>> CHRIS, I LOVE YOU AND I MISS YOU, MY BROTHER AND MY FRIEND.
>> HARRIS COUNTY SHERIFF’S
OFFICE RIGHT NOW HOLDING A
BRIEFING AFTER THE ARREST OF
TAVORES HENDERSON, THE MAN
ACCUSED OF KILLING NASSAU BAY
SERGEANT KAILA SULLIVAN.
>> CONSTABLES, DEPARTMENT OF
PUBLIC SAFETY, U.S. MARSHALS AND
MANY, MANY MORE.
ALL OF OUR PARTNERS WORKED
TIRELESSLY AROUND THE CLOCK WITH
OUR INVESTIGATORS TO BRING THIS
CASE TO JUSTICE AND THEY HAVE MY
SINCERE GRATITUDE.
SINCERE GRATITUDE. WE ALSO WANT TO THANK OUR
PARTNERS AT CRIME STOPPERS OF
HOUSTON FOR THEIR EFFORTS TO
PUBLICIZE THE CASE AND TO OFFER
A SIGNIFICANT REWARD, AND I NEED
TO POINT OUT AS WELL THAT WHAT
LED US TO THE SUBJECT WAS A TIP
FROM CRIME STOPPERS, SO WE
REALLY APPRECIATE THEM.
I’M PROUD AND RELIEVED TO
ANNOUNCE THAT THIS AFTERNOON,
THE SEARCH FOR OUR SUSPECT LED
TO US A HOME IN THE 4200 BLOCK
OF HERITAGE TRAIL IN SOUTHWEST
HOUSTON.
HOUSTON. DEPUTIES SUCCESSFULLY MADE
CONTACT WITH THE SUSPECT AND HE
SURRENDERED WITHOUT INNOCENT.
THANK YOU TO THE PEOPLE OF
HARRIS COUNTY FOR RALLYING
TOGETHER TO HELP US MAKE THIS
ARREST.
ARREST. I ALSO WANT TO THANK OUR
RESIDENTS FOR THE OUTPOURING OF
SUPPORT WE HAVE SEEN FROM LAW
ENFORCEMENT HERE IN OUR
COMMUNITY.
COMMUNITY. THIS HAS BEEN A TEARFUL WEEK FOR
OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT FAMILY.
TODAY, WE SAID OUR FINAL
FACEBOOK TO HOUSTON POLICE
SERGEANT CHRISTOPHER BREWSTER
AFTER HE WAS SHOT TO DEATH WHILE
INVESTIGATING A DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE CALL.
VIOLENCE CALL. IN THE COMING DAYS, WE WILL COME
TOGETHER AGAIN TO MOURN THE
PASSING OF NASSAU BAY SERGEANT
KAILA SULLIVAN.
KAILA SULLIVAN. ON BEHALF OF THE HARRIS COUNTY
LAW ENFORCEMENT FAMILY, I WANT
TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE
OUTPOURING OF SUPPORT FOR THOSE
WHO PUT THEIR LIVES ON THE LINE
EACH AND EVERY DAY TO KEEP OUR
COMMUNITY SAFE, AND I ALSO WANT
TO OFFER OUR PERSONAL
CONDOLENCES TO LAW ENFORCEMENT
COMMUNITY IS TO THE NASSAU BAY
COMMUNITY.
COMMUNITY. CHIEF, VERY SORRY FOR THE LOSS.
WE WERE THERE WITH YOU THE FIRST
NIGHT AND EVER SINCE THEN AND TO
MAYOR DENMAN AS WELL, WHO IS
HERE WITH US.
MAYOR, TO YOUR CITY, AGAIN,
BEHALF ALL OF THE LAW
ENFORCEMENT REPRESENTED HERE
TODAY AND THOSE STILL WORKING ON
THE FOLLOW-UP OF THIS CASE, WE
OFFER OUR SINCERE CONDOLENCES TO
YOU.
YOU. I ALSO KNOW WE’VE BEEN JOINED BY
DISTRICT ATTORNEY KIM OGG.
