Keenan Johnson Arrested and Charged in Fatal Shooting at 6211 Conley Street

HOUSTON, TEXAS - Charges have been filed against a suspect arrested in the fatal shooting of a man at 6211 Conley Street that occurred about 1 p.m. on Monday (October 19).  

The suspect, Keenan Johnson (b/m, 27), is charged with murder in the 209th State District Court.

He is accused in the death of his step-father, Deshon Green, 47.  

HPD Homicide Division Sergeant A. Lopez and Detective N. Sharp reported:  

HPD patrol officers responded to a shooting at a residence at the above address and found Mr. Green deceased inside from a gunshot wound.  A preliminary investigation determined Green and Johnson got into a verbal argument, which led to Green being shot by Johnson.  Johnson then fled the scene on foot. 

Further investigation identified Johnson as the suspect in this case and, after consulting with the Harris County District Attorney's Office, Johnson was subsequently charged for his role in his step-father's death.  A warrant was issued and Johnson was taken into custody without incident.  

Four Bail Jumping charges filed against fugitive charged in Facebook Live Intoxication Manslaughter Cases

 Bail jumping charge have been filed against Camilo Morejon, 48, the Cuban national accused of filming himself drinking and driving on Facebook Live just moments before causing a crash last year that killed three people, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced Tuesday.

 

“When someone kills three people while bragging about drinking and driving, they need to face justice,” Ogg said. “We owe it to the victims. We owe it to the community.”

 

Morejon was charged with four counts of bail jumping following having been charged with three counts of intoxication manslaughter and intoxication assault for slamming into a pickup truck in the 12200 block of FM 529 near Jersey Village.

 

He can be seen bragging about drinking and driving on a Facebook live shot by a passenger just before the crash that happened about 8 a.m. on Oct. 25, 2020.

 

The wreck killed Leosveyka Gonzalez, Massel Rodriguez and Ricardo Rodriguez-Tamayo. A fourth person, who was in another vehicle, was injured and survived.

 

“It’s terrible because there is video right before the crash happened that shows the defendant drinking and driving,” said prosecutor Lynn Nguyen, with the Vehicular Crimes Division. “And we know now that he has just fled.”

 

A judge revoked Morejon’s bail Thursday after he failed to appear in court. Officials also said he had violated his curfew requirements. He had been ordered by the judge to remain under house arrest and, according to prosecutors, he is no longer at home.

 

When he is re-apprehended, he will face 2 to 20 years in prison for each charge of intoxication manslaughter. He will also face the four bail jumping charges, which each carry a sentence of two to ten years in prison. The case was investigated by the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.

 

Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to his capture.

 

Anyone with information is encouraged to contact Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS (8477).

FBI Releases 2020 Statistics for Law Enforcement Officers Assaulted in the Line of Duty

 According to statistics reported to the FBI, 60,105 law enforcement officers were assaulted while performing their duties in 2020. These assaults were reported to the FBI by 9,895 law enforcement agencies. Based on these reports, there were 4,071 more officers assaulted in 2020 than the 56,034 assaults reported in 2019. Data regarding these assaults were released today in the Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted (LEOKA) portion of the FBI’s Law Enforcement Data Explorer.

Injuries and Weapons 

• Of the 60,105 officers who were assaulted in 2020, 18,568 (30.9%) sustained injuries.
• 44,421 officers were assaulted with personal weapons (e.g., hands, fists, or feet); 25.8% of these officers were injured.
• 2,744 officers were assaulted with firearms; 6.1% of these officers were injured.
• 1,180 officers were assaulted with knives or other cutting instruments; 9.7% of these officers were injured.
• The remaining 11,760 officers were assaulted with other types of dangerous weapons; 16.8% of these officers were injured.

Circumstances 

Of all officers who were assaulted in 2020, agencies reported officers were involved in these circumstances at the scenes of the assaults: 

• Responding to disturbance calls such as family quarrels or bar fights (29.6%)
• Attempting other arrests (16.1%)
• Handling, transporting, or maintaining custody of prisoners (12.6%)
• Investigating suspicious persons or circumstances (8.8%)
• Traffic pursuits or stops (8.4%)
• Civil disorder, such as mass disobedience or riots (4.1%)
• Handling persons with mental illness (3.9%)
• Burglaries in progress or pursuing burglary suspects (1.3%)
• Ambush situations (0.8%)
• Robberies in progress or pursuing robbery suspects (0.8%)
• All other types of circumstances (13.6%)

2020 assault data tables and companion documents are exclusively located on the FBI’s Law Enforcement Data Explorer (a subset of the Crime Data Explorer).

Data and statistics concerning officers feloniously killed, officers accidentally killed, and federal officers killed and/or assaulted in 2020 were previously released to the Law Enforcement Data Explorer in May 2021. With today’s release of assault data, all 2020 LEOKA data are now available.

Timoteo Arteaga Arrested AND Charged in Fatal Crash at 2100 Pierce Street

 HOUSTON, TEXAS - Charges have been filed against a suspect arrested in a fatal crash at 2100 Pierce Street about 10:10 p.m. on Saturday (Oct. 16).

The suspect, Timoteo Arteaga (H/m, 36), is charged with intoxication manslaughter in the 177th State District Court. 

The identity of the deceased male victim, 30, is pending verification by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences.

