Aaron Dean transferred to a state prison in Huntsville
and sentenced Tuesday to nearly 12 years behind bars, has been transferred to a state prison in Huntsville., Dean is currently being held at the Byrd Unit where he's undergoing"diagnostics."Sign up for NBC DFW newslettersTDCJ officials confirmed Dean has not yet received a permanent housing assignment and his new mug shot is not yet available.in prison after he fatally shot Jefferson while investigating a non-emergency call at her home on Oct. 12, 2019.
The case sparked national outrage as evidence of another instance of police violence toward the Black community, this time involving an innocent woman who was within her rights to have a gun in her possession when she was confronted and shot by a white police officer without warning.
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