Felipe Gallegos

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Service Record

Houston Texas Police Department

Main article: Houston Texas Police Department
Rank Officer
Salary $93,892 (2020)[1]
Last Known Status Active

Incident Reports

2019 Deaths of Dennis Tuttle and Rhogena Nicholas

Main article: Dennis Tuttle and Rhogena Nicholas (2019)

Response Timeline

On January 25, 2021, a county grand jury indicted Gallegos for first-degree felony murder in the death of Dennis Tuttle. Gallegos faces up to life in prison.[2][3]

On June 2, 2021, Gallegos and another officer were indicted for engaging in organized criminal activity for a "long-running overtime theft scheme".[4]

On August 17, 2021, the murder charge against Gallegos was dismissed due to misconduct by a prosecutor.[5]

On June 24, 2024, a judge dismissed the organized criminal activity charges against Gallegos and other officers as the indictments were too broad.[3]

On October 16, 2024, Gallegos and other officers were re-indicted and charged with engaging in organized criminal activity.[6] ‎

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References

  1. ↑ Felipe Gallegos, City of Houston, Police, govSalaries
  2. ↑ Carolina Sanchez, Grand jury indicts 6 more Houston police officers in deadly Harding Street drug raid, FOX 26, 2021-01-25
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Adam Zuvanich, Harding Street raid: Judge throws out organized crime charges against nine former Houston police officers, Houston Public Media, 2024-06-25
  4. ↑ Tierra Smith, 2 former HPD officers involved in Harding Street raid indicted for engaging in organized crime, Click2Houston, 2021-06-23
  5. ↑ Lucio Vasquez, Murder Charge Dismissed Against Former HPD Officer Linked To Deadly Harding Street Raid, Houston Public Media, 2021-08-17
  6. ↑ Former HPD officers re-indicted on organized criminal activity charges, FOX26, 2024-10-16

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