Our investigation found 1,100 times in the last three years where police charged suspects with unlawfully carrying a weapon, but a judge tossed the case.
The detectives who spoke with DC Cormier after he reported his son missing asked him to sit down. Then they told the Houston father his 20-year-old son, DJ Cormier, was found shot in the head on the side of the road and died March 9, 2021.
As painful as learning about his son's death, Cormier said he is now left wondering if DJ would still be alive if Quishawn Perdue, the person arrested in DJ's death, was sentenced for previous drug and weapons charges that were dismissed years earlier.In Texas, carrying a gun while committing any other offense, including possession of marijuana, is considered a crime itself.
Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg blames misdemeanor judges and magistrates, suggesting other large Texas counties aren't seeing the same issue. 13 Investigates tried but couldn't independently verify the claim.
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