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HPD Officer Charged With Child Endangerment After Alleged 130 mph Race With 8-Year-Old in Car

Court records detail felony child endangerment alongside a racing count after a deputy stopped his car on the Grand Parkway.

Overview

  • A Harris County sheriff's deputy reported two cars racing on the Grand Parkway near Clay Road and stopped a black Mercedes driven by Officer Giovoinni-Quinn Gumataotao.
  • An 8-year-old child was in the back seat during the stop, and deputies had the officer’s wife pick up the child after the arrest.
  • Gumataotao faces felony child endangerment and misdemeanor highway racing charges, with filings alleging speeds approaching 130 mph.
  • The Houston Police Department says he has been relieved of duty pending the outcome of the case.
  • He was released on $11,000 bond with no listed defense attorney and is scheduled to appear in court Tuesday.