A longstanding family feud involving allegations of sexual assault of a child erupted in a “classic shootout” outside the Jefferson County Courthouse on Wednesday killing one innocent bystander and wounding three others, including the gunman’s 20-year-old daughter.
Taken with Instagram at Jefferson County Courthouse
Bartholomew Granger’s truck. (Taken with Instagram at Beaumont, Texas)
BPD placed yellow cones on the ground where they found bullet casings. (Taken with Instagram at Jefferson County Courthouse)
Beaumont SWAT leaving the RCI building, where the shooting suspect was arrested. (Taken with Instagram at Beaumont, Texas)
Scene outside the courthouse yesterday. (Taken with Instagram at Jefferson County Courthouse)
Dillon Dwight Schlegel,16, was certified to stand trial as an adult this morning. He’s charged with attempted capital murder of a peace officer. (Taken with Instagram at Jefferson County Courthouse)
Madison’s burger challenge - 6 half-pound patties, 6 cheese slices, 6 bacon slices, 1 pound of fries. And no, I did not eat or attempt to eat this. (Taken with Instagram at Madison’s)
BEAUMONT, Texas - Some legal experts say television is the reason juries sometimes can’t make a unanimous decision. Others blame technology and sometimes stubborn jurors.
Of the 57 jury trials Jefferson County Criminal District Court Judge John Stevens presided over in 2011, seven of them - roughly 12 percent - ended in a mistrial because the jury could not agree on a verdict.
Stevens said nationally between 5 and 10 percent of criminal jury trials ended in mistrials in 2011, putting the local court’s data on the high end of the spectrum.
Read more here.
Here’s proof that I did some work, too - my interview with Houston-based defense attorney Dick DeGuerin. Photo by Dave Ryan.
