A former Houston police officer was charged with murder after allegedly lying to justify warrants for a drug raid that killed 2 people, prosecutors announce.
. The raid resulted in a shootout that killed the house's two occupants, Dennis Tuttle, 59, and Rhogena Nicholas, 58.
Goines was charged with two counts of murder, while former partner Steven Bryant was charged with tampering with a government record, Harris County prosecutors said. "Under Texas law, if, during the commission of one felony, in this case tampering of a government record a person commits an act clearly dangerous to human life ... that causes the death of another, in his case two deaths, it's first degree murder," Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg told reporters.Both ex-officers were expected to surrender on Friday. Prosecutors will ask for $250,000 bail for Goines and $100,000 for Bryant, Ogg said.
Goines also indicated in the search warrant that Bryant had identified heroin bought at the home. But Bryant later allegedly told investigators he had retrieved heroin from Goines' police car.Family and friends of Tuttle and Nicholas have always maintained the two never sold drugs. Small amounts of marijuana and cocaine were found in the house no heroin.during a community meeting in February.
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