{"id":140678,"date":"2026-01-28T03:13:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T03:13:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/140678\/"},"modified":"2026-01-28T03:13:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T03:13:09","slug":"houston-parole-decision-questioned-after-elderly-womans-murder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/140678\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston parole decision questioned after elderly woman\u2019s murder"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

HOUSTON – Higher bond amounts for the 3-time ex-con or revoking his parole for committing a new crime, two options that may have saved an elderly woman.<\/p>\n

Houston parole failure: 3-time convicted felon charged with capital murder of elderly woman after skipping court <\/p>\n

The backstory:<\/p>\n

Richard Mouton has a lengthy criminal history that includes three prison stints.<\/p>\n

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He was on parole in 2023 when he was convicted of felony evading arrest. He spent 60 days in the Harris County jail.<\/p>\n

“It’s always disturbing that you could be on parole, get a felony conviction, and still be on parole and not have your parole revoked,” said Andy Kahan with Crime Stoppers.<\/p>\n

The parole board’s decision to give Mouton a big break may have cost the elderly woman her life.<\/p>\n

Police say on Monday, Mouton and his alleged accomplice, Tijuana Thomas, shot and killed her during a home invasion on Lockwood.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The victim’s name has not been released.<\/p>\n

Four days before allegedly committing capital murder, Mouton failed to show up in court for three felonies he picked up in July.<\/p>\n

He and Thomas remain in the hospital, both charged with capital murder.<\/p>\n

The Source: FOX 26 Reporter Randy Wallace spoke with Andy Kahan with Houston Crime Stoppers about the case.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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