D.A., I WANT TO THANK YOU, YOUR
TEAM, AND YOU’VE BEEN INVOLVED
FROM THE BEGINNING.
THEY WORKED WITH US OUT AT THE
SCENE HELPING US COORDINATE SOME
THINGS THAT WE’VE BEEN IN TOUCH
CONSTANTLY, SO WE WANT TO THANK
YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT THROUGHOUT
THIS CASE.
THIS CASE. THIS HAS BEEN VERY DIFFICULT,
AND AGAIN, JUST A GRIM REMINDER
OF THE HARD JOB THAT LAW
ENFORCEMENT HAS EVERY DAY,
DISPITSD IT RECENTLY, BUT THEY
ARE DESERVING OF OUR ADMIRATION
AND RESPECT AND WE REALLY JUST
WANT TO OFFER A TIP OF THE HAT
TO ALL LAW ENFORCEMENT THAT’S
OUT THERE EVERY SINGLE DAY
PUTTING THEIR LIVES ON THE LINE,
LEADING FROM THE FRONT.
THIS SERGEANT WAS OUT IN THE
FIELD CHECKING ON ANOTHER
OFFICER AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE
HER SERVICE AND I HOPE THAT THE
CONTINUING LEGACY THAT SHE
LEAVES BEHIND IS MAKING SURE
THAT WE ALL SERVE WITH THE SAME
MINDSET THAT SHE DID AS POLICE
LEADERS AND SHE WILL NEVER BE
FORGOTTEN.
FORGOTTEN. AT THIS POINT, I’D LIKE TO
INVITE MAYOR MARK DENMAN TO COME
UP AND TO SAY A FEW WORDS ON
BEHALF OF THE CITY OF NASSAU
BAY.
BAY. >> THANKS, SHERIFF.
DUE TO THE GREAT COOPERATION OF
THESE EXCELLENT LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCIES, AND I MEAN GREAT
COOPERATION, THE CITIZENS OF
NASSAU BAY ARE SLEEPING BETTER
TONIGHT.
TONIGHT. I CAN’T TELL YOU WHAT A
NIGHTMARE IT’S BEEN FOR OUR
CITY.
CITY. FIRST TIME ANYTHING LIKE THIS
THAT IS HAPPENED, AND I JUST
CAN’T COMPLIMENT EVERYBODY
INVOLVED ENOUGH TO BRING THIS
INDIVIDUAL TO JUSTICE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> NEXT, CHIEF TIM COMEY WITH
THE NASSAU BAY POLICE
DEPARTMENT.
DEPARTMENT. CHIEF, I KNOW IT’S BEEN VERY
DIFFICULT FOR YOU.
YOU’VE BEEN PHENOMENAL AND WE’VE
BEEN COMMUNICATING WITH YOU THIS
WHOLE TIME.
WHOLE TIME. >> THANK YOU, SHERIFF.
I JUST WANT TO SAY FIRST OF ALL
START OFF THANK YOU TO THE
COMMUNITY FOR ALL THE SUPPORT
THAT THEY’VE GIVEN OUR OFFICERS
AND OUR COMMUNITY DOWN IN NASSAU
BAY.
BAY. ALSO I WANT TO THANK ALL OF THE
CITIZENS THAT CALLED IN A NUMBER
OF REPORTS, TIPS AND LEADS.
SHERIFF GONZALEZ, MARSHALL
BLANKENSHIP HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT
WITH ME ON A REGULAR BASIS, AND
I WANT TO THANK SHERIFF GONZALEZ
AND THE HARRIS COUNTY SHERIFF’S
DEPARTMENT FOR TAKING OVER THE
LEAD ON THIS INVESTIGATION.
THAT GAVE US THE OPPORTUNITY FOR
OUR OFFICERS TO DECOMPRESS AND
REGROUP A LITTLE BIT SO THAT --
AND WE ALLOWED THEM TO TAKE OVER
THE INVESTIGATION.
