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Off-duty cop shoots unarmed driver after traffic altercation; family says it “doesn’t add up”
Police State USA
Sept. 9, 2013
Witnesses say the victim's body was still in the driver's seat after being shot in the chest
Posted on September 7, 2013 by PSUSA in Uncategorized
Mathew Jackson (Source: Change.org)
Mathew Jackson (Source: Change.org)
SAN ANTONIO, TX — A family says things are “not adding up” after their loved one was shot on the side of the road after an altercation in traffic. The shooter was an off-duty sheriff’s deputy, and witnesses say that they saw the deceased man’s body still in the driver’s seat after being shot in the chest. Instead of being arrested, the shooter is now on administrative leave.
On Saturday, August 31, Mathew Jackson, 29, and off-duty Bexar County deputy Anthony Thomas were involved in an incident — presumably a minor traffic collision — which caused them both to pull over to the side of the road. Both men were headed home from their jobs. Jackson worked as a waiter and Thomas worked as a security guard.
A minor collision between their vehicles occurred, and an “altercation” followed, according to investigators. Details are not known, but the encounter ended with Thomas shooting multiple shots at Jackson, hitting him fatally in the chest.
“Whatever incident occurred that made them pull over, I don’t understand what would have made them angry enough in a mile or two for this to escalate like that,” said Patrick Jackson, the victim’s brother.
It is not known if Thomas identified himself as a deputy before the shooting.
After Mathew Jackson did not return home from work, his family began looking for him. Jackson’s wife and brother said they drove by the scene separately around 7 a.m. looking for Mathew. Each of them said they witnessed his body laying in the front seat of his car, with his left foot on the ground. He apparently was shot while sitting in his own vehicle. His body remained covered in a tarp hours after the shooting.
“The view was open,” Patrick Jackson said to News 4 Antonio. “So as I drove past on the road, I looked over and I saw the tarp over my brother with his foot hanging out of the car still. And I knew what had happened, but I couldn’t share that with Erica at the time.”
Mathew Jackson (Source: Patrick Jackson / KENS 5)
Mathew Jackson (Source: Patrick Jackson / KENS 5)
Jackson was unarmed. It is unclear what threat he posed to Thomas, if any, to provoke multiple shots being fired.
“Please keep asking questions. This is not adding up,” Patrick Jackson told KENS 5.
Thomas — a 16-year-veteran in the department — was not given a field sobriety test after the shooting and the Jackson family is crying foul. They are petitioning Sheriff Susan Pamerleau to provide answers.
“It seems like the investigation started off completely wrong and I hope she gets involved. I hope she cleans that up. I hope she helps us find the right answers and these missteps get corrected,” said Patrick Jackson. “I want to know the truth and I gotta rely on them to find that.”
Jackson leaves behind a wife and a 2 year old son, whom his brother says were his main focus in life.
Was this a case of road rage that ended in tragedy? How would police have handled this situation if the shooter had not been a deputy?
To help the Jackson family demand answers for the shooting of Mathew Jackson, speak up at the places below:
Petition: Justify the shooting of Matthew Jackson
Bexar County Sheriff’s Department
Phone: (210) 335-6010
Department Feedback Page: Citizen Comments
Facebook: Bexar County Sheriff’s Office
Bexar County District Attorney
Phone: (210) 335-2311
Police State USA
Sept. 9, 2013
Witnesses say the victim's body was still in the driver's seat after being shot in the chest
Posted on September 7, 2013 by PSUSA in Uncategorized
Mathew Jackson (Source: Change.org)
Mathew Jackson (Source: Change.org)
SAN ANTONIO, TX — A family says things are “not adding up” after their loved one was shot on the side of the road after an altercation in traffic. The shooter was an off-duty sheriff’s deputy, and witnesses say that they saw the deceased man’s body still in the driver’s seat after being shot in the chest. Instead of being arrested, the shooter is now on administrative leave.
On Saturday, August 31, Mathew Jackson, 29, and off-duty Bexar County deputy Anthony Thomas were involved in an incident — presumably a minor traffic collision — which caused them both to pull over to the side of the road. Both men were headed home from their jobs. Jackson worked as a waiter and Thomas worked as a security guard.
A minor collision between their vehicles occurred, and an “altercation” followed, according to investigators. Details are not known, but the encounter ended with Thomas shooting multiple shots at Jackson, hitting him fatally in the chest.
“Whatever incident occurred that made them pull over, I don’t understand what would have made them angry enough in a mile or two for this to escalate like that,” said Patrick Jackson, the victim’s brother.
It is not known if Thomas identified himself as a deputy before the shooting.
After Mathew Jackson did not return home from work, his family began looking for him. Jackson’s wife and brother said they drove by the scene separately around 7 a.m. looking for Mathew. Each of them said they witnessed his body laying in the front seat of his car, with his left foot on the ground. He apparently was shot while sitting in his own vehicle. His body remained covered in a tarp hours after the shooting.
“The view was open,” Patrick Jackson said to News 4 Antonio. “So as I drove past on the road, I looked over and I saw the tarp over my brother with his foot hanging out of the car still. And I knew what had happened, but I couldn’t share that with Erica at the time.”
Mathew Jackson (Source: Patrick Jackson / KENS 5)
Mathew Jackson (Source: Patrick Jackson / KENS 5)
Jackson was unarmed. It is unclear what threat he posed to Thomas, if any, to provoke multiple shots being fired.
“Please keep asking questions. This is not adding up,” Patrick Jackson told KENS 5.
Thomas — a 16-year-veteran in the department — was not given a field sobriety test after the shooting and the Jackson family is crying foul. They are petitioning Sheriff Susan Pamerleau to provide answers.
“It seems like the investigation started off completely wrong and I hope she gets involved. I hope she cleans that up. I hope she helps us find the right answers and these missteps get corrected,” said Patrick Jackson. “I want to know the truth and I gotta rely on them to find that.”
Jackson leaves behind a wife and a 2 year old son, whom his brother says were his main focus in life.
Was this a case of road rage that ended in tragedy? How would police have handled this situation if the shooter had not been a deputy?
To help the Jackson family demand answers for the shooting of Mathew Jackson, speak up at the places below:
Petition: Justify the shooting of Matthew Jackson
Bexar County Sheriff’s Department
Phone: (210) 335-6010
Department Feedback Page: Citizen Comments
Facebook: Bexar County Sheriff’s Office
Bexar County District Attorney
Phone: (210) 335-2311
