Grand Jury Finds Fault, Not Crimes, at DNA Lab
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A grand jury lambasted the Houston Police Department’s DNA lab as incompetent and mismanaged but closed out its six-month investigation without indicting anyone.
“There seemed to be a total lack of concern about profound errors committed by certain members of the lab’s staff,” grand jury member Joe King said as he read from a statement on behalf of the panel. “Although seemingly criminal, these acts do not meet the necessary requirements for indictment.”
The Police Department shut down the DNA section in January.
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