Nov. 26, 2024 – Acting on an anonymous tip, Harris County Jail detention officers confiscated a gun they found concealed inside an inmate’s wheelchair on Tuesday morning.
Investigators are working with the Harris County District Attorney’s Office to file a new felony charge against inmate Tyrone Kennedy, 53. Detention officers found the loaded handgun inside the seat cushion of a personal wheelchair that Kennedy was using when he was arrested on a felony parole revocation warrant and booked into jail on Oct. 23. Kennedy was inside a general population cell in the 1200 Baker Street jail facility when officers recovered the weapon without incident.
An internal investigation, including a review of relevant policies and procedures, will now be conducted.