THE INVESTIGATION. WE KNEW THEY’D DO A GREAT JOB
FOR US AND WITH ALL OF THE
RESPECT, WE THANK YOU FOR
HANDLING THAT FOR US.
THE D.A. KIM OGG, I THINK EARLY
THE OTHER MORNING, CALLED AND
SPOKE WITH ME AND WE CHATTED, SO
WE’VE BEEN IN CONTACT.
LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY
REITERATING WHAT SHERIFF
GONZALEZ SAID IS JUST WORKING
TREMENDOUSLY TOGETHER, ALL OF
THE GRAND JURORS ARE GEARS ARE M
CERTAINLY APPRECIATE ALL OF THE
SUPPORT FROM ALL OF THE LAW
ENFORCEMENT BUT WE ALSO
APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT FROM ALL
OF THE COMMUNITY THAT HAS BEEN
OUTPOURING.
OUTPOURING. SHERIFF GONZALEZ, TAKING OVER
THE LEAD HAS ALLOWED US TO FOCUS
ON OUR HEALTH FOR OUR OFFICERS
AND WORKING WITH SERGEANT
SULLIVAN’S FAMILY TO MAKE SURE
THAT THEY’RE GETTING THE
RESOURCES THAT THEY NEED, SO,
AGAIN, THANK YOU TO EVERYONE
INVOLVED AND THANK YOU TO THE
COMMUNITY.
COMMUNITY. >> CHIEF?
>> CHIEF? >> NEXT, WE’LL HAVE OUR U.S.
MARSHAL, GATHER GARY BLANKENSHIP
UP AND SAY A FEW WORDS.
THANK YOU TO THE VIOLENT
OFFENDERS GROUP.
OFFENDERS GROUP. HE’S GOING TO BE MOVING ON TO
SOME OTHER OPPORTUNITIES.
I CAN’T THANK HIM ENOUGH.
WE GO WAY BACK TO OUR HOUSTON
POLICE DEPARTMENT DAYS AND HIM
AS MARSHALL AND ME IN MY OTHER
CAPACITY.
CAPACITY. WE COULDN’T ASK FOR A BETTER
FRIEND AND SUPPORTER IN THE LAW
ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY, A TRUE
POLICEMAN IN EVERY SENSE OF THE
WORD.
WORD. WE’RE GOING TO MISS YOU IN THAT
CAPACITY, BUT WE APPRECIATE ALL
OF YOUR SERVICE.
>> THE OTHER THING I’M MOVING ON
TO IS BEING A GRANDFATHER, A
MORE ACTIVE GRANDFATHER.
I JUST WANTED TO SAY A FEW WORDS
FIRST.
FIRST. MY CONDOLENCES TO CHIEF AND THE
DEPARTMENT OF NASSAU BAY.
THE SHERIFF AND I WERE OUT THERE
UNTIL 3:30 THE OTHER MORNING ON
THAT SCENE SO, IT’S NOT LIKE
ATTENTION WASN’T PAID, BUT WE
MOBILIZED TWO OF OUR UNITS WITH
THE GULF COAST VIOLENT OFFENDERS
AND FUGITIVE TASK FORCE, THE ONE
OUT OF GALVESTON AND THE ONE OUT
OF HOUSTON, SO WE HAD GALVESTON
COUNTY SHERIFFS, ALL OF THE
P.D.s DOWN IN GALVESTON COUNTY
WHO WERE SPECIALLY DEPUTIZED,
SPECIAL DEPUTY U.S. MARSHALS,
AND SO THAT’S HOW THESE TASK
FORCES WORK, WHERE WE BRING
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ON AND WE
SPECIALLY STEP ADVERTISE DEPEND
THE TEAM HAS BEEN VERY
SUCCESSFUL JUST REALLY IN THE
LAST MONTH, WE HAVE BROUGHT DOWN
SOME REALLY, REALLY EXTREMELY
VIOLENT FUGITIVES IN HARRIS
COUNTY HERE.
COUNTY HERE. WE WERE ON THIS.
