can tune into the fifth of 18 live-streams that sees the New York native performing his studio albums in chronological order. Even open heart surgery couldn't keep Crockett from recording The Valley, his latest record, and touring in support of it. LocalCommunityJournalismI Support Support the independent voice of Houston and help keep the future of Houston Press free.
houstonpress.comDemocrat Kim Ogg will serve a second term as Harris County district attorney after a victory over Republican police union lawyer Mary Nan Huffman. Ogg captured 839,210 votes (53.78 percent), while Huffman received 721,297 votes (46.22 percent). It was met by conservative opposition – notably from Montgomery County District Attorney Brett Ligon, who at the time employed Huffman. "Our prosecutors are stretched thin and we want them working on crimes against victims," Ogg said at the time. She's been criticized by progressives for quietly opposing bail reform and arguing for high bail amounts, despite publicly supporting it, according to Texas Observer's Michael Barajas.
chron.comWhatever happens in the presidential race, Harris County’s Democrats needn’t have worried about voters paying attention to the down ballot spots. Even without straight-ticket voting, turnout for local down ballot races still exceeded 1.3 million, with Democrats winning several races. It looks like Harris County voters didn’t take the bait. In the race for Harris County Tax Assessor-Collector, incumbent democrat Anne Harris Bennett will keep her seat in the race against Republican Chris Daniel. Harris Bennett faced stiff competition in the Democratic primary from former city councilwoman Jolanda Jones, with Harris Bennett detractors pointing to her stumbles while in office.
houstonpress.comEven without straight-ticket voting, turnout for local down ballot races still exceeded 1.3 million, with Democrats largely taking the lead in those races going late into election night. In the high-profile race to be Harris County’s head prosecutor, incumbent Democratic District Attorney Kim Ogg led her Republican opponent Mary Nan Huffman in early returns. Based on early returns, it looks like Harris County voters didn’t take the bait. Democrat Christian Menefee led Republican John Nation in early votes going into Wednesday morning in the race for Harris County Attorney. Harris Bennett faced stiff competition in the Democratic primary from former city councilwoman Jolanda Jones, with Harris Bennett detractors pointing to her stumbles while in office.
houstonpress.comEarly voting totals show Democrats are ahead in some Harris County races, although Republicans show leads in others. PRESIDENTIAL RACE: Chron is following national resultsWhile early voting results were released at 7 p.m., results from votes cast today will take time to count. That's 57.9 percent of all registered voters in the county, according to the Texas Secretary of State. The Richard and Meg Weekley Community Center near Cypress counted the most ballots out of any location in the county with 29,810 votes, according to the Harris County Clerk. Dallas, Tarrant, Bexar and Travis took the next top spots, totaling nearly 4.2 million votes in the five most populous counties – about half of the 9.7 million early votes cast throughout the state.
chron.comOn Wednesday afternoon, Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo gave an update on the fatal shooting of Houston Police Department Sgt. Acevedo said that Waller and Manzano’s son remain in stable condition, although Waller will likely need to undergo additional surgeries in the days ahead. Manzano’s son then used a key to open the door. Manzano’s son was taken to Texas Children’s Hospital while Waller and Preston were transported to Memorial Hermann, where Preston passed away surrounded by family. On Sunday and Monday, HPD received domestic violence complaints about Manzano, all of which Waller responded to.
houstonpress.comProgram sends law firm grads to work with DA's officeSeveral law firms are lending their newly graduated civil litigation attorneys to the Harris County District Attorneys Office to help prosecute cases in the 16 justice of the peace courts, the office announced Monday. The assistance is meant to give the new lawyers experience in the courtroom and simultaneously ease county prosecutors workloads, District Attorney Kim Ogg said. She has asked county commissioners several times to fund more prosecutors for her office, but has rarely been successful. Because the lawyers are employed by large law firms, there is no added cost for Harris County.The program began in September 2019, district attorney spokesman Michael Kolenc said. With the approval of their law firm, the new attorneys will volunteer pro bono to assist about one day a week for six months, according to the district attorneys office.
chron.comContractor sentenced to 10 years after pleading guilty to stealing from Hurricane Harvey victimsBuilding contractor Benjamin Wood, 36, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to stealing $180K. Building contractor Benjamin Wood, 36, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to stealing $180K. Photo: Harris County District Attorney's Office Photo: Harris County District Attorney's Office Image 1 of / 22 Caption Close Contractor sentenced to 10 years after pleading guilty to stealing from Hurricane Harvey victims 1 / 22 Back to GalleryA building contractor has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to stealing $180,000 from 26 Hurricane Harvey victims. After Hurricane Harvey devastated a record number of residents along the Gulf Coast, we pledged to go after anyone who used the situation to hurt or defraud others, District Attorney Kim Ogg said in a release. After Harvey ravaged the area, Wood was able to dupe dozens of people into paying him for work he never did, according to the release.
chron.comOgg said that the shooting was reckless but there is no evidence that the two had been fighting. A 16-year-old student mistakenly shot his friend in their Houston-area high schools ROTC room before fleeing and being arrested several hours later, a prosecutor said Wednesday. She said the two students were part of Bellaire High Schools ROTC program. This is a regular kid, evidently, who is now a violent offender, Ogg said of the shooter. Police said they received a call about the shooting around 4 p.m. and that the victim died later at a hospital.
