How does a known sex offender with dozens of prior arrests continue to wreak havoc in Texas? That question is plaguing the minds of Houston residents after a terrifying incident at a local high school. Police arrested Ted Fleming, 41, after he allegedly kidnapped a student near Aldine High School and then reportedly injected him with an unknown substance. Some say this most recent crime is a direct result of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice’s decision not to incarcerate Fleming.
The alleged kidnapping incident took place near Aldine High School on October 1, 2025. According to court documents obtained by KHOU, Fleming, who’s homeless, grabbed a male student and injected him with something. Per a statement from the Aldine Independent School District, a staff member took a video as Fleming reportedly pulled the teen away and the teen subsequently stumbled after the injection.
The staff member contacted campus police, who located the victim nearby. They gave him Narcan and began CPR. Per court documents, they revived the victim, but he passed out a second time en route to the hospital, KHOU reported.
Police arrested Fleming shortly thereafter. One victims’ advocate claims the attempted abduction never should have happened in the first place.
“This is the first time I’ve seen or heard of a case where somebody was actually injected,” victims’ advocate Andy Kahan told KHOU. “Now, you’ve got a teenager that’s, you know, God only knows what would have happened to him if he would have actually followed through and have been able to actually kidnap him as well.”
Fleming has a lengthy criminal history dating back to at least 2014. Since that time, police have arrested him 38 times for crimes that include terrorist threats and indecent exposure. According to KHOU, the courts reduced felonies after Fleming pleaded guilty to lesser crimes.
“And yet he has never spent one day in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice,” Kahan shared. “You obviously have to blame, you know, the defendant for his actions, but at the same time, you got to look at our criminal justice system for repeatedly putting him back out in society.”
In this case, prosecutors sought to hold Fleming on a $250,000 bond. His public defender countered, requesting a bond of $17,000. The judge ultimately settled on a $150,000 bond. Fleming faces charges of kidnapping, failure to register as a sex offender, and entering school grounds without notice.
The story outraged KHOU viewers, who didn’t hold back in the YouTube comment section.
“He needs to be locked away for life. He’s never going to stop doing these things. Shame on our system for not locking him away,” one person wrote.
Other commenters questioned the judge’s ethics.
“I wonder if this predator had attacked a judge’s family member or a DA’s family member if he would be given bond or ever released unto the public again,” a viewer wrote. “Somehow I doubt he would see the light of day again if that happened.”
This is a story that just doesn’t make sense. When you’ve been arrested nearly as many times as years you’ve been alive, it’s pretty telling. We’re all for rehabilitation and giving people a second chance, but in this case, it appears Fleming wants to commit crimes. He’s proven that over and over again. Now, he needs to serve hard time so others remain safe.
