Houston cop 'lied about drug dealing so officers could storm home' sparking a deadly shootout

Houston cop 'lied about drug dealing so officers could storm home' sparking a shootout which left a couple dead and five officers wounded

Lead investigator Gerald Goines alleged an informant bought heroin at Dennis Tuttle and Rhogena Nicholas' house the day before the January raid

But police found no heroin there and the informant denied buying the drug

Goines, who was injured in the shootout, now faces criminal charges

Police chief Art Acevedo said there were 'untruths or lies' in the search warrant

Local community activists have been critical of the raid and neighbors have portrayed Tuttle and Nicholas as a disabled couple who seemed law abiding




Lead investigator Gerald Goines alleged an informant bought heroin at the house of Dennis Tuttle, 59, and Rhogena Nicholas, 58, the day before the January 28 raid. The informant had also allegedly seen a handgun in the home.

But according to an affidavit filed as part of the ongoing investigation into the raid and made public Friday, the informant told investigators he or she had not bought any drugs at the home and had not been involved in any work leading up to the raid.

After the raid, police said they found several firearms at the home, along with marijuana and cocaine but no heroin. The heroin allegedly bought at the home had been obtained elsewhere, according to the affidavit.

The informant had allegedly been working with the lead investigator in the case, who was identified in the affidavit as Officer Gerald Goines. He now faces criminal charges.

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