MY SALUTE TO THE GULF COAST TASK
FORCE AND THE LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCIES THAT WERE INVOLVED
BECAUSE SNOB SLEPT UNTIL THIS --
NOBODY SLEPT UNTIL THIS PERSON
WAS BROUGHT TO JUSTICE.
CRIME STOPPERS, I MEAN, THEY
CAME UP WITH THE MONEY, THE U.S.
MARSHALS CAME UP WITH THE MONEY
FOR THE REWARD.
WHEN THE MONEY COMES, PHONES
START RINGING AND INVOLVEMENT IN
THE COMMUNITY, IT WAS JUST
REALLY PHENOMENAL.
REALLY PHENOMENAL. IT LED TO US BRING THIS PERSON
DOWN WITHOUT INCIDENT.
SO AGAIN, MY CONDOLENCES TO THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE CITY.
I USED TO LIVE IN NASSAU BAY,
SO, YOU KNOW, THIS THING
HAPPENED RIGHT IN FRONT OF A
PLACE I USED TO LIVE, SO IT KIND
OF HIT HOME WITH ME.
BUT AGAIN, IT WAS A
COLLABORATIVE EFFORT WITH ALL OF
THE LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCIES BEING ONE TEAM, FOCUSED
ON THIS SAME GOAL, AND IT WAS
VERY SUCCESSFUL.
VERY SUCCESSFUL. THANK YOU, SHERIFF.
>> NEXT, WE WANT TO HEAR FROM
DIRECTOR WITH D.P.S..
THEY WERE OUT THERE AS WELL WITH
US FROM THE FIRST MOMENTS.
DIRECTOR JASON TAYLOR.
>> FIRST AND FOREMOST, MY
CONDOLENCES TO THE COMMUNITY OF
NASSAU BAY, THE FAMILY OF
SERGEANT SULLIVAN, CO-WORKERS,
FRIENDS AND FAMILY.
SPEAKINGTO SPEAK TO THE COLLABOR
ALREADY SPOKEN OF, WHAT WE HAVE
BETWEEN US AND THE FEDERAL
OFFICERS, OUR FEDERAL PARTNERS,
THE D.A.’s OFFICE, THE CITY OF
HOUSTON, ALL OF OUR CONSTABLES
AND THE STATE OF TEXAS, IT’S
UNPRECEDENTED.
UNPRECEDENTED. WHEN WE HAVE A VIOLENT ATTACK ON
A POLICE OFFICER, THE STATE OF
TEXAS IS GOING TO BRING AWESOME
OUR ASSETS TO BEAR, AND IN THIS
CASE, WE BROUGHT FORTH TROOPERS,
SPECIAL AGENTS WITH OUR CRIMINAL
INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION ALONG
WITH OUR TECH UNIT, OUR AIRCRAFT
DIVISION, AND, OF COURSE, OUR
TEXAS RANGERS, AND WE COMMIT TO
THE STATE OF TEXAS AND TO THE
CITIZENS OF HARRIS COUNTY AND
THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES THAT
THE STATE OF TEXAS WILL BE THERE
TO ASSIST OUR BROTHERS AND
SISTERS WHEN THINGS DON’T GO
RIGHT, AND WE’RE HAPPY TO BE A
PART OF IT, AND AGAIN, MY
CONDOLENCES.
CONDOLENCES. THANK YOU.
>> DISTRICT ATTORNEY KIM OGG HARRIS COUNTY D.A..
KIM, IF YOU WANT TO SAY A FEW
WORDS.
WORDS. PUSH.
PUSH. >> CHIEF, MY CONDOLENCES, MAYOR,
MY CONDOLENCES.
MY CONDOLENCES. I HAVE JOINED YOU ALL TO LET YOU
KNOW THAT THIS DEFENDANT HAS
BEEN OR IS BEING CHARGED WITH
CAPITAL MURDER NOW.
ADDITIONALLY, OTHER SUSPECTS IN
THE CASE HAVE BEEN CHARGED AFTER
THE FACT SUSPECT.
