George Floyd: Houstonian’s 2004 arrest by former HPD officer Gerald Goines denied pardon, lawyer Allison Mathis says!

Houston, Texas (KTRK) – George Floyd’s recorded criminal past, including the arrest of a police officer in Houston, continues to leave the department in disgrace, as is for the foreseeable future. ABC13 learned Thursday that the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles refused to remove Houston’s one-time 2004 arrest linked to Gerald Goins, the central figure in the failed 2019 Harding Street raid, from its record. Full Coverage: HPD Harding Raid Allison Mattis, the Harris County public defender who applied for Parson Floyd in April 2021, told Eyewitness News that…

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Harding Street raid: Attorneys for families of Rhogena Nicholas and Dennis Tuttle to provide update on investigation!

Houston, Texas (KTRK) – More than three years after the Houston Police Department raid that killed a couple inside their home on Harding Street on the southeast side, the investigation is still ongoing. Lawyers representing the families of Rogina Nicholas and Dennis Tuttle plan to speak Tuesday morning. ABC13 will be there to question the lawyers about what they found and what’s next in the case. Nicholas Whittle was killed while police were executing an unchecked search warrant that turned out to be based on a lie from the case’s…

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Harding Street raid fallout: Frederick Jeffery’s conviction overturned based on former HPD officer Gerald Goines’ false testimony!

Houston, Texas (KTRK) – The Texas Criminal Court of Appeals has overturned a man’s conviction after false allegations were made by a former Occupational Health and Safety Service officer facing charges of murder and organized crime in a years-long scheme involving fake drug purchases. The video above is from the day Frederick Jeffrey was released from prison. After serving nearly six years of a 25-year prison sentence for possession of a controlled substance, Frederick Jeffrey came out a free man in July. Now, months later, the highest criminal court in…

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