HOUSTON — The Harris County District Attorney’s Office has filed 75 Brady notices in cases involving former Houston police officer Ashley Gonzalez, who was fired in April after posting a video filled with racial slurs.
A Brady notice alerts defense attorneys that an officer’s credibility or conduct could be called into question and may affect a criminal case.
The DA’s Office confirmed the filings to KHOU 11.
The Houston Police Department fired Gonzalez on April 23 after a video surfaced in which she repeatedly used racial slurs and suggested she would not treat Black people fairly while performing her duties as a police officer.
At the time, Houston Police Chief J. Noe Diaz called Gonzalez’s behavior “abhorrent, disgusting, and entirely unacceptable.”
Following her termination, the Harris County District Attorney’s Office began reviewing cases involving Gonzalez to determine whether racial bias may have affected arrests, investigations or other actions she took as an officer.
That review remains ongoing, prosecutors said, and additional Brady notices could be filed as more cases are examined.
A Brady notice does not automatically mean a conviction will be overturned or a case dismissed. However, it requires prosecutors to disclose information that could be used by defense attorneys to challenge an officer’s credibility.
Gonzalez is also appealing her termination from the Houston Police Department.
