US EditionRetired Houston officer gets 60 years for deaths of couple during drug raid
- A former Houston police officer, Gerald Goines, was sentenced to 60 years for the murders of Dennis Tuttle and Rhogena Nicholas during a drug raid that revealed police corruption.
- Goines lied to obtain a search warrant, falsely labeling the couple as dangerous drug dealers, leading to their deaths in January 2019.
- Investigations uncovered systemic corruption in the narcotics unit, exposing hundreds of errors in related cases.
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Retired Houston officer gets 60 years in couple's drug raid deaths
Prosecutors said Gerald Goines lied to get the search warrant approved and that his actions were part of a pattern of wrongful drug arrests and convictions of innocent individuals during his 34-year law enforcement career.
Retired Houston Officer Gets 60 Years in Couple’s Drug Raid Deaths That Revealed Corruption
HOUSTON—A former Houston police officer was sentenced to 60 years in prison on Tuesday for the murder of a married couple during a drug raid that revealed systemic corruption in the department’s narcotics unit. Gerald Goines, 60, was convicted in the deaths of Dennis Tuttle, 59, and Rhogena Nicholas, 58, who were shot along with their dog after officers burst into their home using a “no-knock” warrant that didn’t require them to announce themsel…
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Retired Houston officer gets 60 years in couple's drug raid deaths that revealed corruption
HOUSTON (AP) — A former Houston police officer was sentenced to 60 years in prison on Tuesday for the murder of a married couple during a drug raid that
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