The Facts
Letting Violent criminals out on bond has a
human cost.
Crime statistics measure what happened. Court records show the decisions Democratic judges made before it happened. Together, they reveal why judicial elections matter.
162
Harris County homicide cases since Jan. 2021 where the defendant was out on bond.
Source: Lt. Governor of Texas office records
How Long it took.
The time between letting a violent criminal out and the next Houston family getting the call.
Two days
Layla Steele
A trial court declined to revoke his bond, then dismissed the charge for pistol-whipping her.
He cut off his ankle monitor and shot her while she held their son.
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Two weeks
Rosalie Cook
A trial court waived the bond of a man with 67 prior arrests and sent him to a halfway house.
He walked out after two days and stabbed her to death beside her car.
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Three months
Daniel Abdelmalak
Prosecutors asked for his felony probation to be revoked. He was released on bond instead.
He killed Daniel outside his family’s dealership - in front of Daniel's father.
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Four months
Robin Strong
His murder bond was cut from $1 million to $500,000, then the charge was dropped for lack of evidence.
Within four months he was charged with an armed robbery. A jury convicted him of it in 2026. Nobody has been convicted of killing Robin Strong.
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When you vote, finish the job.
Judicial races are easy to skip. The Democrat judges in them are the reason this keeps happening. Finish your ballot. Vote Republican for judge.
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