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A total of 12 officers have been charged in the investigation, which began after police fatally shot Dennis Tuttle and Rhogena Nicholas in their home.

Houston Public Media On the anniversary of the botched drug raid that led to the deaths of Dennis and Rhogena Tuttle, a candlelight vigil is held on the doorstep of their home. Taken on Jan. 28, 2020. Twelve HPD officers in total have been indicted. Two are charged with first-degree murder. Six more HPD officers were indicted Monday in connection with the 2019 Harding Street raid that led to the deaths of Dennis Tuttle and Rhogena Nicholas. Officer Felipe Gallegos was indicted for murder, a fir...

HOUSTON (AP) — A second Houston police officer has been charged with murder and is...

Grand jury indicts 6 more Houston police officers in deadly Harding Street drug raid Six more officers charged in connection with Harding Street raid FOX 26s Natalie Hee has more as six additional officers have been charged in connection with the Harding Street raid that occurred almost two years ago. HOUSTON - Nearly two years after the deadly no-knock drug raid on Harding Street, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced that a grand jury has indicted several more former Houston pol...

The eight other current and former police officers were indicted in what authorities described as a long-term scheme to steal overtime money.

Twelve HPD officers in total have been indicted. Two are charged with first-degree murder. January 26, 2021, 7:56 AM On the anniversary of the botched drug raid that led to the deaths of Dennis and Rhogena Tuttle, a candle light vigil is held on the doorstep of their home. Taken on Jan. 28, 2020. Six more HPD officers were indicted Monday in connection with the 2019 Harding Street raid that led to the deaths of Dennis Tuttle and Rhogena Nicholas. Officer Felipe Gallegos was indicted for murde...

Tuttle, his wife Rhogena Nicholas and their dog were shot and killed by HPD officers on January 28, 2019 during the raid, which Ogg said was carried out after former HPD officer Gerald Goines lied to a judge to receive a no-knock search warrant. Goines allegedly produced fabricated evidence that painted the married couple as heroin dealers, but only small amounts of cocaine and marijuana were found in their Harding Street home. The DA’s investigation later uncovered a scheme within HPD’s n...

Two other officers - Frank Medina and Griff Maxwell - face second-degree felonies on these same charges and could be sentenced to up to 20 years in prison if convicted. Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo has said a lead investigator lied in an affidavit justifying the drug raid. On Monday Acevedo released a statement after the new charges were announced, saying the officer indicted for murder Monday "had no involvement in obtaining the warrant and responded appropriately to the deadly threat" ...