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Official Calls on Tarrant DA to Resign Over Sex Scandal

Written By Unknown on Kamis, 31 Januari 2013 | 14.01

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Tarrant County Tax Assessor-Collector Ron Wright on Tuesday called on District Attorney Joe Shannon to resign over a sexual harassment scandal.

"As a fellow Republican elected official, I take no joy in this," Wright said in a statement. "In fact, it pains me to do it, but I believe it is the right thing to do."

On Friday, the county released documents in a sexual harassment complaint brought by former assistant district attorney Sabrina Sabin. She claimed Shannon touched her inappropriately, constantly commented on her breasts and harassed her in other ways over a period of about four years.

Tarrant County commissioners agreed to settle the complaint in September for $375,000. Shannon said he did not agree to the payment and denied the allegations.

The county also paid legal fees and hired a human resources company to investigate the complaint, bringing the total cost of the settlement to more than $500,000.

"To suggest that this leaves the district attorney and his office in a bad light would be a gross understatement," Wright said. "The optics (how this is seen by the average voter) are terrible: the top law enforcement official in the county embroiled in a sexual harassment scandal that costs county taxpayers a half million dollars. Politically, the optics could scarcely get much worse."

In a statement, Shannon said he has no intention of resigning.

"The Tarrant County District Attorney's office is widely regarded as the best in the state," he said.

The statement did not directly address the sexual harassment accusations. Shannon has said he signed a confidentiality agreement that does not allow him to comment on specifics.

Wright said he cannot judge whether the allegations are true but added the settlement, "leaves the matter in a perpetual state of he said/she said."

"Joe Shannon should step down as Tarrant County District Attorney, and he should do so immediately," Wright said.

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Bond Set for Teacher Charged in Fatal Hit-and-Run

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A judge on Wednesday set bond for the woman charged in the hit-and-run death of a 6-year-old Grand Prairie boy.

Tammy Lowe, 53, turned herself in to police on Tuesday in connection with the Jan. 24 hit-and-run crash that killed John Paul Raidy.

Her bond has been set at $100,000 for the felony manslaughter charge and an additional $100,000 for the charge of accident causing injury/death.

Lowe's attorney, Cameron Gray, said a judge ignored requests to reduce her $200,000 bond.

He said he met with his client two different times Wednesday. She will likely be transported from the Grand Prairie Jail to the Dallas County Jail by Friday at the latest.

Lowe's husband Gray had a meeting at Grand Prairie police headquarters on Wednesday. Gray would not say what the meeting was about, saying it was "just tying loose ends up."

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The family of John Paul Raidy is planning to honor the life of their 6-year-old son, just days after he was killed in a hit-and-run crash.

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Police are not questioning Lowe's husband about the hit-and-run, Gray said.

He said his client is thinking about the crash.

"She's very sad about what happened," Gray said. "She feels a great deal of pain for the family of the child."

NBC 5 has obtained seven different calls made to 911 after the hit-and-run crash.

Heidy Cano, one of the callers, said she is still haunted by what she saw.

"It's like a video recorded in my mind, because it's hard to see that happen," she said.

Cano returned to the intersection Wednesday night for the first time since the crash.

"Right now, I'm standing here, and I can see it like it's happening again," she said.

Lowe, a teacher of 22 years who taught seventh-grade social studies at Adams Middle School, resigned before before surrendering to police on Tuesday.

Family members of Raidy said later that day that they never expected a teacher to be behind the wheel of the car that hit their son.

"You become a teacher because you want to spend your life teaching children, and to think that a teacher was so heartless to do this, it's unbearable," said Christina Raidy, the boy's great-aunt.

But Raidy's family said it was focusing on honoring his life, not on the woman charged in his death. His funeral was held Wednesday morning.

"It's about John; it isn't about her," said family friend Sean Martin.

NBC 5's Ellen Goldberg and Ray Villeda contributed to this report.

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FW Officer Seriously Injured in Haltom City Shooting

Written By Unknown on Rabu, 30 Januari 2013 | 14.01

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A Fort Worth police officer is in serious condition after a shooting in Haltom City Tuesday afternoon.

The call came in at about 5 p.m. that an officer was shot on the 1900 block of Carson Street in Haltom City.

Haltom City police say a narcotics investigation led to a shootout between an armed suspect and Fort Worth police officers. One Fort Worth police officer was shot, as was the suspect.

Cpl. Joe Hackfeld with the Haltom City Police Department said they were pursuing a vehicle involved in that narcotic investigation, but could not disclose the specifics of that investigation. Hackfeld says the man they were chasing ended up ditching his vehicle on Carson Street, just south of state Highway 121.

