TheMan
10-07-2020, 12:54 AM
Is BLM starting to influence district attorneys?
(CNN)A Texas police officer stands charged with murder in the shooting of a 31-year-old Black man after a preliminary investigation determined his actions were unreasonable, authorities said.
Wolfe City officer Shaun Lucas responded to a call about a possible fight after 8 p.m. Saturday, just north of the city center, the Texas Department of Public Safety said. Wolfe City is about 70 miles northeast of Dallas.
"Officer Lucas made contact with a man, later identified as 31-year-old Jonathan Price, who was reportedly involved in the disturbance. Officer Lucas attempted to detain Price, who resisted in a non-threatening posture and began walking away," a DPS statement said.
Lucas used his Taser and then fired his weapon, hitting Price, the statement said. Price died at a hospital, according to the statement. "The preliminary investigation indicates that the actions of Officer Lucas were not (objectively) reasonable," it said.
Price was intervening in a domestic dispute and was never violent before Lucas shot him, said S. Lee Merritt, the attorney for Price's family.
"The situation was resolved before law enforcement arrived, according to witnesses," the attorney said. "Why this officer still felt the need to tase and shoot Jonathan is beyond comprehension."
Attorney Robert Rogers, who is representing Lucas, said Price "did not claim to be an uninvolved, innocent party" before Lucas attempted to detain him.
"After Mr. Price refused repeated instructions and physically resisted, Officer Lucas deployed his Taser and continued to give Mr. Price instructions. Mr. Price resisted the effects of the Taser and attempted to take it away from Officer Lucas," Rogers said in a statement Tuesday night. "Officer Lucas only discharged his weapon in accordance with Texas law when he was confronted with an aggressive assailant who was attempting to take his Taser."
A preliminary autopsy report from the Dallas County Medical Examiner's Office provided few details, aside from the cause of death: gunshot wounds. A full report is expected in six to eight weeks.
Texas Rangers booked Lucas into the Hunt County Jail on Monday. It's not clear where Lucas is being held or if he's bonded out. He is not listed on Hunt County's online jail roster.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/06/us/jonathan-price-police-shooting-texas/index.html
Again, why not just comply with Porky Pig, give him his power trip but live to see another day? Trying to take a taser away from a cop...no bueno. :facepalm
(CNN)A Texas police officer stands charged with murder in the shooting of a 31-year-old Black man after a preliminary investigation determined his actions were unreasonable, authorities said.
Wolfe City officer Shaun Lucas responded to a call about a possible fight after 8 p.m. Saturday, just north of the city center, the Texas Department of Public Safety said. Wolfe City is about 70 miles northeast of Dallas.
"Officer Lucas made contact with a man, later identified as 31-year-old Jonathan Price, who was reportedly involved in the disturbance. Officer Lucas attempted to detain Price, who resisted in a non-threatening posture and began walking away," a DPS statement said.
Lucas used his Taser and then fired his weapon, hitting Price, the statement said. Price died at a hospital, according to the statement. "The preliminary investigation indicates that the actions of Officer Lucas were not (objectively) reasonable," it said.
Price was intervening in a domestic dispute and was never violent before Lucas shot him, said S. Lee Merritt, the attorney for Price's family.
"The situation was resolved before law enforcement arrived, according to witnesses," the attorney said. "Why this officer still felt the need to tase and shoot Jonathan is beyond comprehension."
Attorney Robert Rogers, who is representing Lucas, said Price "did not claim to be an uninvolved, innocent party" before Lucas attempted to detain him.
"After Mr. Price refused repeated instructions and physically resisted, Officer Lucas deployed his Taser and continued to give Mr. Price instructions. Mr. Price resisted the effects of the Taser and attempted to take it away from Officer Lucas," Rogers said in a statement Tuesday night. "Officer Lucas only discharged his weapon in accordance with Texas law when he was confronted with an aggressive assailant who was attempting to take his Taser."
A preliminary autopsy report from the Dallas County Medical Examiner's Office provided few details, aside from the cause of death: gunshot wounds. A full report is expected in six to eight weeks.
Texas Rangers booked Lucas into the Hunt County Jail on Monday. It's not clear where Lucas is being held or if he's bonded out. He is not listed on Hunt County's online jail roster.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/06/us/jonathan-price-police-shooting-texas/index.html
Again, why not just comply with Porky Pig, give him his power trip but live to see another day? Trying to take a taser away from a cop...no bueno. :facepalm