Arizona – -(Ammoland.com)- There are continued repercussions from the no-knock raid that resulted in the death of a middle-aged couple in Houston, and the wounding of four police officers in the gunfight the raid engendered. The strike happened on January 28, 2019. Four officers have retired as of 22 March 2019.
Dennis Tuttle was a Navy veteran. His wife, Rhogena Nicholas, was a supporter of President Trump. They had no criminal records. They were married for 20 years and lived in their modest home in Houston for the same 20 years.
The police broke down their door and shot their dog. That seems to have started the gun battle. Dennis is said to have shot back, wounding the officer that shot his dog. The police claimed he was shooting a .357 magnum revolver, but no revolver was found at the scene. It seems more likely he was shooting one of the two semi-auto hunting shotguns recovered at his home.
Police claim Rhogena attempted to take a shotgun from a wounded officer. She was shot and killed. It is not clear if she ever touched the officer’s shotgun.
The early police reports claimed Dennis continued to fight, wounding three more officers.
The exact timing of events is uncertain because no officers wore body cameras. Surveillance video from the house next door was confiscated by the police.
It has been claimed a small amount of marijuana, and a tiny amount of cocaine was recovered at the house. No heroin was found, or any evidence of drug dealing.
As the investigation has continued, it was discovered the evidence used to justify the raid, had been falsified.
Reports from Houston reveal that four officers have retired in conjunction with the ongoing investigation. From chron.com on March 22, 2019:
Officer Gerald Goines retired Friday afternoon while under investigation following the Jan. 28 shooting deaths of two residents during a “no-knock raid” of a Pecan Park residence in south Houston. The Harris County District Attorney’s Office is reviewing more than 1,400 criminal cases that Goines worked on over the course of his 34-year career.
Goines was relieved of duty as questions mounted about his actions leading up to the drug raid, in which a team of undercover narcotics officers burst into a residence at 7815 Harding St. after obtaining a no-knock search warrant. A gun battle ensued that left homeowners Dennis Tuttle and Rhogena Nicholas dead. Goines was shot, as were three other officers, one of whom remains hospitalized.
All of the officers who have retired had more than 20 years with the Houston Police Department (HPD) as narcotics officers.
Officer Steven O. Bryant, was listed in the warrant, HPD narcotics investigator Gerald Goines, was the lead investigator in the case, and two other unnamed HPD narcotics officers are reported to have retired as well.
Here is a reminder of how far the idea of innocent officers being ambushed by drug dealers was spread before it was shown to be false. From ktnv.com in Las Vegas, Nevada on January 28, 2019 (the head of the police union is Gamaldi, not Grimaldi or Grammas) :
The Houston Police Union did not hold back after the ambush-style attack.
“We are sick and tired of having targets on our back, we are sick and tired of having dirt bags trying to take our lives,” said Joe Grimaldi, with the Houston Police Officers Union.
“We need to have stiffer penalties on people committing crime, there’s no doubt about it,” said Grammas.
Grammas said he would like to see mandatory death sentences for cop killers and additional officers on the street to begin to deter the violence facing officers.
There was no ambush. The police fired first. It was a no-knock raid based on false evidence.
There are many unanswered questions about who fired when and who hit who. The missing .357 magnum revolver remains a mystery. No handgun of any kind was recovered at the scene.
I have not heard any more statements from Joe Gamaldi, head of the Houston Police Officers Union, about the raid. Initially, he said this: From abc13.com:
“Enough is enough. If you’re the ones out there spreading the rhetoric that police officers are the enemy, well just know we’ve all got your number now,” Gamaldi said. “We’re going to be keeping track on all of y’all, and we’re going to make sure to hold you accountable every time you stir the pot on our police officers.”
That sounds a lot like a threat to anyone who dares to question the police narrative. Joe Gamaldi has been silent lately.
The FBI is involved in investigating this mess. There is a reasonable chance for reform, even though the FBI reputation has suffered much during the Mueller witch hunt.
The police Chief has drastically reduced no-knock raids. Hundreds of cases done by the narcotics officers involved are being reviewed. Some pending cases have had charges dropped.
One retired police officer (not involved with the Houston Police Department), told me if he were in any of those officers shoes, he would have retired if he could. It would make the pension much harder to take.
Texas has a pension forfeiture law. It only applies to elected officials. It went into effect on 8 January 2019.
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The individual, agency or office that provided the intel on which the raid was based has one hell of lot of explaining to do………If I were he or she I’d lawyer up…..
Back when I did this, intelligence, independently verified from multiple sources, on suspects was worth its weight in gold. Basic LEO skills were not used here. And now the Police State has claimed multiple victims, on both sides of the thin blue line. How to fix? Put the Police back on “Peace Officer” status, not worrying about unproven allegations or crimes.
The doctrinal presumption of good faith on the part of public officials means you need hard evidence of intent or a confession from a bad cop.
Good luck.
Presumption of good faith of public officials is granted under common law because common law is no longer for commoners.
Fuck tha Police.
Next the police will be calling for gun control. I don’t know if the police were right but kicking down the door of someone’s house is not a good idea in Texas.
“Dennis is said to have shot back, wounding the officer that shot his dog. The police claimed he was shooting a .357 magnum revolver.” “It seems more likely he was shooting one of the two semi-auto hunting shotguns recovered at his home.”
Anybody on this site believe this crap?
Anybody ever shoot a shotgun inside a house?
Wonder if anyone checked to see if a shotgun had been fired.
