Two of three men accused in the capital murder of Harris County Sheriff's Deputy Darren Almendarez have been denied bond.
HARRIS COUNTY, Texas -- Two of the three men accused in the capital murder of Harris County Sheriff's Deputy Darren Almendarez have been denied bond.
All three are charged with capital murder. The Harris County District Attorney's Office announced they will seek the death penalty for Stewart and Clark. Tardy is too young. Almendarez was shot to death on March 31. He was off-duty and shopping with his wife when, investigators say, he caught the three defendants in the act of stealing his truck's catalytic converter. There was an exchange of gunfire and Almendarez, a 23-year veteran of the department, was killed.
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