Haltom City officers set up a perimeter and searched neighboring businesses and homes.

A woman living behind the automotive shop, Lynsey Kendrick, told NBC 5 that her house was searched by police. Kendrick said she heard six shots from her porch.

Officer Sharron Neal, a spokesperson for the Fort Worth Police Department, says three Fort Worth police officers happened to be at 2nd Opinion Automotive talking with the owner, when they learned that a wanted man was behind the building.

Officer Neal says that as the officers went to confront the man, he opened fire on the officers. Neal says the officers returned fire. However, given the early nature of the investigation, it's unknown at this time how many of the officers returned fire and how many rounds were fired. It is also too early to know how many shots the man fired.

The officer was transported to Harris Methodist Hospital with serious, but not life-threatening injuries.

"A Fort Worth police officer has been shot," said Cpl. Tracey Knight with the Fort Worth Police Department. "He is in serious condition. He is being treated here by the best doctors in the city. And so we ask for all of our citizens to keep our officer in their thoughts and prayers."

The identity of the injured officer has not been released. Fort Worth police did say the officer is a 21-year veteran with the department and is in serious condition.

Sources within the Fort Worth Police Department tell NBC 5 this officer was shot three times.

The injured suspect was taken to John Peter Smith Hospital with life-threatening injuries.

The investigation is ongoing.

NBC 5's Ben Russell and Chris Van Horne contributed to this report.

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Sources: Heroin Use Probed in Death of Pickens' Grandson

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Police are investigating the death of Thomas "Ty" Boone Pickens IV, the 21-year-old grandson of billionaire oilman T. Boone Pickens, as a possible drug overdose, two sources familiar with the investigation told NBC 5.

At least one witness told investigators that Pickens, a student at Texas Christian University, took the prescription drug Xanax and later injected heroin in the hours before he died, the sources said.

Pickens was pronounced dead Tuesday morning at Baylor All Saints Medical Center, where a friend brought him after saying he wouldn't wake up. He already may have been dead for several hours, the sources added.

Pickens had been staying at off-campus condos located in the 1800 block of Rogers Road, Fort Worth police Cpl. Tracey Knight said. The Tarrant County Medical Examiner will determine his cause of death, she added.

A young man who answered the door at the condo did not want to give his name, but said that he and his cousin -- also TCU students -- were with Pickens Monday night.

The man, who was visibly shaking, said Pickens told them he had taken Xanax earlier Monday and later used heroin inside their condo when the two had gone to the store and left Pickens alone.

When they returned from the store, Pickens appeared to be sleeping, he said.

Tuesday morning, when Pickens did not wake up, he and his cousin carried his body to a car, he said. His cousin drove Pickens to the hospital while he went to class, he said.

The man said police searched the condo for drugs later Tuesday morning, but he could not say what officers found.

Police had not yet decided late Tuesday whether or not to arrest anyone who may have been involved in the drug use.

Knight said homicide detectives were notified of the death but it wasn't known if they would lead the investigation.

News of the death and the possible drug connection was certain to spread fast across the TCU campus following a well-publicized drug raid just last year.

A spokesman for Pickens' grandfather issued a written statement.

"Ty's loss at such a young age is an unspeakable family tragedy for the entire Pickens family and his many friends. We mourn his passing and respectfully request that the family be allowed to grieve in private in this time of sorrow," said Jay Rosser, spokesperson for T. Boone Pickens.

The university also emailed a statement.

"We are deeply saddened by the loss of this member of our community and our hearts and thoughts are with Ty's family at this time," said Cavins Tull, TCU vice chancellor for student affairs. "Staff members are available if students need to speak with someone about this sad news."

TCU360.com reports Pickens was a junior majoring in strategic communication.

A spokeswoman for the Tarrant County Medical Examiner did not immediately return a call for comment.

NBC 5's Amanda Guerra and Meredith Land contributed to this report.

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Man Wanted in Connection to Radio Shack Robbery

Written By Unknown on Selasa, 29 Januari 2013 | 14.01

Ben Russell, NBC 5 News

Police have issued an arrest warrant for David Lee Horton Jr. in the armed robbery of a Radio Shack in Plano.

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Plano police issued a warrant Monday night for a Euless man wanted in connection to an armed robbery.

Police are looking for David Lee Horton Jr., 33, and have charged him with aggravated robbery for a robbery on Jan. 21 at a Radio Shack on the 3300 block of Dallas Parkway, just off of the Parker Road exit of the Dallas North Tollway.

