Teen charged in shooting of HPD officer

kurtaz said on February 9, 2010 at 11:40 AM

Nineteen years stupid! Well hope you were not planning on doing anything for the next 20 years or so.

commonsense5555 said on February 9, 2010 at 11:42 AM

I'm surprised during the arrest and transportation he did not "accidentally" fall on his face a few times or open a few doors with his head.

firedog said on February 9, 2010 at 11:48 AM

imo oak and hemp is called for......but him a fine boy, and would not do anything like this. it was all the 14 y/o... he is an angel, can tell by the pic..

1usa1 said on February 9, 2010 at 12:01 PM

He just got out of jail for burglary as well.

expresident said on February 9, 2010 at 12:02 PM

you should see the chronicle front cover that little punk smiled for the camera....hope he gets 100 yrs in prision. glad to hear the officer is doing better!!

rukidden said on February 9, 2010 at 12:06 PM

Criminals will always have guns, the only people gun laws would hurt are the law abiding. Saying a prayer for you officer Pierce and thanks for going beyond the call of duty.

jumboshrimp said on February 9, 2010 at 12:17 PM

He smiled because this will earn him street cred when he goes into the system. 'What are you in for?' 'I busted a cap in some po-po's gut.' Or whatever slang they're using these days. He probably doesn't even care he's going in. Cop didn't die, so that means no death penalty. He'll go in, do 10 years (if that), then get out and be ready for his life in a gang.

conservativegal said on February 9, 2010 at 12:27 PM

Wasn't the 14 year old supposed to be in school? Where are the parents? It doesn't take a village; it takes parents. Let me guess, he was being raised by his grandmother.

jabstoo said on February 9, 2010 at 12:28 PM

Yesterday's picture showed him with a smile (or should I say "smirk") on his face...not so in today's picture!! and my gosh..."pulled out a STOLEN pistol"..."fled the scene in a STOLEN vehicle"...I do hope these men don't/can't find a loophole in the justice system to get away with this! So glad to hear that the police officer is expected to recover.

katymom1963 said on February 9, 2010 at 12:32 PM

This kids life is over with! Shooting a police officer while robbing.... real smart...This generation of kids must have been dropped on their heads. They don't seem to be getting any smarter. I feel for his mother.

chronreader said on February 9, 2010 at 12:36 PM

(A 19-year-old Houston man has been charged with aggravated assault of a public servant and burglary of a habitation in connection with the shooting of a Houston police officer) This is a kid not a man!

hayley10 said on February 9, 2010 at 12:38 PM

Another black kid,{punk}...doing what all they know what to do best is steal,rob,rape,drugs,kill...and list goes on...very bad nw houston was agood place to live now with all the low income apartment and the help they get...crime will follow....dam shame.

redbone said on February 9, 2010 at 12:52 PM

These Teens must have lived their wholes lives already. All the things they will miss being free. Teens need to think of the consequence before they act... Peace Out..

jjdoxy said on February 9, 2010 at 1:03 PM

Why not attempted Capitol Murder ? If the officer dies it woul be, wouldn't it ? In any case the smiling POS shown in the Chronicle deserves the death penalty and the sooner the better.

jjdoxy said on February 9, 2010 at 1:07 PM

redbone: that's the problem! These POS don't have the equipment to "think"!! They are all alike! Watch any reality law enforcement on TV and 99.9% of the arrestees are black.

ladyznvme said on February 9, 2010 at 1:17 PM

This comment is for Haley10----"Another black kid,{punk}...doing what all they know what to do best is steal,rob,rape,drugs,kill...and list goes on...very bad nw houston was agood place to live now with all the low income apartment and the help they get...crime will follow....dam shame.'---WTF...this is not about RACE...You freaking idiot.....It doesn't matter if the perp was purple the fact that a policeman was shot while these kids were robbing a home!!! He deserves whatever punishment is given but not because of his color but because of the crime....You freaking people are unbelievable!!!!

jusmyopinion said on February 9, 2010 at 1:18 PM

I am glad the officer will be ok.

