A Dallas ISD police officer was shot in a Sam’s Club parking lot in the 4100 block of I-635 near Midway Road. Officer Justin Jones, 39, is expected to recover after undergoing surgery for a gunshot wound to the leg.
Incident Details
According to an arrest affidavit, Jones was on routine patrol when a man flagged him down and reported that his coworker, 27-year-old Jose Santiago Pantoja-Morales, had gotten out of a vehicle and was walking along the center median of the LBJ Freeway. Jones located Pantoja-Morales and brought him into his patrol vehicle, then drove to the nearby shopping center.
The affidavit states that Jones noticed Pantoja-Morales going through his work bag and removing items while sitting in the back of the patrol vehicle. Jones got out of the vehicle and took an item from Pantoja-Morales, then pulled him from the back seat and attempted to turn him toward the patrol vehicle. The two began struggling, and Pantoja-Morales allegedly gained control of Jones’ firearm and shot the officer in the right leg.
Pantoja-Morales is charged with aggravated assault of a public servant and is being held on $500,000 bond. Jail records also show an immigration hold.
Original reporting: The Dallas Express — read the source article.