HIS ANOTHER AND THE MOTHER’S
BOYFRIEND.
BOYFRIEND. I HAVE JUST COME FROM A FUNERAL
FOR SERGEANT BREWSTER WITH
ALMOST ALL OF THESE PEOPLE.
NONE OF US CAN REMEMBER A TIME
IN HARRIS COUNTY WHEN THERE’S
BEEN THREE COP KILLERS IN THE
HARRIS COUNTY JAIL AT ONE TIME.
THE WORK THAT IS REPRESENTED BY
ALL THESE AGENCIES HERE, I CAN’T
TELL YOU HOW MANY HUNDREDS OF
STAFF HOURS THAT IS.
WHILE THEY’RE OUT ON THE SCENE
WORKING, WE HAD LAWYERS OUT
THERE WITH THEM WORKING AS WELL,
BUT I WANTED TO INTRODUCE THE
TRIAL TEAM.
TRIAL TEAM. THEY’RE THE ONES WHO PREPARE
SEARCH WARRANTS, THEY’RE THE
ONES WHO WORK RIGHT ALONGSIDE,
BUT THEY ARE BACK AT OUR OFFICES
GENERALLY AFTER THEY LEAVE THE
SCENE, SO THEY HAVE BEEN THERE
FROM THE BEGINNING PROVIDING THE
LEGAL COUNSEL AND SUPPORT TO
THIS LAW ENFORCEMENT FAMILY, AND
I WANT TO THANK JOHN BREWER, I
WANT TO THANK SEAN TIER AND MARY
McFADDEN.
McFADDEN. THE PRO PROSECUTORS YOU SEE
HERE, PLEASE COME UP.
I WANT TO INTRODUCE THEM.
MARY McFADN RUNS OUR FAMILY
AREA.
AREA. HE HAS HEADED OUR VEHICULAR
CRIMES UNIT FOR THE LAST ALMOST
THREE YEARS.
THREE YEARS. THESE WILL BE THE PROSECUTORS ON
THE CAPITAL MURDER TEAM.
THAT IS TEAM NUMBER 3 FOR THIS
YEAR.
YEAR. SO I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL AND I
WANT TO THANK LAW ENFORCEMENT
FOR A JOB WELL DONE.
SHERIFF, CONGRATULATIONS FOR
BRINGING THIS EXTREMELY
DANGEROUS PERSON TO JUSTICE.
NOW IT’S OUR TURN.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
SO YOU’VE HEARD THE CHARGES
BEING UPGRADED TO CAPITAL MURDER
NOW, AND I WANT TO AGAIN SPEAK
ABOUT LAW ENFORCEMENT.
I’M JUST SO PROUD OF ALL OF THE
MEN AND WOMEN HERE, THOSE THAT
COULDN’T MAKE IT HERE TODAY
BECAUSE THEY’RE STILL WORKING ON
THE CASE.
THE CASE. JUST PHENOMENAL COLLABORATION,
THE BEST OF THE BEST IN LAW
ENFORCEMENT.
