Criminal District Court Judge frees repeat violent offender from jail even after heâs charged with murder Criminal District Court Judge frees repeat violent offender FOX 26 Reporter Randy Wallace has more as a criminal district court judge freed a violent offender from jail. HOUSTON - Thirty-eight-year-old Brandon Andrus’s criminal history is so lengthy he has more mug shots than some people have selfies. But that didn’t stop 185th Criminal District Court Judge Jason Luong from allowing Andrus to be a free man by giving him three felony bonds, one for assaulting a family member last year. On June 14, police say Andrus and another man murdered 35-year-old Rodrick Miller.