Harris County crime and courts, reported from the record. Bond and bail decisions, the case backlog, the jail, and what happens to a case after the arrest. We say charged, not guilty, and we state the status of every case we name.
Two men are charged with capital murder in the 248th and 209th courts. HPD’s second release added automatic license plate readers to its account. The county votes October 15.
Kamin filed two deed forgery suits on September 9. It is the third round since April 2025, the criminal charge count is still zero, and the county has published no court or cause number.
Court records cited by The Texan put the bond forfeiture on August 6. Crime Stoppers gave reporters two different accounts in 24 hours, and this site printed one of them.
Dohnya Dozier was charged Thursday with attempted sexual assault and official oppression, nearly seven months after the sheriff’s office fired him.
Harris County fired this deputy in March. He was charged seven months later. Read More »
Chase Patin was arrested about sixteen hours after a deputy was shot. Five residents of the property were handcuffed first, and the sheriff’s office has not said for how long.
Harris County spent $1.4 million two weeks ago on 24/7 tamper response. A monitor never installed sets off no alert, and the county does not publish how often that happens.
ABC13 profiled three justice of the peace courts running eviction diversion and printed no dollar figure. The county set the figure on September 17.
Carl Torrence, 57, posted a $25,000 bond on September 5 and is accused of taking three pairs of shoes the same day. Twenty-one felony theft charges since 2021, 11 convictions, no prison time.
HPD records obtained by Houston Public Media show a twelvefold rise in misdemeanor marijuana arrests. The Houston Freedom Act is on the November 3 ballot.
Jack Ibarra, 34, is charged with murder in the 339th Criminal District Court. Four published accounts of the shooting give three different dates for it.
Hunter Hays Simmons pleaded no contest and got three years of deferred adjudication, per Hoodline. No published account gives the court, the judge or the cause number.
Porter was held without bond September 22 in the 338th District Court. The Section 11d hearing that decides whether he stays there, and the written order it requires, are still ahead.