Murder Charge Against Texas Police Officer Dropped Over Concern About Former Prosecutor

Dallas TX

18 August, 2021

1:13 PM

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CBS Dallas/Fort Worth August 18, 2021 Prosecutors dropped a murder count, for now, against a Houston police officer Tuesday, August 17, who was charged for his role in a fraudulent 2019 drug raid that left two homeowners dead. Officer Felipe Gallegos had been charged with murdering Dennis Tuttle during the January 2019 raid, the warrant for which prosecutors say now-former Officer Gerald Goines lied to obtain. Goines is still charged with multiple counts, including murder, for the raid that left Tuttle, 59, and Rhogena Nicholas, 58, dead. CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective.