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TexasTowelie

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Mon Oct 12, 2015, 07:15 PM Oct 2015

Police: Former Texas A&M football player randomly hacks jogger to death in Dallas

Former Texas A&M football player Thomas Linze Johnson was out of football and out of his home.

And, Dallas police say, he was angry. Johnson allegedly took out that rage Monday morning by hacking a jogger to death with a “large-edged weapon” on the White Rock Creek Trail, police said.

“It appears Mr. Johnson picked this victim at random. Absolutely random,” Deputy Chief Rob Sherwin said. “He just attacked him … It’s just very unusual. It’s quite shocking.”

Johnson, a former star wide receiver, will be charged with murder. He is currently in Dallas County jail.

Read more: http://crimeblog.dallasnews.com/2015/10/man-stabbed-to-death-on-trail-in-northeast-dallas-suspect-in-custody.html/

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Police: Former Texas A&M football player randomly hacks jogger to death in Dallas (Original Post) TexasTowelie Oct 2015 OP
This guy needed help for quite some time... joeybee12 Oct 2015 #1
Widow of slain White Rock runner, killed self, authorities say El Supremo Oct 2015 #2
That's sad news. TexasTowelie Oct 2015 #3
 

joeybee12

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1. This guy needed help for quite some time...
Mon Oct 12, 2015, 07:32 PM
Oct 2015

Apparently never got it...can't tell from the article anythign about his family. Condolences to the jogger's family.

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