Musgraves went on to say she witnessed “his extremely overblown, unnecessary aggression and erratic behavior.”
“He made me feel unsafe and upset to the point of crying and I witnessed another passenger he also made cry,” Musgraves wrote. “The female flight attendants on board vocalized their own disbelief, and struggles with him as well.”
Reaction Appalling American Airlines
American Airlines would not confirm to Other Side Dallas any details of the investigation into the allegations, or whether any actions had been taken against the accused employee.
Communicable disease disasters are back on the frontburner as monkeypox in Dallas was announced yesterday afternoon in a combined press conference by Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) and Dallas County Health officials.
DSHS is actively working with Dallas County Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to investigate the current single case of the virus infection in a Dallas County resident who had traveled to Mexico recently.
The patient is isolated at home. The public health investigation has identified a few people who may have been exposed in Dallas and are monitoring themselves for symptoms of infection. The illness does not currently present a risk to the general public thought there are multiple cases happening in Europe indicating it may be community spread.
The CDC are tracking multiple cases of monkeypox that have been reported in several countries that don’t normally report monkeypox, including the United States. DSHS and the CDC urge health care providers in the United States to be alert for patients with rash illnesses consistent to monkeypox.
Monkeypox is transmitted to humans through close contact with an infected person or animal.
It can also be transmitted from person to person by inhaling large respiratory droplets or through close contact with body fluids and lesions, as well as bedding and other contaminated materials. Those infected may experience fever, rash and swollen lymph nodes, as well as more serious complications.
Monkeypox in Dallas – Again
Last July, a patient returning from international travel was diagnosed with monkeypox. That diagnosis and the presence of Candida Auris – an untreatable fungal infection – led to concerns about additional infections on top of the coronavirus pandemic.
Dallas police are looking for a suspect in an issue of failing to render aid repeat incident.
In a Facebook post, Dallas police social media account desribe a hit and run in the 3700 block of Cole Avenue.
Per the social media post:
On June 5, 2022, around 12:10 AM, a pedestrian was crossing the street at 3700 Cole Avenue, just south of Blackburn Street. The suspect vehicle, a small, dark-colored SUV, was traveling northbound in the southbound lanes of 3700 Cole Avenue and hit the pedestrian. The suspect vehicle left the scene of the accident without stopping to help. The vehicle appeared to have damage to the front end. The pedestrian was transported to a local hospital and is in critical condition.
Dallas officers ask that anyone with information regarding the suspect, or the dark-colored suspect vehicle that hit the pedestrian, please contact Detective Sammy Shaw in Vehicle Crimes at (214) 671-0019. Please reference case number 100263-2022.
Render Aid Repeat
In mid May, two officers began a pursuit of a suspect for failure to turn on his lights. The suspect later had an accident, witnesses say caused by Dallas police, but despite failing to render aid and the man requiring CPR, the officers will not be charged.
They began a pursuit with lights and sirens, but broke off when the suspect began to evade police. Dallas Police has a policy stating unless the suspect is wanted for a felony or in the process of a felony they will not pursue for safety reasons.
Dash camera footage from the police car clearly shows that the vehicle the officers had been chasing along Martin Luther King Boulevard could be seen jumping a curb and crashing. It did so after the police car turned off its lights.
The suspect vehicle nearly hit a pedestrian after proceeding through a stop sign at a high rate of speed. He then lost control of his vehicle and his vehicle was engulfed in flames. Local bystanders removed the man from his vehicle.
Dallas Fire Rescue performed CPR on the man for an unknown period of time.
It is unclear if off duty Dallas Police Department officers are considered suspects in this crime given recent off duty officer DWI arrests.
Dustin Dillard is being promoted by the Dallas Police Department despite his significant involvement in the assault of Tony Timpa. Dillard has been promoted to Senior Corporal – a position which provides front line field training to new officers.
Dillard is one of four officers implicated in the Tony Timpa excessive force case and per public video pinned tony Timpa to the ground for almost fifteen minutes.
The city is currently representing Dillard and three other officers — Raymond Dominguez, Sgt. Kevin Mansell and Danny Vasquez in that case. In April 2022, the city appealed to the United States Supreme Court to prevent the case from being heard by a jury. Yesterday, the Supreme Court denied certiorari so a jury trial could proceed.
At the time of his death, Timpa was a 32 year old local executive who lived in Rockwall. He called 911 and stated he had depression and schizophrenia, but had not taken his medication.