asics said on February 9, 2010 at 1:20 PM

People will find a way to defend this POS. Poor him, he is the result of poor parenting, opressed minority, tough street life, blah, blah, blah. The news are not making that big of a deal either, but let's not leave a wounded criminal laying on the street for a few minutes because all hell will break lose. Seems lately the cops and law abiding citizens are the bad guys and the criminals are innocent victims...

krusty_krab said on February 9, 2010 at 1:22 PM

No doubt the Officer was not in condition to fire his gun accurately, but it would have been such a blessing if he could have taken them BOTH out.

texjoy said on February 9, 2010 at 1:32 PM

What a wasted life thus for! No parental guidance I'm sure!

pitchick said on February 9, 2010 at 1:34 PM

There have been a string of robberies in this complex. Maybe if people were allowed to have big dogs of any breed in apartments, there wouldn't be as many burglaries. A smart criminal would think twice about entering a residence with a big intimidating looking dog on the other side of the window. I'm sure these punks will get off easy because they probably had a rough childhood. Spending a little time in jail with other criminals will only teach them how to be better criminals and if they weren't in a gang already, they will be in jail because that's all there is on the inside. And I agree with jumboshrimp, they'll get a lot of props from fellow inmates for having shot a cop. Best solution....don't let them out.

surefoot1 said on February 9, 2010 at 2:01 PM

uuummm..Lets check out Work place shooting, child molestations, serial killings, school shootings and baby killings and, 90% are white. uuuummmmm...And also throw in domestic terrorism..

retiredtexan said on February 9, 2010 at 2:42 PM

He looks just like the 90% of the people doing 90% of the crime in Harris County, what else can I say.

raymon said on February 9, 2010 at 2:55 PM

It's a rough life when you realize that you will never play basketball in the NBA and make millions!

ilmpb said on February 9, 2010 at 3:07 PM

right on Pitchick! And remember folks, this officer wasn't even on duty, he was just doing his laundry, so I doubt he even had a gun on him at all. Still, I hope this loser punk gets EVERYTHING that's coming to him. I have NO tolerance for those that choose to steal from those of us that WORK FOR A LIVING. You little POS, I get up every morning to go to work, get paid and build my life. You have NO RIGHT to anything that I have! If YOU want a tv, GET A JOB. If you want a car, GET A JOB. Makes me SICK!!

dragondad02 said on February 9, 2010 at 3:26 PM

anyone, ANYONE who shoots a cop, will shoot anybody. Never ever let this guy out in the streets again.

newswatcher1 said on February 9, 2010 at 3:32 PM

this seems to be happening a lot lately..are there just a lot of young punks around with nothing to do but steal and use guns, or is the economy so bad these guys have no income??..i get the impresssion guys like this are selfish and care only about the next roll of cash they can get..lets hope the officer is ok and will recover soon..

imalady2 said on February 9, 2010 at 4:30 PM

He looks too far gone in his eyes to ever find his way back. 19 years old with a track record for crime as long as his frown.....I feel for his mother. Doubtful that he could be rehabilitated....no need to consider. Just send him to prison for 99.9 years with no parole.

bdrlnt4rl said on February 9, 2010 at 5:01 PM

Hey...this is Black History month! Lets pull up our pants and honor the dreams of MLK instead of smear his name in the dirt....have pride in yourselves, I did, and I made it.

anenigma said on February 9, 2010 at 5:02 PM

agreed surefoot.

wood0527 said on February 9, 2010 at 5:04 PM

I bet...he ain't never done nothin' like that, you's guys' just pickin' on my boy cuz he black....that's right!

turbocobra said on February 9, 2010 at 5:28 PM

looks like a YOUNG crack head

reeferbob said on February 9, 2010 at 5:45 PM

Why is there always someone asking " Where's the parents" Don't you know already, that this type of organic life form doesn't have PARENTS. They have Baby Daddy's! and Baby Momma's!. Two creatures that hook up momentarily then go their seperate ways and leave John Taxpayer to deal with the afterbirth, before " IT" goes to prison , when "IT" is in prison and after " IT" gets out of prison. "IT" won't miss anything by not being FREE! because everything "IT" has gotten has been FREE! This thing more than likely wouldn't recognize his parents if "IT" was aiming "IT'S" pistol at them!

