Three men indicted on capital murder charges for killing Joshua Brown
The suspected murderers of the key witness in the Amber Guyger trial have officially been charged
Three men have been indicted on capital murder charges for the fatal shooting of Joshua Brown, who was a witness in former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger’s murder trial.
Police say it was a drug deal gone bad. Now, three men have been indicted on capital murder charges for the fatal shooting of Joshua Brown, who was a witness in former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger’s murder trial.
Jacquerious Mitchell, 20, Michael Diaz Mitchell, 32, and Thaddeous Charles Green, 22, were all indicted by a Dallas County grand jury on Thursday. The Mitchells, who are related as uncle and nephew, were captured and are being held in the Dallas County Jail, each on $500,000 bail. Green is at large and considered armed and dangerous, according to The Dallas Morning News.
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Brown, 28, was gunned down in Dallas on Oct. 4. Just days prior, he had testified in Guyger’s murder trial for killing Botham Jean.
Brown, who lived across the hall from Jean, tearfully recounted for jurors what he remembered from that night, Sept. 6, 2018, when off-duty officer Guyger illegally entered Jean’s apartment. Brown said he had just gotten back in from a football game and was in the hallway when he heard two people who seemingly met by surprise followed by gunshots.
Brown told jurors he initially ran but then came back to his apartment and looked from his peephole and saw Guyger talking on her cellphone before police responded. He told jurors he had just met Jean that very morning.
Since that shooting, Brown moved to another apartment complex in Dallas.
When news broke that Brown had also been murdered, there was widespread speculation that Dallas police were involved as retaliation for Brown’s testimony – which Dallas police vehemently denied.
Several days after Brown’s killing, police say they knew who they were searching for.
Both Mitchell men and Green reportedly rented a car in Alexandria, La. and drove to Dallas to rob Brown, who thought they were making a drug purchase, according to The Dallas Morning News. When the men got his apartment complex, Green reportedly got out of the rental car to talk to Brown and this is when the two men started to argue.
Jacquerious Mitchell told police that he got out of the car and Brown shot him. Mitchell said as he fell into the car, he heard two more shots.
Green reportedly got back into the car with Brown’s gun and a bag filled with marijuana, and the men fled, according to The Dallas Morning News, which quotes police affidavits. Jacquerious was dropped off at a Dallas hospital, suffering from a gunshot wound. He was taken into custody at Parkland Memorial Hospital. His uncle was arrested on Oct. 8.
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Witnesses told police they saw a silver sedan speed away after Brown was shot. Police said a silver 2020 Kia was returned back to a car rental place in Alexandria, La. two days later.
Anyone with information about the shooting or Green’s whereabouts is being asked to contact Detective Jacob White at 214-671-3690 or jacob.white@dallascityhall.com.
