A man was sentenced to 58 years behind bars on Wednesday after being convicted of running over and killing a Nassau Bay officer in 2019, according to the Harris County District Attorney’s Office.
On December 10, 2019, Sgt. Kaila Sullivan, a Nassau Bay police officer, was run over and killed by Tavores Henderson.
Harris County Assistant District Attorneys Lisa Stewart and Stephany Abner asked the judge for a life sentence. Judge Melissa Morris sentenced Henderson to 58… pic.twitter.com/hy4k2OQnSE— Harris County District Attorney (@HarrisCountyDAO) September 10, 2025
On Sept. 4, a jury found Tavores Henderson guilty of aggravated assault in the death of 43-year-old Nassau Bay police Sgt. Kaila Sullivan nearly six years ago.
Investigators say Henderson hit the sergeant with his car after he escaped arrest during a traffic stop at an apartment complex in the 2000 block of San Sebastian Court around 8:30 p.m. on Dec. 10, 2019…