The RFAngle
  • Login
  • Register
No Result
View All Result
  • HOME
  • POLITICS
  • ECONOMY
  • CULTURE
  • WORLD
PODCAST
SUPPORT US
  • HOME
  • POLITICS
  • ECONOMY
  • CULTURE
  • WORLD
No Result
View All Result
The RFAngle
No Result
View All Result

Texas Police Officer Arrested, Charged for the Murder of Jonathan Price

Caitlin Bassett by Caitlin Bassett
October 6, 2020
in Crime, News
155 5
0
Home Crime

A Texas police officer was taken into custody on Monday night and charged with murder for the police-involved shooting of an African-American man over the weekend.

RELATEDARTICLES

German quarantine breakers to be sent to detention centers

Sen. Josh Hawley’s book on big tech gets picked up by conservative publisher after cancellation

VIDEO: Twitter Discusses Plans to Ban Accounts Questioning Election Results

According to a statement released to local news outlets by the Texas Department of Public Safety Texas Rangers, Officer Shaun David Lucas encountered Jonathan Price while responding to reports of an ongoing fight at a convenience store. When Officer Lucas tried to detain him, Price “resisted in a non-threatening posture and began walking away.”

Lucas then fired both his taser and his gun. Price was struck, the EMS was called, and Price later died at the hospital.

“The preliminary investigation indicates that the actions of Officer Lucas were not objectionably reasonable,” read the statement.

MORE: Statement from DPS Texas Rangers in their arrest of Wolfe City police officer Shaun Lucas for the murder of #JonathanPrice. pic.twitter.com/TI0KY1LAlO

— Jason Whitely (@JasonWhitely) October 6, 2020

Immediately following the shooting, Officer Lucas was placed on administrative leave. On Monday night he was arrested, booked into Hunt County Jail, and charged with murder. Bail was set at $1 million.

Price’s relatives described Jonathan, 31 years old, as a model citizen. According to the family, Price was trying to break up an argument between two other people at the convenience store when Officer Lucas arrived.

“I loved my son,” said Price’s father, Junior Price, “and I tried to bring him up to do the right thing.”

">
ADVERTISEMENT

“When police arrived, I’m told, he raised his hands and attempted to explain what was going on,” said the family’s civil rights attorney Lee Merritt. “Police fired Tasers at him and when his body convulsed from the electrical current, they ‘perceived a threat’ and shot him to death.”

Merritt has stated that the arrest was not quick enough. “This didn’t happen quickly. It should (have) happened the day he murdered JP. John should still be here.”

Will Middlebrooks, a former MLB player for the Boston Red Sox and childhood friend of Price, wrote to Facebook: “This was purely an act of racism. Period.”

See this face? This is the face of one of my childhood friends. The face of my first ever favorite teammate. The face of…

Posted by Will Middlebrooks on Sunday, October 4, 2020

Middlebrooks started a fundraiser for the family that surpassed $50,000 in less than 24 hours. He also shared a post from Price’s Facebook page, recounting his thoughts on the tense climate in America in June:

https://www.facebook.com/16WMBrooks/posts/3524295454295978

Hundreds of people gathered in Wolfe City on Monday night to walk peacefully through the town’s Main Street and to hold a vigil at the convenience store.

No further information about the shooting has been released at this time.

Share1613Tweet

RELATED ARTICLES

download 1 350x250 - Texas Police Officer Arrested, Charged for the Murder of Jonathan Price
News

German quarantine breakers to be sent to detention centers

January 19, 2021
Josh Hawley
News

Sen. Josh Hawley’s book on big tech gets picked up by conservative publisher after cancellation

January 18, 2021
Election
News

VIDEO: Twitter Discusses Plans to Ban Accounts Questioning Election Results

January 18, 2021
Dianne Feinstein
News

Senator Dianne Feinstein, 87, Files paperwork for re-election in 2024

January 18, 2021
Left-Wing Activist Daniel Alan Baker
News

FBI Arrests Left-Wing Activist Plotting Attack on Pro-Trump Protesters

January 16, 2021
Don Lemon
Politics

Don Lemon Calls Americans “Nazis” and Supporters of “The Klan”

January 14, 2021

Discussion about this post

Trending Stories

  • Marjorie Taylor Greene

    BREAKING: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene plans to file articles of impeachment against Joe Biden

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Oregon Considering Bill for Emergency Seizure of Private Property

    2 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Mike Huckabee Calls for Impeachment of Kamala Harris

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • BREAKING: McConnell rejects emergency session for impeachment, thus killing Democrats hopes of Trump’s removal from office

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Trump Declassifies Russia probe documents

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Policy Information
  • Terms of Service
  • Privacy Policy
  • Our Team
  • Jobs
  • Contact Us

© 2020 The RFAngle - Turbocharged by AdRevv.

No Result
View All Result
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • Culture
  • World
  • Podcast
  • Support

© 2020 The RFAngle - Turbocharged by AdRevv.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password? Sign Up

Create New Account!

Fill the forms below to register

*By registering into our website, you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy.
All fields are required. Log In

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
This website uses cookies. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. Visit our Privacy Policy.