houstonpublicmedia.orgEMBED >More News Videos WATCH: Lydell Grant gave all credit to God as he was released from prison Tuesday. "Ogg said the new charge will lead to the exoneration of Grant.On Friday night, Chief Art Acevedo issued a rare apology to Grant following the new charge against a different suspect. "The highest responsibility of a prosecutor is to see that justice is done and insuring that we have the correct individual charged is a baseline responsibility," said Ogg. "To accomplish that in this case, the Houston Police Department and the Harris County District Attorney's Office worked together diligently to identify, track down, arrest and obtain a statement from Carter, who finally admitted to killing Aaron Scheerhoorn. "Ogg said the district attorney's office will begin Grant's exoneration process immediately.
abc13.comHOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A Houston man serving life in prison for murder is scheduled to be released from prison on bond Tuesday based on new DNA evidence in the case.Lydell Grant was sentenced to life in prison after he was found guilty for the 2010 murder of Aaron Scheerhoorn outside a bar in Montrose.In 2018, the Innocence Project of Texas retested DNA evidence from the case and found that Grant wasn't a match to the killer.Now, the state is re-investigating the case. "The highest responsibility of a prosecutor is to see that justice is done," Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg said. "To accomplish that end, our Conviction Integrity Division and Houston police are working methodically to determine how the DNA discovered under Scheerhoorn's fingernails got there, and whether the new evidence exonerates Grant of Scheerhoorn's murder, notwithstanding the eyewitness identifications of the individuals at the scene of the crime. "His favorite is sweets. A personal pan of peach cobbler and beef enchiladas.
abc13.com#BREAKING: FBI arrested on federal charges this morning Gerald Goines, Steven Bryant, both former Houston police officers, and 9-1-1 caller Patricia Garcia in connection to the January fatal Harding Street narcotics operation. #HouNews FBI Houston (@FBIHouston) November 20, 2019EMBED >More News Videos Fired HPD officer Gerald Goines was released from jail Friday night on bond after being charged with murder in a deadly botched raid. EMBED >More News Videos In a news conference, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced charges seven months after the Harding Street raid that killed a married couple. They also allege that in interviews following the raid, Goines said he actually personally made the purchase of the drugs. "This is a person who, when he was an officer and involved in the Harding Street (case), was not involved in drafting the search warrant, never entered the home, and never fired a weapon.
abc13.comHOUSTON - The Harris County District Attorney's Office fired an assistant district attorney Friday after he questioned the immigration status of a sexual assault victim. "It is wrong to ask about a victim's immigration status; it is against our policy, and it won't be tolerated," said Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg. He is also a retired Harris County Sheriff's Office lieutenant. Karl Bonner, 44, was booked at the Joint Processing Center on a charge of driving while intoxicated, where investigators said he tried to sexually assault another inmate. "That person screams for help, our officer gets in, arrests the suspect for attempting to sexually assault him, and the DA's office won't take charges," HPOU President Joe Gamaldi said.
Kenneth Robersons lyrics chronicled the gang violence he saw in his hometown of Houston. NIBIN is how many of the (Houston) shootings were connected. Once it was brought to me, it was pretty clear this is a gang war, Ogg said. The database looks for possible matches with other bullet casings that have similar marks indicating they were fired from the same weapon. Ferguson-Smith said she doesnt believe her son was in a gang, but that he knew gang members and might have been killed because of that.
houstonpublicmedia.orgHOUSTON - The conviction of a man who was arrested by one of two former Houston police officers charged in the deadly Harding Street raid is being reexamined by prosecutors. Ogg said her team recently looked into the case of another man, Frederick Jermain Jeffrey, whose conviction raised questions. Now, Ogg said her office is requesting an attorney for Jeffrey as a result of the "presentation of false evidence and testimony." All of this is the result of Goines' past being scrutinized after KPRC 2 Investigates exposed an affidavit showing that Goines allegedly lied to secure the search warrant used during the Harding Street raid. Prosecutors have said they are in the process of reviewing about 14,000 cases as a result of the Harding Street raid.
"Houston is ground zero for human trafficking," said Ogg. "Law enforcement, the district attorney's office and a lot of community providers are really trying to paradigm for sex workers, sex buyers and most importantly sex traffickers. 'We're here as a voluntary program to help these women get away from this life, but more-so gain personal power. The program educates women, offers therapy and gives them resources in and outside of jail so they don't slide back into the world of sex trafficking. "What we're doing is making those connections, which is really critical for women to stay alive and become the women they were created to be," Herring said.
abc13.comMayor Sylvester Turner, Harris County DA Kim Ogg and other local leaders celebrate opening of Houston's new crime lab in downtown. HOUSTON - Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg, Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo and other city leaders will celebrate the opening of Houston's new crime lab Tuesday morning. The crime lab will be operated by the Houston Forensic Science Center and will provide forensic services to the City of Houston and other local agencies. KPRC Scientists at work in Houston's new crime lab Tuesday. In an HFSC newsletter, the agency wrote that until now, "Houston's forensic laboratory has been housed in an improvised office space in the Houston Police Department's downtown headquarters."
HOUSTON - Changes may be coming to how Harris County's bail system handles misdemeanor criminal charges. District Attorney Kim Ogg spoke about the matter on Tuesday, and on Wednesday, Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo opened up about the issue. A settlement to a federal lawsuit that declared the county's bail system unconstitutional could be approved by a judge as early as this month. Acevedo said he supports the fight to keep low-level offenders out of jail. The proposal could fix the problem, in part, by issuing PR (personal recognizance) bonds and not jailing those accused of low-level offenses simply because they can't afford bail.
Bail system declared unconstitutionalHarris County Commissioner's Court approved a proposed Consent Decree in July by a vote of 3-2. How does the proposed Consent Decree work? The proposed Consent Decree is estimated to cost $97 million. Primarily, say those in opposition, the Consent Decree does not protect the public from people who are at high risk. She maintains she still supports bail reform for low-level offenses.
