A Harris County judge threw out a pair a murder indictments Tuesday against former Houston Police Department officer Gerald Goines, who led a botched drug raid in 2019 that resulted in the shooting deaths of a couple on Harding Street.

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Harding Street Raid: Judge throws out murder indictments against former Houston police officer Gerald Goines

The ruling by Judge Veronica Nelson means the Harris County District Attorney’s Office must re-file the indictments and again present the charges to a grand jury, appeal Nelson’s ruling to an appellate court or drop the murder cases altogether. Goines, 59, also faces felony charges of engaging in organized criminal activity, tampering with government records and theft by a public servant.

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Formal assault charge filed against Houston judge accused of domestic violence in Galveston

Judge Frank Aguilar, a 66-year-old Democrat, has presided over a state district court in Harris County since 2019. He is accused of assaulting a woman who lives at his Galveston residence by punching her in the face and head and stepping on her neck early Dec. 31.

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Formal assault charge filed against Houston judge accused of domestic violence in Galveston

Judge Frank Aguilar, a 66-year-old Democrat, has presided over a state district court in Harris County since 2019. He is accused of assaulting a woman who lives at his Galveston residence by punching her in the face and head and stepping on her neck early Dec. 31.

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Harris County Judge Frank Aguilar charged with assault in Galveston for allegedly punching woman, stepping on her neck

The 66-year-old Aguilar, a Democrat first elected to the bench in 2018, was arrested early Dec. 31 after an alcohol-fueled altercation at his Galveston residence. Other judges are handling his docket in Harris County this week.

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Harris County Judge Frank Aguilar charged with assault in Galveston for allegedly punching woman, stepping on her neck

The 66-year-old Aguilar, a Democrat first elected to the bench in 2018, was arrested early Dec. 31 after an alcohol-fueled altercation at his Galveston residence. Other judges are handling his docket in Harris County this week.

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