© Brooke A. LewisCarmen Montoya, neighbor of John Hernandez, holds a sign asking for justice. Other family and friends wore gray shirts that read #JusticeforJohn.
Comment: It must be nice to be responsible for a man's death and have the luxury of declining to talk to the police. #BluePrivilege much?
"We are going to ask a grand jury to make decisions based on all the evidence," Ogg said. "We are dedicated to a fair, evidence-based process."
The case has caused outrage throughout the community. Ogg insisted that the public's voice is being heard.
"We appreciate the concerns and justice will be served," she said, "We want a fair process for both the victim and the accused in the grand jury process."
Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez asked the community Wednesday to "trust the justice system" in the investigation of the death of 24-year-old John Hernandez.
The young father died from strangulation and chest compression after the deputy's husband held him in a chokehold for several minutes.
The confrontation outside a Denny's near Sheldon started when the husband saw Hernandez urinating in the parking lot. His attorney said Hernandez hit the husband first.
But witnesses say Hernandez was too drunk to defend himself and the husband continued beating him after he was unconscious. Witnesses say the deputy did nothing to stop her husband.
The victim's wife and 3-year-old daughter begged him to stop.
The deputy has also been pulled from patrol duties while the investigation continues, the sheriff confirmed Tuesday. Gonzalez said investigators aresstill pursuing leads in the case and are urging anyone with information to come forward
He said he was "grateful for the community's patience" while they conduct their investigation and that they should "trust the justice system."
A lawyer for the victim's family released a new witness video Monday that shows the much larger man restraining Hernandez.
"An anonymous concerned citizen brought me the video because he said it shows murder," Carroll said. "I concur."
An edited version of the video can be seen below. The faces have been blurred and we're not using the names since no charges have been filed at his time.
"We want a fair process for both the victim and the accused in the grand jury process."
The prosecutor controls the Grand Jury to the point it will, if the D.A. wishes, indict a ham sandwich. (Darrow?)
There is no right to confront or cross examine witnesses, it's done in secret, and has morphed from a restriction on malevolent law enforcement into a tool of L.E.O. discovery to get their case against someone, or in favor of someone the prosecutor favors, (e.g., police officers), and there's nothing a defendant can do about it. (It's a perfect cover as to most folks, it seems like an extra step towards fairness but it's really an extra step to weaken most defendants cases, unless they be on the LEO/Gov. side of the law.
It ain't there to help innocent civilians any more, not at all. (This article shows exactly its purpose.) And when no indictment follows, well, we know the sheriff will again speak about due process and all the fairness that went on in that top secret GJ Court. R.C.