HPD Vehicular Crimes Division Sergeant P. Pham and Officer J. Crisler reported:

Arteaga was driving a black Volkswagen Tiguan southbound in the 2000 block of St. Emanuel when he ran a stop sign at the intersection with Pierce Street and was struck by a black Kia Forte traveling eastbound on Pierce Street. 

Paramedics transported the driver (victim) of the Kia to Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center where he was pronounced deceased. 

Arteaga was detained at the scene and determined to be intoxicated.  He and a passenger in his vehicle were transported to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries.  Arteaga will be transferred to jail after his release from the hospital.  

HPD RELEASED Surveillance Photos in Fatal Shooting at 2900 Woodridge Drive

HOUSTON, TEXAS - Houston police have released surveillance photos of a suspect wanted in the fatal shooting of a woman at 2900 Woodridge Drive about 12:40 a.m. on Sunday (Oct. 17).

The suspect is described only as a black male wearing a dark hoodie with blue lettering on the front.  

The victim is identified as Mary Jane Gonzales, 49.

HPD Homicide Division Detectives L. Kauffman and J. Campbell reported:

An off-duty officer heard a gunshot coming from the parking lot of a bank at the above address and ran toward the gunfire.  The officer saw a male standing near the body of a female.  The male then fled the scene in a vehicle.  Paramedics pronounced the woman (Ms. Gonzales) deceased at the scene.  She had been shot at least one time.

The motive in the shooting appears to be robbery.

Anyone with information in this case is urged to contact the HPD Homicide Division at 713-308-3600 or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.

MS-13 member sentenced in machete slaying

HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS - An MS-13 gang member has been sentenced to 45 years in prison for attacking an alleged rival with a machete before he was shot by other MS-13 members near a Spring elementary school in 2018, officials announced Monday.

 

“There is a culture of violence within these gangs that leads to indiscriminate killing and puts all of us in danger,” Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg said Monday. “This was a premeditated and cold-blooded murder, not some crime of passion, and the killers deserve to spend decades in prison.”

 

On the eve of trial, Francisco Amadeo Flores-Salazar, 21, pleaded guilty Friday in exchange for a 45-year-sentence.

 

Jose Alfonso Villanueva, 24, was lured out of his home on July 29, 2018, when a friend, who has also been charged, told him that that she was going to give him marijuana for his birthday, which he had celebrated four days earlier.

 

He got into a car with two MS-13 members and drove to a field that was about 500 feet from Lewis Elementary School, in Spring.

 

At the field, several men, including Francisco Amadeo Flores-Salazar, who was known as “Psycho,” attacked Villanueva. Flores-Salazar later told authorities that he slashed and hacked the 24-year-old at least twice with the long blade causing him to try to run away. Other MS-13 members then gunned him down because he was allegedly connected to a rival gang.

 

Flores-Salazar is the fourth person to be sentenced out of six people who participated in the slaying. The case against another defendant is expected to go to trial in coming weeks.

 

The case was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations, the Harris County Sheriff’s Office and the Houston Police Department.

 

“The successful investigation and prosecution into this brutal murder is a direct result of the strong partnership that Homeland Security Investigations Houston has with the Houston Police Department, Harris County Sheriff’s Office and the Harris County District Attorney’s Office,” said Robert Kurtz, deputy special agent in charge, HSI Houston. “Working together with our law enforcement partners we have removed four of the six violent gang members involved in this murder from the community and we will not rest until the other two are behind bars.”

 

Assistant District Attorney Jason Sanchez, who prosecuted the case, said a jury was moments from being picked when the defendant decided to plead guilty.

“This was a premeditated murder, it took weeks to plan out,” Sanchez said. “And when it came time, this guy delivered the first blow. He started everything.”

 

MS-13, or Mara Salvatrucha 13, is a transnational gang that originated in Los Angeles, thrives in El Salvador, and is known for extreme violence.

Suspect Looses Gun Twice in Botched Robbery

HOUSTON, TEXAS - The Houston Police Department’s Robbery Division need the public's assistance identifying the suspects responsible for an aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon. 

On Thursday, October 7, 2021 at 2:40 am, two unknown males entered a convenience store, located at the 2800 block of Reed, in Houston, Texas. The males first acted like customers, at which time one of the males walked around the counter while armed with a handgun and demanded the money from the cash registers. Both clerks then fought with the suspect and were able to take his gun from him. While fighting the suspect, one of the clerks was also able to retrieve his own gun, pointing it at the suspect numerous times during the scuffle. At one point, the suspect was able to get his gun back when it fell to the ground, but dropped it a second time when the clerk fought the suspect as they made their way from behind the counter to the front of the store. Both suspects were able to get away and fled across the street towards an apartment complex at 2725 Reed. Houston PD #1350640-21 

Suspect description:

Suspect #1: Black male, 18 to 25 years old, 5’10, 170 to 190 pounds, dreads with gold tips, black shirt, black pants and red shoes. Had what appeared to be road rash on his arm.

Suspect #2: Black male, 20 to 25 years old, 6’0 to 6’5, 180 to 200 pounds, blue jeans jacket with no shirt, gloves and light colored jeans. 

Please contact Crime Stoppers of Houston DIRECTLY if you have any information related to this investigation. Information leading to the charging and/or arrest of any felony suspects may result in a cash payment up to $5,000. Tipsters MUST contact Crime Stoppers DIRECTLY to remain anonymous and to be considered for a cash payment by calling 713-222-TIPS (8477), submitting an online tip at www.crime-stoppers.org or through the Crime Stoppers mobile app.