A Dickinson man has received a prison sentence for shooting a man he was trying to help and leaving him to die in the arms of his mother.
"There was absolutely no reason that the defendant had to pull out a gun and start shooting," Ogg said. "Gun violence in our community is an epidemic, and we will continue to prioritize seeking justice for the families of victims of senseless gun murders."Officials say Jones and Powell both drove to the gas station where they were well known. Both were said to have used methamphetamine.
Powell got his car stuck in the mud in a field behind the gas station. Another man tried to help him get the car out, but his vehicle also got stuck. The building owner then got upset with both of them, and Jones was asked to help pull both of the cars out with his truck.Jones was armed with a handgun and testified that he had been using methamphetamine and sleeping in his truck in the days before the murder.
FOX 26 Houston is now on the FOX LOCAL app available through Apple TV, Amazon FireTV, Roku and Google Android TV! Jones was facing the possibility of life in prison and decided to have his punishment determined by state District Judge Ana Martinez.
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