In 2019, Joshua Ortiz-Lopez was charged with engaging in organized criminal activity.
In 2020, Ortiz-Lopez had his bond revoked then reinstated, raised, and lowered four times for the charge of engaging in organized criminal activity."Despite being charged with six offenses while on bond, and being convicted in another county, it defies any semblance of logic," Kahan said."That should tell you something.
According to Griffith, the average wait for a defendant to go to trial in Harris County is three to five years.Murder suspect who violated bond conditions more than 3 dozen times, accused of shooting, wounding 17-year-old "Aggravated assaults are up on police officers, our shootings are up on police officers," Griffith said. "I think nine out of the 15 last officer involved shootings we've had, we've been fired upon first. They are brandishing weapons, so we've got all kinds of issues that all relate back to these people being out on multiple felony bonds."