ENFORCEMENT. THERE’S NO PLACE I’D RATHER BE A
PEACE OFFICER THAN HERE IN THE
GREAT STATE OF TEXAS AND HERE IN
THE GREATER REGION, WE HAVE SO
MANY WONDERFUL PARTNERS, CASE
AFTER CASE, AND EVEN WHILE WE’RE
WORKING ON THIS CASE, THE TEAM,
WAS FILING AGGRAVATED ROBBERY
CHARGES ON AN INCIDENT THAT
HAPPENED NEAR A BUS STOP THE
OTHER DAY, A SECOND INDIVIDUAL
WAS CHARGED ON THAT, AND JUST
THE WORK CONTINUES AND WE WANT
TO REALLY DO OUR DUE DILIGENCE,
MAKE SURE WE GOT THIS RIGHT, AND
WE WERE GOING TO BE RELENTLESS
AND I ALSO MENTIONED, AND I SENT
SEVERAL MESSAGES AND REMINDERS,
MADE IT VERY CLEAR, CRYSTAL
CLEAR IS THE WORD I SAID, IF
YOU’RE HINDERING HIS
APPREHENSION OF A KNOWN FELON,
WE’RE GOING TO COME AFTER YOU AS
WELL, AND I WASN’T KIDDING AND
WE’RE GOING TO BE PURSUING THAT
AS WELL AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME,
WE’RE GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
DO THE ADDITIONAL FOLLOW-UP,
WHATEVER IS NEEDED, TALKING WITH
THE D.A.’s OFFICE AS WELL, BUT
IF WE CAN PROVE THAT YOU WERE
HINDERING APPREHENSION, THAT
WE’RE GOING TO COME AFTER YOU AS
WELL, NOT ONLY ON THIS ONE, BUT
ANY OTHER WANTED FELON THAT’S
OUT THERE IN HARRIS COUNTY,
BECAUSE WE’RE NOT PLAYING AROUND
WITH THAT, AND SO, YOU KNOW,
AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK THE
MEMBERS AS WELL FOR USING
TREMENDOUS RESTRAINT IN THIS
PROCESS AS WELL.
THEY’RE HEARTBROKEN, THEY’RE
MEMBERS OF THIS COMMUNITY.
QUUF OUR FELLOW LAW ENFORCEMENT
PROFESSIONALS ABOUT A TAKEN IN
THE LINE OF DUTY, BUT THEY WERE
PROFESSIONALS.
PROFESSIONALS. THEY GOT THE JOB DONE.
THEY ALLOWED THE COMMUNITY TO
GRIEVE AND WE PUT ON THE
UNIFORM, THE GEAR, THE BADGES,
WENT OUT THERE AND GOT THE JOB
DONE, AND YOU CAN’T SPEAK ABOUT
GREATER HEROES OR
PROFESSIONALISM THAN THE WUDGES
HEREONESHERE TODAY.
HEREONESHERE TODAY. BRIEFLY IN SPANISH, AND THEN
WE’LL OPEN UP QUELLS. QUESTIONS.
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that’s what about the law but
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infamous you on all of this
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moments when it will put them
into it is he a gun is not a is
going in that the person or
even put in time and devastated
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godless time in he put the number of
important piece on a put a 60
minute cycle. We say look at
>> AT THIS POINT, OPEN IT UP FOR
QUESTIONS.
QUESTIONS. >> DISTRICT ATTORNEY MENTIONED A
MOTHER AND THE MOTHER’S
BOYFRIEND ALSO BEING CHARGED.
CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT THE
CHARGES THEY’RE FACING.
>> MOST LIKELY IT WILL BE
HINDERING APPREHENSION.
HINDERING APPREHENSION. IT’S STILL IN THE EARLY STAGES.
WE’RE GOING TO TIGHTEN UP, BUT
GEAR READY TO ANNOUNCE -- OKAY.
>> GO AHEAD AND ASK SEAN.
>> OKAY, SEAN.
WE’RE STILL TIDYING UP, BUT IF
THERE’S MORE, WE’RE COMING AFTER
THEM, AND THAT’S EXACTLY RIGHT,
EXACTLY WHAT THE SHERIFF JUST
SAID.
SAID. THIS IS NOT THE END OF POTENTIAL
CHARGES IN THIS CASE.
WE HAVE UPGRADED THE CHARGE TO
CAPITAL MURDER FOR THE ACTUAL
DEFENDANT, MR. HENDERSON.
HIS MOTHER AIDED HIM THAT NIGHT
IN ESCAPING.
IN ESCAPING. SHE IS CHARGED WITH HINDERING.
SHE ALSO LIED TO SHERIFF’S
DEPUTIES THAT NIGHT.
HER BOYFRIEND DROVE THE CAR THAT
HELPED HIM ESCAPE.
HE IS BEING CHARGED WITH
THIRD-DEGREE HINDERING
THIRD-DEGREE HINDERING APPREHENSION.
APPREHENSION. WE STILL HAVE A LONG TIME LINE
FROM THAT MOMENT TO THE TIME WE
ARRESTED HIM TODAY.
