The suspect, Elmer Manzano, a convicted felon with multiple prior assaults on his record was in custody, detailed just a day before this tragedy occurred. On October 18, HPD Officers responded to a call from Mrs. Santos, stated that her ex-husband, Elmer Manzano, was at the location brandishing a gun threatening Mrs. Santos and her children. HPD Officers took Elmer Manzano into custody that day but Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg declined to take charges, instructing Officers to release him, and return the six bullets he had in his pocket, he was also allowed to keep his gun which he claimed was locked in his safe.
I’m confused… so he was arrested for threatening his wife with a gun and they arrested him and had bullets in his pocket but they didn’t confiscate the gun? Did they let him lock his gun back up in a safe before taking him in?
Dude, you know as much as the rest of us do based on the link in the OP. Even though his wife said he was threatening her with a gun on the first call, by the time PD arrived he may have locked it in the safe. They would have no legal option to seize the firearm at that time. The DA could have ordered the gun seized but thought it would be better to let someone with a history of domestic violence keep it.
We have the same problem here. The Ninth Judicial Circuit State’s Attorney is a Sorosbot who refuses to bring the death penalty to capital crime cases. The Governor transferred all capital cases to other jurisdiction for prosecution. Her probable replacement, Monique Worrell is even worse.
Many liberals argue we need more progressive DAs and relaxed incarcerations combined with easier bail rules. The anti-police narrative is working splendidly.
The division chief reviewed the case involving the Oct. 18 incident and told the officers, “If you believe her, that’s terroristic threat,” Schiller said.
The division chief, Jim Leitner, reported the officer said he did not believe an offense had been committed or that a charge was necessary, according to the DA’s office.
“It’s pretty tough to go against an officer who said no crime occurred,” Schiller said.
Big ole paywall so can’t read that. The DA is completely exonerated as just revealed though other sources apparently. It’s the officers own faults. Now that they’ve gotten their marching orders, I can’t wait to be blessed with a lineup of defenders.
