Insanity! A Texas Judge Allows an Accused Cop Killer to be Released from Jail
The accused cop killer is charged with firing dozens of shots into the undercover vehicle occupied by Harris County Deputy Fernando Esqueda. He is now out of jail, awaiting trial for capital murder.
Harris County (TX) Dep. Fernando Esqueda was brutally assassinated
McLean, VA (March 13, 2025) - Police1.com recently published an editorial I authored on behalf of Citizens Behind the Badge condemning a Texas judge’s decision to grant bond to two accused cop killers. One of those charged with capital murder has already been released from jail, and the other is now eligible for bond and release. Click on the link below to view the editorial and get ready to be shocked by what you’ll find:
The Houston Police Officers’ Union called the judge’s decision “indefensible,” and added, “If we don’t stop judges like her now, we will continue to see repeat offenders and violent criminals emboldened by a system that refuses to hold them accountable.” In addition to being a disrespectful slap in the face to police, this decision puts the public in grave danger. Since 2021, there have been 162 homicides committed in Harris County (TX) by suspects awaiting trial and out on bond for some other crime.
The cold-blooded murder of Deputy Esqueda brings to mind another brutal assassination of a New York City police officer in 1988. That officer’s name is Edward Byrne. He was sitting in his patrol car guarding the witness in a drug case. He was shot in the head five times. A drug kingpin had ordered the hit on Eddie as a symbolic message that the criminals, not the police, were ruling the city. Unlike the case of Deputy Esqueda, though, there was no leniency for the killers of Eddie Byrne. There was only outrage—by the media, the politicians and the citizenry. His death galvanized the city and the nation, and was the turning point in the war against drugs. We must ask ourselves: “Where is the public outrage over the assassination of Deputy Fernando Esqueda and the leniency shown to his accused killers?”