1usa1 said on February 9, 2010 at 5:57 PM

I'm guessing he's about to get a small family reunion when he gets to prison.

txjimmie said on February 9, 2010 at 7:04 PM

Referbob is on the mark. There are parts of this town where civilization broke down a long time ago. There the inhabitants live by the law of the jungle. Now they are becoming more and more emboldened. This one just came out of the apartment they were stealing from and simply shot Officer Pierce. We are in a war with those who are indiginous to these bad districts. It is spilling out to where if effects decent people. Law enforcement does a great job but they are only here to maintain the peace in normal times. What is now transpiring is far from normal times. We must face the reality of the war that has been forced upon us by these criminal savages and respond. In my opinion it is approaching the time for law enforcement to seek temporary augmentation from civilians to assist them in cleaning out these bad districts once and for all.

raveon said on February 9, 2010 at 8:09 PM

i agree with Pitchick and ilmpb (Hi ladies!!). Again, STOP welfare and the crime rate will begin to drop. Stop paying women to have kids they don't want and won't raise. Those kids have no parental guidence or nurturing so they are raised "on the streets" and learn the wrong way of life. I'm glad the officer is going to be ok.

lajolla19 said on February 9, 2010 at 10:56 PM

These are only the crimes he commited as an adult. Can you imagine how long his criminal history is if you consider his juvenile record too? BTW his mom is probably the one that starved her kid to death!

pitchick said on February 9, 2010 at 10:58 PM

Amen reeferbob and txjimmie....amen!

harley2 said on February 10, 2010 at 1:00 AM

it is getting worse all over and people will always say that it is because of the fact there is no good jobs . but slim balls like this would not work and iam never has. needs to be in prison for ever or shot dead. prayers for the cop

jim375 said on February 10, 2010 at 6:26 AM

these two fools should get life without parole, its evident that they have no regard for human life or respect for others property

bearfoot said on February 10, 2010 at 8:07 AM

Ahhh, look at the turd with the chip on his shoulder. Another punk "Unjustly accused"?

rocket_munkey said on February 10, 2010 at 8:33 AM

hayley10, dont hold back tell us how you really feel! lmao... lame!

jkb451960 said on February 10, 2010 at 9:30 AM

I found out that what you write on here is definitely filtered, so if THEY dont like what you say, THEY, meaning the liberal media, your post dont go up here.

houstonative78 said on February 10, 2010 at 9:42 AM

dude.. PLEASE stop trying to act "hard" in your mug shot. your a lil f** punk a**....... GIVE IT UP! AHAH btw... have fun getting RAPED in prison the rest of your LONG LIFE.....

houstonative78 said on February 10, 2010 at 9:43 AM

and the top gay pic of the year for Houston mug shots goes to............

dukegarcia123 said on February 10, 2010 at 10:55 AM

Big bad leeroy brown will be looking you up, he needs a new wife beccause his other got paroled.

raymon said on February 10, 2010 at 1:22 PM

Q- ball is on the case! He went to court with him! His bow tie gives him away big time!

justice411 said on February 11, 2010 at 1:21 PM

People will not want to hear the truth. This in no way excused the punks for shooting the secruity guard, but did the SG have a call about that stuff being stolen? IF not, how did he not know that these guys were not just moving? He didn't.. Racial profiling.. Now some will say that is justified, but if you do not have a call about a burglary and you just start ordering people you ahve no clue about to the ground, it is 100% racial profiling. I can promise you if a police officer or cop started telling me to get on the ground and I was just walking carrying my TV( year I know it was stolen, but he did not know that), I would have laughed. A good or pretend lawyer will bring up profiling unlawfull stop/search etc..