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A Lufkin Police officer has been no-billed in the March fatal shooting of an aggravated assault suspect.
The incident involving six-year officer Blake Witherspoon was presented to an Angelina County grand jury Tuesday, resulting in a no-bill, according to a Lufkin Police Department press release. A “no-bill†means the grand jury concluded that Witherspoon acted appropriately and that they saw no grounds to indict him on a criminal charge.
Witherspoon shot and killed Epthen Johnson, 40, of Lufkin, in the early morning hours of March 1 in the 400 block of Kurth Drive following a 911 call from a witness who saw Johnson attacking a man; the witness described the scene as a man being “knifed to death.â€
Witherspoon arrived to see Johnson crouched on top of the man, stabbing and cutting at his head and neck. Witherspoon commanded Johnson multiple times to show his hands, but Johnson did not acknowledge the officer’s presence and continued stabbing at the man.
“Recognizing the signs of PCP intoxication, (Witherspoon) did not believe a Taser would be an effective tool in stopping Johnson’s attack,†the press release stated.
Witherspoon fired three shots, but Johnson continued making stabbing motions at the man’s throat. Witherspoon then fired a fourth shot, ending the attack.
Johnson’s toxicology report confirmed that he was high on PCP and marijuana at the time of the attack.
Police Chief Gerald Williamson thanked the jurors for their service.
“It is clear to me in this circumstance that the grand jury was diligent and thoughtful and made the appropriate determination,†Williamson said in the press release. “An officer’s desire is always to save life and prevent injury, but a sad reality is that we sometimes have to take lethal action to preserve or protect the lives of others.â€
Per department policy, Witherspoon had been reassigned to the criminal investigations division pending grand jury action. He will return to patrol next week, the press release stated.
As the officer’s body cam and in-car video is no longer considered evidence by the Angelina County District Attorney’s Office, the police department has released the video on its Facebook page.
The Lufkin Police Department has had four officer-involved shootings in the past 30 years.
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The stabbing victim survived! Here is a link to the story. https://www.ktre.com/story/34649376/lufkin-pd-releases-new-information-regarding-officer-involved-shooting/
this is my city😳
Guy on the phone: “Someone’s getting stabbed, you can hear them screaming!!â€
Operator: “‘no, this is Patrick.â€
Wow your worse nightmare, you rush in to save a person getting stabbed badly and so you unload three direct shots to the body and the guy doesn’t even notice and just carries on. The officer had to advance on the suspect and put one into the offends head to stop him.
Does everything in this area get sent to a grand jury? Couldn’t the DA or equivalent rule it was obviously justified
Wow the guy called back and apologized for being an old fuck.
WORST 911 operator in the world.
PCP is a hell of a drug, especially when the only thing that seems to work is a bullet in the cranium.
that called was stupid as fuck
No one important died
Beautiful headshot, expected more blood, but I guess he never had much brains to begin with
Well done to the Operator for taking the call seriously in light of the belligerence from the caller.
Saved his life! Thank you Police
Lol scary ass cops
PCP is very rare in the UK, but we have a big problem with SPICE.
Use Tazer.. and please don't use gun. To stop criminals.
Even though the 911 caller apologized after the fact, which is admirable, he’s still an ass and had no reason to be speaking to the dispatcher that way.
Man the 911 caller was a freakin dick and a dumbass on top of that. What an idiot, hard to listen to that slack jawed mouth breather cussing out the dispatcher…
what a sh!tty
The caller was a grade A asshole!
Love that 911 operator. No, I’m not gonna shut up, it’s my job to know what’s going on. LMAO
Stupid fucking caller. You should of been armed, you hillbilly fuck.
Rumor has it she's still telling that dumb fuck the cops are on their way.
The POS that rang 911 – put the taser in his mouth and pull the trigger! What an absolute asshole!
I am horrified by this video…..I pray every day for Officers everywhere who have to witness the most macabre side of Humanity
WTF was that guy doing to him?🤔
The victim Jose Isabel Rodriguez survived.
911 operator needs to go back to class
Nice head shot
Help the victim ffs!! You killed him!! Move in!! Great job getting him to stop but help the victim!!
Didn't know what I was watching at first then realised that the victim was actually under the guy and still being stabbed the cop did a great job and the judgement was spot on he saved that mans life and should of been awarded some thing instead of being put in front of a jury.
Oommgg
Steve was a useless dick on the phone
I’m surprised anything happened with that fuckin moron of a caller. He was so stupid he couldn’t relay shit. I’m surprised he even knew the number for 911
And this is why I have CHL… Ya never know when some crazed drug addict is gonna come at you with a knife?
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completely justified. I pity the first country to make it illegal to stop another person from murdering a person on the street let alone making it illegal for law enforcement to stop a murder in progress. If its true that the guy being attacked survived then well done for the quick decision making by the responding officer. He should be praised for it not thrown before a jury
Ya'll should know by now that it takes head shots to stop zombies.
bro wtf he was actully guttin him with the knife
620 turd? XD haha
those 911 operators are a drag on the system. They think they are cops and want to investigate everything on the phone.
just another chicken who can't take his own live suicide by cop people if your thinking about it have some balls and be a man do it yourself and don't leave me a mess.
Am I seeming this right…. the first responding officer video shows officer use his computer
And it looks like a satellite gps but my question is. Is it real time and in night vision?
Comply Or Die. No Excuses Even If You're High.
That last shot was to tue torso
Stupid fuck! Get someone here! 😂😂
straight up justified. body cams long overdue. let the citizens be part of the process. u are our servants of pubic justice
wow if i 38 years old i need be police like u sir
Did the guy survive? I mean the guy being stabbed
gotta drain that brain to feel no pain