ANYONE THAT HELPED HIM DURING
THAT TIME IS GOING TO FACE THE
SAME CHARGE.
SAME CHARGE. >> HOW DID SHE HELP HIM THAT
NIGHT?
NIGHT? >> SHE AND THE BOYFRIEND TOOK
HIM FROM A LOCATION CLOSE TO THE
SCENE TO A HOTEL WHERE HE SPENT
THE NIGHT.
THE NIGHT. SHE THEN WENT TO HER HOME AND
CAME INTO CONTACT WITH SHERIFF’S
DEPUTIES IMMEDIATELY WHEN SHE
ARRIVED AT HER HOUSE.
SHE INITIALLY TOLD THEM SHE
DIDN’T EVEN KNOW WHO
MR. HENDERSON WAS.
SHE FINALLY CAME TO THE POINT
THAT SHE ADMITTED THAT HE WAS
HER SON BUT SAID SHE HAD NO IDEA
WHERE HE WAS.
THE SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT WAS
ABLE TO GET SURVEILLANCE FOOTAGE
FROM THAT HOTEL THAT SHOWED THAT
LESS THAN 30 MINUTES BEFORE SHE
MADE THAT STATEMENT TO THE
POLICE, SHE HAD DROPPED HIM OFF
AT THE HOTEL.
SO SHE ABSOLUTELY KNEW WHERE HE
WAS, SHE HELPED HIM ESCAPE, AS
DID HER BOYFRIEND.
THEY BOTH LIED TO THE POLICE
AFTERWARDS.
AFTERWARDS. THAT’S THE DEFINITION OF
HINDERING CHARGE.
HINDERING CHARGE. >> WHERE WAS THIS HOTEL?
>> ON THE WEST SIDE.
>> CHIEF, TO THE BEST OF YOUR
KNOWLEDGE, CAN YOU JIBE THE
TRAFFIC STOP AND HOW IT PLAYED
OUT.
OUT. >> SOME OTHERS MAY NEED TO HELP
ME, AND I WANT TO GIVE KUDOS,
THE LEAD INVESTIGATOR THAT’S
HERE WITH HER HOMICIDE DIVISION
WITH HARRIS COUNTY SHERIFF’S
OFFICE AS WELL AS J.D. PHILPOT,
LIEUTENANT MINCHEW AND OTHERS
THAT ARE HERE.
WE KNOW THAT THEY STOPPED THE
CAR ON TRAFFIC AND, DURING THE
TRAFFIC STOP, BOTH THE SERGEANT
AND A POLICE OFFICER WERE OUT
JUST CONDUCTING A TRAFFIC STOP
AS THEY BEGAN TO EFFECT THE
ARREST.
ARREST. HE QUICKLY WAS ABLE TO KIND OF
PUSH AWAY, GET INTO THE CAR AND
TAKE OFF AT A AT A HIGH RATE OF
SPEED JUST AS EVERYTHING WAS
UNFOLDING.
UNFOLDING. HE JUST DELIBERATELY DROVE
FORWARD EXTREMELY FAST FROM THE
SIDE OF THE INITIAL TRAFFIC STOP
AND STRIKING THE OFFICER AND,
YOU KNOW, THE OFFICER THAT WAS
THERE ATTEMPTED LIFE-SAVING
MEASURES AND EVERYTHING AND
SHOULD BE COMMENDED FOR HIS
QUICK ACTIONS TAXPAYER. AT THAT
>> YOU ARE LISTENING TO A PRESS
CONFERENCE WITH HARRIS COUNTY
D.A., D.P.S. AND MORE, ALL
TALKING ABOUT THE ARREST OF THE
SUSPECT WHO HAS BEEN CHARGED
WITH CAPITAL MURDER IN THE DEATH
OF SERGEANT KAILA SULLIVAN, THE
MAYOR OF THIS CITY SAYING THAT
THIS WAS A NIGHTMARE FOR THE
CITY TO DEAL WITH UNTIL THIS MAN