Criminal Law

Texas Officer Found Not Guilty in 2019 Murder Case

Baytown police officer Juan Delacruz has been found not guilty in the 2019 death of Pamela Turner. He was on trial for aggravated assault by a public servant, a first-degree felony. 

Delacruz shot Turner in May 2019 after trying to arrest her for outstanding warrants. The shooting happened at an apartment complex on Garth Road — where they both lived.

Authorities said during the encounter, Turner grabbed Delacruz’s Taser, used it against him and that’s when he shot her five times. Jurors watched bodycam video of the shooting. 

Read the source article at Houston’s Leading Local News

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