Blood on Bond: Harris County's Revolving Door

Blood on Bond

Cross-referencing court records...

Confirmed Bond Crimes

128

Defendants charged with murder/violent felony while on bond

200+

Total bond murders since O'Donnell decree per Crime Stoppers

Filter — Concurrent Bond Count

Color Key — Other Active Bonds at Time of Crime

1 other active case

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2 other active cases

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3–4 other active cases

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5+ other active cases

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Ring: Murder charge

Ring: Other violent felony

Dot size = bail amount set by judge

Documented Named Cases

Rosalie Cook

Stabbed to death. Suspect had 67 prior Harris County arrests, was on 2 felony PR bonds.

2 ACTIVE BONDSMURDER

Macario De Leon, age 18

Shot in Greenspoint parking lot by Louis Ybarbo — 2 active bonds including reinstated agg. robbery bond after Judge Franklin denied revocation.

2 ACTIVE BONDSMURDER

Samuel Olson, age 5

Killed with blunt object. Suspect out on felony PR bond for assault; hid body for days.

FELONY PR BONDMURDER

Jeffrey Johnson, age 58

Followed from Galleria restaurant, shot in garage by Devan Jordan — out on $500K bond for prior capital murder.

OUT ON $500K BONDMURDER

Joshua Sandoval

Murdered by suspect on bond for agg. robbery (Ft. Bend) + 2 more Harris County felony bonds.

3 ACTIVE BONDSMURDER

21-year-old girlfriend (name withheld)

Shot by Austin Collette — released by Judge Unger while awaiting sentencing for a prior murder conviction.

OUT PENDING MURDER SENTENCING

Sherniqua Banks

Murdered in front of her 3-year-old. Suspect on parole for violent offense, then released on PR bond for new felony.

PR BOND / ON PAROLEMURDER

Data Notes

⚠ Locations = defendant home addresses from HCDC court records. Not crime scene locations — these were not publicly geocoded.

Method: defendants charged with murder or aggravated violent felony who had ≥1 other ACTIVE criminal case simultaneously = confirmed "on bond" for other crime.

Full population of bond murders (200+ since 2019) tracked by Crime Stoppers Houston (Andy Kahan) and documented by State Sen. Joan Huffman.

Sources

Harris County District Clerk (HCDC) · HPD NIBRS 2019–2024 · Crime Stoppers of Houston · Gov. Greg Abbott (Apr. 2025) · Sen. Joan Huffman (2022) · KPRC 2 Investigates (Feb. 2021) · LocalInsights.ai

HCDC court cross-reference · Defendant home addresses · LocalInsights.ai · Data as of March 2026