Capital Murder Defendants Disappear After Bond Release in Harris County Court Cases
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HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — Two defendants tied to major violent crime cases in Harris County were listed as missing from court after being released on bond, raising new concerns about how serious felony cases are being handled.
One of the defendants is 24-year-old Felipe Ortuno, who had been free on multiple bonds connected to charges that included capital murder, aggravated kidnapping, sexual assault of a child, and injury to a child.
Court records showed prosecutors had already asked a judge to revoke Ortuno’s bond in 2024 after he allegedly violated the conditions of his release. Those violations included drinking alcohol, using drugs, and traveling to Las Vegas to attend a fight.
Ortuno also picked up new charges in Fort Bend County while out on bond. Records show that when he appeared in a Harris County courtroom on March 18, 2025, he was already wanted for bond forfeiture in Fort Bend County. However, he was not arrested in court and was allowed to leave.
Two months later, Ortuno failed to appear in Harris County’s 263rd District Court and was listed as wanted.
An update later revealed that Ortuno was not actually on the street. Court records showed he had been taken into federal custody in December 2024 and had been there for more than a year, even though Harris County records still showed court activity and an active warrant.
The second case involved Jacorey Randolph, who was one of three teens charged in 2018 with capital murder in the death of a 15-year-old.
Randolph had been free on a $50,000 bond. In 2023, he pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of aggravated robbery, but a judge allowed him to remain free while waiting for sentencing.
He never returned to court in June 2023 and has been wanted ever since.
The cases have drawn attention because both defendants were originally tied to serious violent charges, yet both were able to remain out of custody before court records later showed major failures in tracking their status.