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Houston rapper OMB Bloodbath thought her troubles were behind her after two mistrials for murder kept her free. However, after a hung jury in the first trial, and a mistrial in the second, prosecutors are giving one last go at making OMB never free again.
The OMB Bloodbath Case
Originally, prosecutors accused Bloodbath of ordering and funding the 2017 murder of 53-year-old Sam Johnson. This allegedly came while serving time in the Harris County Jail with connections to the 100 Percent Third Ward gang.
They claim she orchestrated the hit through phone calls from inside the jail, using her position in the gang to coordinate the murder.
However, the case became flimsy due to the prosecution’s reliance on Bloodbath’s location tracker on the cell phone to prove her guilt. However, the defense pointed out that cell phone location technology is inconsistent as cell towers can glitch out due to network connections, density, weather, signal strength, and other factors.
Prosecutors have tried to get Bloodbath locked up since the beginning of 2026, where she got a mistrial after the jury couldn’t come to a consensus.
Rather than accept that hung jury, federal prosecutors tried again due to the legal loophole of being able to re-attempt if there’s no aquittal.
The second trial was scheduled for May 2026, but it also failed to produce a conviction, leading prosecutors to file a superseding indictment to serve up a third trial.
The Jury will debate the issue later this month.
A Houston rapper accused of helping lead a gang during a bloody war for power over the Third Ward is once again standing trial. https://t.co/nBUVAyDApg
— Houston Chronicle (@HoustonChron) July 21, 2026
Could This Trial Change Laws?
Despite the double jeopardy rule seemingly protecting people from getting tried for the same crime, the mistrial/hung jury loophole is leading to people getting tried multiple times for the same crime.
While the case may not reach a high enough profile, it certainly seems like an interesting test.
