Former HPD Chief Acevedo Told Cops to Turn Off Bodycams After Deadly Raid
The murder trial for a former Houston cop who lied to obtain a warrant for a no-knock raid that killed two people has been underway
The case of former narcotics officer Gerald Goines lying to obtain a warrant for a no-knock raid that killed two people is one I have been covering since it happened 5 years ago. That the case is just going to trial now speaks volumes about the protections police get even after being indicted for murder. Harris Country District Attorney Kim Ogg — whose office once tried to bribe me while investigating deaths at the Harris County Jail — is a big reason for the delay.
In 2019, Dennis Tuttle and Rhogena Nichols were killed in what is known as “the Harding Street raid” here in Houston. Police raided their home without announcing their presence and Tuttle and Nichols thought there was a home invasion taking place. As he is legally allowed to do in Texas, Tuttle opened fire to defend their home injuring five of the officers. The police returned fire killing Tuttle, Nichols, and their dog.
In the immediate aftermath of the murders, the former president of the Houston Police Officers’ Union (HPOU) and now vice president of the National Fraternal Order of Police…
