Overview
- Holmes made her first court appearance Friday as her public defender argued police have not shown she knew the man in question was wanted on a felony.
- Deputies had been watching the Bridgeland residence when they saw Johnathan Saizon there; during a subsequent traffic stop of Holmes, Saizon was seen jumping a fence and was later arrested.
- Court records say Holmes initially denied anyone else was at the home, then changed her account and, according to prosecutors, later told police Saizon asked her to drive around to look for surveillance.
- A magistrate previously set Holmes’ bond at $10,000, and the judge kept conditions that bar her from leaving Harris County, possessing drugs or firearms, or contacting Saizon; court files note no prior Harris County criminal history for her.
- Saizon faces aggravated kidnapping and aggravated assault charges tied to an alleged tire-iron attack on his ex-girlfriend while he was out on bond, and the case unfolds as Turkey Leg Hut’s bankruptcy shows more than $6.5 million owed with just $442 recently seized from its accounts.