Prosecutors move to dismiss charges against Harding Street raid cops in alleged overtime scheme
The dismissals come months after a Harris County grand jury moved to re-indict the officers for the scheme to receive unearned overtime pay from $30,000 up to $150,000 from the city, according to court records. Dismissal documents were not immediately available on the Harris County District Clerk's Office website Thursday.
Harding Street raid: Ex-Houston cops reindicted for alleged overtime scheme
The officers were charged in 2021 with engaging in organized criminal activity, but those charges were dropped nearly four months ago.
Sentencing of former Houston cop Gerald Goines begins after murder conviction
Goines was convicted of felony murder on Wednesday in connection to the botched Harding Street drug raid back in 2019.
Former Houston officer Gerald Goines found guilty of felony murder over Harding Street raid
Throughout the nearly two-week murder trial, prosecutors attempted to pin the murders of Dennis Tuttle and Rhogena Nicholas on Goines, who led a drug raid at the couple's Harding Street home back in 2019.
Jurors deliberate over fate of Gerald Goines after closing remarks in Harding Street murder trial
Prosecutors say Goines, who led the botched drug raid in 2019, lied to obtain a no-knock warrant to search the home of Dennis Tuttle and Rhogena Nicholas. The raid left the couple dead while wounding multiple officers, including Goines.
Texas Ranger questioned about timeline of Harding Street raid as Gerald Goines murder trial continues
Prosecutors say Goines, who led the botched drug raid in 2019, lied to obtain a no-knock warrant to search the home of Dennis Tuttle and Rhogena Nicholas. The raid left the couple dead while wounding multiple officers, including Goines.
Former Houston sergeant involved in Harding Street raid may have undisclosed video footage, former officer testifies
A criminal trial for Goines, who is facing two felony murder charges, got underway this week with revelations that former Police Chief Art Acevedo ordered at least one officer to turn off his body camera during the raid.
Jury selection continues in murder trial against former Houston police officer Gerald Goines
Hurricane Beryl caused jury duty cancelations in Harris County, delaying a jury selection process that's already been drawn out due to the high publicity of the case.
Harding Street Raid: Jury selection begins in murder trial of former Houston officer Gerald Goines
Goines is accused of fabricating a story in order to obtain the search warrant that eventually led to the deaths of a couple during the botched Harding Street raid in 2019. His trial is set to begin in September.
Houston-area police entered a home without a warrant and held an innocent couple at gunpoint, federal lawsuit says
The lawsuit alleges three Harris County Precinct 2 constables violated a Houston man's Fourth Amendment rights by entering his home in the middle of the night and holding him and his wife at gunpoint.
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