It was a case that made national headlines, as a well-known pastor was murdered in an apparent road rage shooting in southeast Houston.
But two and a half years later, the case still hasn’t gone to trial, and as his family waits for justice, they navigate a system marked with delays.
Ronald Mouton was shot in the chest on the feeder road of the Gulf Freeway near Griggs in June 2022.
23-year-old Uber driver Deshawn Longmire was charged with murder, but he is now out on a $500,000 bond.
“It ain’t about not understanding death or not understanding that in this life, we leave one another. I get all of that,” pastor Roland Mouton, Ronald’s twin brother, explained. “But to know that his killer has the freedom he has to be around this long, going on three years before it even goes to trial, while we’re suffering to see the end of this, that’s the part that hurts my family more than anything.”
The trial was originally scheduled for last month, but was pushed back due to a scheduling conflict with the defense attorney.