HPD officer indicted in cocaine delivery case

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A Houston police officer charged with carrying a kilogram of cocaine in The Woodlands is scheduled for a pretrial hearing Dec. 16 in Montgomery County.

Jasmine Renee Bonner, 26, of Humble, was indicted Nov. 20 on first-degree felony possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, following the Aug. 19 arrest.

Bonner had been employed by the Houston Police Department since December 2011 but has since been placed on a leave of absence pending the outcome of the criminal matter.

Federal agencies also arrested Derryck Collins, 32, of Houston, in connection with what Houston Police Chief Charles McClelland referred to at the time as a “lengthy ongoing investigation.”

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives led the investigation. Montgomery County Sheriff’s deputies assisted in the traffic stops that led to the arrests.

Bonner and Collins drove separate vehicles on the night of the arrest, but Collins allegedly was observed removing the cocaine from the trunk of Bonner’s vehicle at the Academy Sports and Outdoors store in the 25000 block of Interstate 45.

When police stopped Bonner, her 6-year-old son was in the vehicle. Child Protective Services was not involved in the case at the time of the arrest.

Collins was arrested roughly 30 minutes later at a nearby gas station.

Both are being held in the Montgomery County Jail.

Bonner has a bond amount of $1 million. Collins is being held without bond due to separate drug-related charges pending.