Gerald Goines, the former Houston Police Department officer already serving time in state prison for murder following the deadly Harding Street drug raid, has been sentenced to five years on separate federal charges.
U.S. District Judge George Hanks handed down his sentence against Goines on Monday afternoon, bringing to a close a prosecution that began months after the January 2019 raid. He pleaded guilty to two counts of deprivation of rights under color of law. The judge gave Goines credit for time served, meaning that he will only have to serve 35 months on his federal sentence.
The sentence was handed down in front of a mostly empty courtroom. Goines, a large man who was once a competitive weight lifter, wore a green prison jumpsuit and was shackled at the wrists.
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