Harris County Precinct 5 Deputy Constable Charles Galloway was killed by Oscar Rosales in January 2022.
HOUSTON — Oscar Rosales was found guilty Friday of capital murder of a peace officer.
It took the jury about three hours before they came to a unanimous decision.
The punishment phase of the trial will begin on Monday at 10 a.m.
Rosales killed 47-year-old Deputy Constable Charles Galloway during a traffic stop three years ago.
Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty.
The trial began Monday when jurors were shown dashcam and bodycam video of the shooting.
The shooting
Just after midnight on Jan. 23, 2022, Harris County Precinct 5 Cprl. Galloway pulled over a white Toyota Avalon for a traffic stop on Beechnut near the Sam Houston Tollway.
Prosecutors showed that Rosales got out of the Toyota and immediately opened fire. Galloway was killed before he could even get out of his patrol vehicle.
The manhunt
Following an international manhunt, Rosales was arrested in Acuna, Mexico.
Rosales had been wanted for 25 years in the United States after he was convicted and sentenced for a previous aggravated assault.
Court records showed that he was in the country illegally.
Who was Galloway?
Galloway had spent more than 12 years with the Harris County Precinct 5 Constable’s Office. He had most recently been assigned to the Harris County Toll Road Division and was working nights so that he could train other deputies. According to the constable at the time, Constable Ted Heap, Galloway was a mentor to young law enforcement officers, teaching them how to be safe and efficient on the job.
“He was very much loved by the women and men he served with,” Heap said.
Galloway is survived by his daughter, sister and all of the law enforcement officers who were trained and mentored by him.
“Corporal Galloway was very much loved by the men and women he served with,” Heap said. “There’s a lot of broken-up officers who he meant a lot to in their lives.”
Heap said Galloway decided to go on a night shift so that he could be a field training officer.
“He meant a lot in their lives,” Heap said. “He was the one who was sitting in the front seat with them. He was the one who was teaching them what to do and how to get safely to their families.”