Guy was probably shot by another of the policemen in their zeal to fire those fancy assault weapons they carry.
I have no idea what transpired here BUT the way a lot of these SWAT raids go down there is one officer in front carrying a ballistic (bulletproof) shield. Smith & Wesson promotes the idea of the shield bearer to carry the 8 shot S&W 327 revolver in .357 magnum. The idea is that the revolver won’t hang up on the side of the shield as an auto-loading pistol slide might during firing. Once the standard sidearm, the .357 revolver is not used that much having been replaced by high capacity semi-auto pistols, leading me to the possibility of a shield guy being the only one who “might” be using one in a SWAT raid.
Sharp eye, Ginger! This was the really fishy part to me too, because buckshot doesn’t come close to looking like a .357 Magnum, which leads me to the other odd thing. The cops immediately thought they were being fired on by gun with a Magnum cartridge? I’m willing to put all my money on the cops immediately assuming it was a high powered handgun because it was the shotgun being fired a) a shotgun isn’t called a boom stick for nothing; b) no doubt they never peeked to look and see and were just making the call based on the sound and the fact there was no racking of a new shell like with traditional shotguns. I shouldn’t speculate, but I can’t help but picture some fat ass blindly emptying his clip in the general direction of the loud booms..= These guys had 20+ years in? I have and will have zero faith in the FBI, as they proved YET AGAIN there isn’t an honorable one among them willing to stand up and do what is difficult, but right. Plus, the FBI’s 4 page final report on the Vegas shooting was the final nail in the coffin for me to feel safe in definitively listing that one as a false flag/ Gladio -B to demoralize the right and try again for the gun grab.
Which reminds me, with NOTHING to run on, expect and prep for more more more mass shootings in key states like Florida in the run up to 2020. Oh and when it DOES happen, don’t report me for knowing ahead of time. It’s a logical guess in light of where all the prior ones have taken place.
Don’t worry, the FBI is going to investigate.
Only good one is a dead one, like snakes and isn’t-rail-ies.
Retirement =Repercussions? Who knew?
Qualified immunity. Ain’t that a peach………….
Front-door claymores, if they keep this up.
Scatter guns fore and aft work well also.
Carry on and arm up…
indeed there are ways to make someone wish they had not kicked in that door, to any dullard with a little imagination…
Police state gonna police state.
And a nig will nog
I’m a cop and if ANYONE ever breaks through my door pointing guns and shoots my dog for any reason it won’t end well for them.
Or you.
This might make the popo think twice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKs3Y3ACNKE
That was pretty good. A TV show?
The day is coming when you will have to reinforce your front and back doors on the inside with 3 or 4 planks across each door setting in angle irons firmly bolted to the studs to which the door frames are attached. When they come it will be around 3 in the morning. If they can’t kick in your doors right off the bat then they will have a real problem. You will probably need a gas mask for when someone shoots a tear gas grenade through a window, but you’ll probably have already shot through it at the door busting bastard standing on the porch anyhow.
The weapon of choice is a 12 gauge repeating shotgun shooting 00 or 000 buckshot. Rifles with 30 round magazines can come in real handy too. You’ll need projectiles that will go through wood and sheetrock walls.
If you have like-minded neighbors then the people trying to enter your house will have their backs to that rifle barrel pointing at them from across the street. A group effort just about always guarantees death to the attackers.
I thought that day was already here.
It is that day if you live in states controlled by mega Democrat shithole cities, where most of the surrounding counties are rural in nature, attitude, and politics.
I can see it being at that point had Hitlary been elected. The Russia hoax is proof positive those fuques were planning to go full police state on us. If they ever do get in with the same attitude of entitlement and condescension toward us peons I could see a nascent market for Claymores. I sure hope not.
Maybe steroids has something to do with it? Maybe not.
https://www.nj.com/news/2010/12/hundreds_of_nj_police_firefigh.html
Wow, though not surprising.
Retirement? What about prosecuting them for manslaughter? Until that starts happening in response to a public demand we are just going to keep seeing these tragedies where no one is responsible. Police have no reason to not do the hard, detailed work of intel gathering on any raid site beforehand. If they don’t have that capability then they don’t need the authority to conduct raids. Public hangings of the officials that authorized crap like this would also serve as a good deterrent….and yes, I have been a police officer – a long time ago when we carried revolvers and gave a shit about citizens instead of covering our own ass.
the real solution is to have uniformed officers knocking on the door & talking to the citizens in the home unless it’s an emergency situation–
if the raid is 4 drugs & the cops are concerned that they will be flushed they can always have the utility company cut the water just b4 the raid & if on a septic system the tank can always be pumped–
though i don’t believe anyone was hurt,i saw a story earlier this week about a swat raid in arizona because the family had an argument w/a pediatrician over a 2yo’s fever–the dr thought it was high enough to treat it aggressively & the family just wanted to monitor it so the dr called child protective services,who went to the home w/a cop-
the family would not open the door so the swatters were called in–
one of you on this list has suggested that all settlement/judgment $ paid out in cases like this come from police retirement funds–i agree but would enhance it a bit–
50%,officer retirement fund–25%,elected official retirement fund–25%,a special assessment on property taxes on homesteaded property,which would be listed as a separate settlement tax–
Saw this coming a long time ago. Fwiw, Goines is of a “protected class” (POC), this will disappear eventually and the DOJ inquiry will go nowhere.
Cops should be in prison, not retired.