Death sentence for North Texas man convicted of killing kidnapping victim, shooting officer
JOHNSON COUNTY — A jury sentenced Jerry Don Elders to death for the murder of a woman he kidnapped while on the run. Elders was found guilty of capital murder on April 25. Elders was accused of shooting Burleson Police Officer Joshua Lott during a traffic stop in April 2021.
North Texas jury sentences killer to death penalty for shooting Burleson woman, cop
You will answer two questions but nobody in this courtroom is giving him the death penalty. He earned that,” prosecutor Matthew Staton said in closing arguments. The jury delivered its verdict Thursday evening.
Man accused of shooting North Texas cop gets death penalty sentence in woman’s slaying
Jerry Don Elders received the sentence nearly a week after being convicted of capital murder in the fatal carjacking of 60-year-old Robin Waddell
'He was supposed to come home' | Mother of teen killed during Texas shooting speaks out
SAN ANTONIO — A mother is identifying one of the two people killed Saturday night at the Historic Market Square as 18-year-old Mikey Valdez. San Antonio police said Valdez shot at a 20-year-old man, then ran from police. His mother, Gabrielle Rodriguez, said police shot him five times, killing him. The 20-year-old man also died from his injuries.
Jerry Don Elders: Texas man who shot cop before carjacking and killing woman during police chase gets death penalty
A North Texas man was sentenced to death after he was found guilty of killing a 61-year-old woman in 2021 during a police chase. Jerry Don Elders was found guilty of capital murder and faces the death penalty or life in prison without parole in the shooting death of Robin Waddell.
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