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Court weighs GPS and curfew options, agrees to tracking with curfew for Christian Allen Ruiz Garcia
Summary
Defense sought modification to remove full house arrest and switch to tracking only for Christian Allen Ruiz Garcia. The court declined a blanket tracking order but instructed parties to negotiate tracking with a tightened curfew; a contested hearing was set to finalize conditions.
The 187th District Court considered a defense request to modify bond conditions for Christian Allen Ruiz Garcia, who had been on house‑arrest and partial monitoring. Defense asked the court to allow tracking only to permit the defendant to attend medical appointments and work; the State opposed a full removal of supervision.
Judge Stephanie Boyd said she was not inclined to grant a blanket “tracking only” modification given the charges on file, but invited the parties to consider a compromise: electronic tracking coupled with a stricter curfew. The court suggested different curfew windows for weekdays and weekends and asked counsel to submit proposed language so the court could enter a tailored order.
Counsel reported an agreement on curfew windows during the hearing: tracking with a weekday curfew after 08:00 p.m. and a weekend curfew of 06:45 a.m. (as recorded in the court’s notes), with additional written conditions to be finalized and entered into the system. The judge scheduled a contested hearing for February 24 to resolve remaining disputes if the parties could not finalize an agreed order.
The court emphasized medical and employment exceptions could be accommodated in a narrowly tailored order and directed defense to prepare documentation for the court to enter the modification if the State consents.
