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HARRIS COUNTY, Texas<\/strong> – <\/span>Two men previously charged with serious violent crimes, including capital murder, are now fugitives after being released on bond and failing to appear in court.<\/p>

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Missed court appearances leave two bonded defendants wanted in separate cases<\/h2>

What we know:<\/p>

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24-year-old Felipe Ortuno was free from jail on multiple bonds for capital murder, aggravated kidnapping, sexual assault of a child, and injury to a child.<\/p>

In 2024, the Harris County DA’s Office asked 263rd\u00a0court Judge Melissa Morris to revoke Ortuno’s bond and put him in jail. Why?<\/p>

According to court documents, he violated his bond conditions by drinking alcohol, using drugs, and going to Las Vegas to see a fight.<\/p>

He also picked up new criminal charges in Fort Bend County and was on bond there as well.<\/p>

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When Ortuno appeared in Morris’s court on March 18, 2025, he was wanted for bond forfeiture in Fort Bend County. Apparently no one in the court knew that.<\/p>

Ortuno wasn’t arrested and he walked out.<\/p>

Two months later, he failed to appear in the 263rd\u00a0and is now a wanted fugitive.<\/p>

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Felipe Ortuno (left) and Jacorey Randolph (right)<\/span> <\/p> <\/div><\/div>

In 2018, Jacorey Randolph was one of three teens charged with capital murder in the death of a 15-year-old.<\/p>

He’s been free on a $50,000 bond.\u00a0<\/p>

In 2023, Randolph plead guilty to a reduced charge of aggravated robbery.<\/p>

230th\u00a0Judge Chris Morton allowed Randolph to remain on bond while awaiting sentencing.<\/p>

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He failed to return to court in June 2023 and has been wanted ever since.<\/p> <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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