Horton went into the store, displayed a handgun, forced the store's clerks into a back storeroom and retrained them up, police said.

Horton then proceeded to steal cash and electronics from the store before he fled, police said.

Police released a photograph of Horton along with an image of the vehicle authorities believe he may be driving. Police say Horton was last seen in a white, four-door vehicle, possibly a Honda Civic with a sunroof.

If you have any information on this case, you're asked to call the Crime Stoppers tip line at 877-373-8477. Crime Stoppers is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to a conviction in the case.

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Memorial Grows For Young Hit & Run Victim

Written By Unknown on Senin, 28 Januari 2013 | 14.01

Andres Gutierrez, NBC 5 News

Memorial growing for 6-year-old John Paul Raidy, who was hit by a car and killed in Grand Prairie. Neighbors are also remembering the victim.

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Hit and Run Driver Kills 6-Year-Old Boy

Grand Prairie police hope the public can help track down a dark hatchback car responsible for hitting and killing 6-year-old John Raidy Thursday night.

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John Paul Raidy's parents, neighbors and friends are still in shock after a hit and run driver killed the six-year old boy.

Ten-year olds Melanie and Vanessa will not have their best friend to play with anymore.

"I can't imagine that we were playing with him and he just died. I can't believe a good friend died in the middle of a good day," they said.

The two girls rode scooters and joked around with Raidy.

At around 7:30 Thursday night, Raidy, his mother and one-year old sister, Lily were walking home, when police say a car ran the red light at North Carrier Parkway and Holiday Hills.

The car hit Raidy and carried him on the hood for nearly an entire block.

Next-door neighbor, Glenn Grubbs saw first responders take him to the hospital, where Raidy died.

"When I looked over they were picking him and putting him on the back board," Grubbs said. "When I saw his long blond hair, I knew it was John."

On Saturday, a memorial grew near the crash scene for Raidy, who would have turned 7-years old next month.

His mother, Lauren, made an emotional plea Friday to find the car's driver.

"He loved school, he loved all his friends and you took him from us," his mother said.

Using traffic cameras within the vicinity where the crash happened, police describe the car that hit

Raidy as a black or a very dark colored 4-door hatch-back.

If you do recognize the vehicle or know anything about the driver, please call police.

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Lake Rescue Survivor Gives Thanks

Catherine Ross, NBC 5 News

A man who had to be extracted from his vehicle early Friday morning after driving into Bachman Lake says he believes his rescue was partly "divine intervention". Doctors say Jason McClellan suffered a seizure and lost control of his SUV.

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Lake Rescue Survivor Gives Thanks

NBC 5's Catherine Ross talks with Jason McClellan about being pulled from his sinking SUV at Bachman Lake. His message for the strangers and 3 police officers who saved him.

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Dallas Police officers and citizens were recognized after they helped rescue a man from his car as it went underwater in Bachman Lake Friday morning.

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The man pulled from his sinking SUV in Bachman Lake on Friday morning says he remembers nothing about the accident that landed him in Parkland Hospital's intensive care unit.

"I remember getting on Northwest Highway and ten minutes later, I'm waking up in an ambulance," said 31-year-old Jason McClellan of Dallas.

McClellan says he was on his way to work in Las Colinas just after 6:00 a.m. on Friday, when doctors believe he suffered a slight seizure and lost control of his vehicle.

Two joggers saw the car plunge into the water, and after trying to free McClellan, called 911.

Three Dallas police officers managed to free McClellan, who by then, was unconscious, by breaking his sunroof window.

"I think there was some kind of divine intervention that happened there," McClellan said.

"I have a new appreciation for strangers now."

McClellan says he has no memory of the accident itself, adding that he watched video of the rescue while being treated in the Intensive Care Unit.

"I was just laying up there watching the news, trying to figure out if that was really me or not," he said.

While he's yet to meet the Dallas [olice officers and two citizens who helped in his rescue face-to-face, McClellan says the joggers did call to check up on him in the hospital.

While he says he appreciated the gesture, he added a heartfelt message of thanks to the Good Samaritans.

"Thanks for giving me my life," he said.

"Because without that, I'd be dead, I guess."

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Memorial Grows For Young Hit & Run Victim

Written By Unknown on Minggu, 27 Januari 2013 | 14.01

Andres Gutierrez, NBC 5 News

Memorial growing for 6-year-old John Paul Raidy, who was hit by a car and killed in Grand Prairie. Neighbors are also remembering the victim.

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