This is almost becoming the norm in Houston: Man wanted for murder was out on bond for a lithany of felony charges. As it turns out, he should have never been freed in the first place.
From the Houston Police Officers' Union Facebook page:
“A felon on parole, caught with a pistol and numerous felony narcotics, posts bond, murders someone... We all deserve answers. How could this happen? Demondrian McWright was on parole for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Less than two weeks ago, McWright was arrested in possession of oxycodone, crack cocaine, ecstasy, marijuana, a stolen pistol, and more. He was charged with one count of narcotics possession and possession of the firarm as a felon. McWright's bail amount should have been NO BOND, by any reasonable bail schedule. In addition to being on parole, Demondrian McWright is a "true habitual offender" with two prior TDC trips. That means he is facing up to life in prison for the new possession offenses. The bond schedule of Harris County recommends he be held without bail. That is the standard.Because of our activist judges / pc court magistrates, Demondrian McWright posted bail shortly after being arrested. Because of our ineffective and inefficient parole system, McWright's parole was not revoked until days later and he was already free. Too little. Too late.”
KPRC-TV reports:
"The Texas Department of Criminal Justice parole warrant, which gives authorities the right to detain parolees believed to be in violation of their parole, came four days after the suspect, Demondrian McWright, 29, posted bond, according to Andy Kahan, director of Victim Services for Crime Stoppers of Houston.”Kahan says “if the parole board had issued a warrant while he was arrested, that is the most powerful warrant in the state. He would have been locked up no matter how low the bond that was issued by the court”.Kahan said the Saturday night murder of Gerald Nash, 36, outside at a convenience store at 2500 W. Little York, was completely preventable. McWright appears to have made the combined $30,000 bond on Jan. 17, 2020. The TDCJ revocation warrant was issued Jan. 20, according to Kahan. The murder was committed Jan. 25.Jeremy Desel, director of communications for TDCJ, says they are “looking into this specific case and investigating. Circumstances surrounding all pre-revocation warrants are investigated before issued.”