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Former Houston officer Gerald Goines transferred to prison in Navasota, records show

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Updated  October 14, 2024 9:02am CDT
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PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Ex-Houston detective sentenced to 60 years

Former Houston police detective Gerald Goines receives a 60-year prison sentence for murder linked to the fatal 2019 drug raid, prompting calls for reform in the HPD narcotics division to restore public trust.

HOUSTON - Former Houston police detective Gerald Goines was transferred from the Harris County Jail to a TDCJ prison in Navasota, according to online records.

Goines was sentenced to 60 years in prison last week after being found guilty of murder in the deaths of Rhogena Nicholas and Dennis Tuttle.

Nicholas and Tuttle were killed during a drug raid in 2019.

Goines, a narcotics officer, lied to obtain the no-knock warrant.

Goines is the first law enforcement officer in Harris County to be convicted of murder while on duty.

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Records show the 60-year-old Goines is in Wallace Pack Unit in Navasota, about 30 miles south of College Station.

He will be eligible for parole in September 2054.

The Brief

  • Information in this article comes from Texas Department of Criminal Justice records and previous FOX 26 coverage.