Timpa had been handcuffed by local security when Dallas police arrived on scene. Police officers then further restrained him on the ground using zip ties on his feet.
In video later released, Timpa is heard saying, “You’re gonna kill me!” and officers replying “yes.”
On a custodial death report submitted to the state in 2016, the department answered “no” to questions about whether Timpa resisted arrest, threatened, or otherwise fought officers.
Tony Timpa
After he fell unconscious, the officers assumed he was asleep and, rather than confirm that he was breathing or feel for a pulse. Responding paramedics would later administer versed – a potent benzodiazepine sedative despite him likely already not breathing.
Officials on scene are later heard saying, “he didn’t just die down there, did he?”
A Dallas County Medical Examiner later stated Timpa’s cause of death was a homicide, sudden cardiac death due to “the toxic effects of cocaine and the stress associated with physical restraint.”
Within twenty minutes of arrival, Dillard and three other officers caused Timpa to stop breathing. On body cam video, Dillard – now a field training officer can be heard saying, “I hope I didn’t kill him.”
The case of excessive force will go to a jury and a previous ruling states the city does not have Qualified Immunity. This could be costly to taxpayers as most believe officers acted well outside normal procedure.
One officer who had pinned Timpa for nearly fifteen minutes on the ground is quoted as saying, “I hope I didn’t kill him.”
Tony Timpa
Qualified immunity is a type of legal immunity.
“Qualified immunity balances two important interests—the need to hold public officials accountable when they exercise power irresponsibly and the need to shield officials from harassment, distraction, and liability when they perform their duties reasonably.”
Tony Timpa Case Issues Unresolved
The Tony Timpa case has been compared to the George Floyd murder in a number of ways including the manner of death.
It is not clear procedures have changed within the Dallas Police organization as new Chief Eddie Garcia has gone out of his way to hide crime data from citizens and journalists, his officers detained homeowners in their own home without cause, and there still is no accountability for out of control officers during the George Floyd protests.
The police department would not comment on the ongoing legal issue.
Senior Corporal Daniel Jamieson, with the Dallas Police Department, was arrested by McKinney police officers during the Memorial Day weekend.
The arrest comes just days after Chief Garcia admits he is “appalled” and “embarrassed” by officers who did not stop to render aid to an accident victim they had been chasing at high speeds only moments earlier.
We have reached out to Dallas Police for comment from Chief Garcia, but have received no response at time of publish.
The Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) charge is a Class B misdemeanor.
This is not the first Dallas Police issue with Driving While Intoxicated event.
At the time, Deininger was assigned to teach the Standard Field Sobriety Testing program at the Dallas Police Department Academy.
Daniel Jamieson History
Jamieson has been a police officer in Dallas since February 2008. He is currently assigned to the Tactical Operations Division.
The Tactical Operations Division is currently led by Assistant Chief Reuben Ramirez.
This tactical group is the same type of unit that would respond to a school shooting. They would make situational decisions and use elevated tactics to affect arrests.
He is on administrative leave pending the outcome of an Internal Affairs investigation.
If convicted, this charge carries with it a minimum term of confinement of 72 hours in a local jail. The charge could be elevated to a Class A misdemeanor if Jamieson’s Blood Alcohol Content concentration is at a level of 0.15 or more at the time the analysis.
Two officers are on leave after video shows they failed to render aid to an accident victim whose crash they may have caused.
Sr. Cpl. Leonard Anderson and Officer Darrien Robertson are both on leave, but per Chief Eddie Garcia will not be charged with failure to stop and render aid.
On May 13, 2022, two officers observed a car leaving a gas station without its lights on.
They began a pursuit with lights and sirens, but broke off when the suspect began to evade police. Dallas Police has a policy stating unless the suspect is wanted for a felony or in the process of a felony they will not pursue for safety reasons.
Dash camera footage from the police car clearly shows that the vehicle the officers had been chasing along Martin Luther King Boulevard could be seen jumping a curb and crashing. It did so after the police car turned off its lights.
The suspect vehicle nearly hit a pedestrian after proceeding through a stop sign at a high rate of speed. He then lost control of his vehicle and his vehicle was engulfed in flames. Local bystanders removed the man from his vehicle.
Dallas Fire Rescue performed CPR on the man for an unknown period of time.
DPD Doesn’t Render Aid – No Charges
Garcia said he is appalled and embarrassed by the incident.
“I’m embarrassed for the men and women of this department,” Garcia said. “This is not what we stand for.”
Garcia told local media he’s “appalled that his officers left the scene without checking on the driver first,” however the officers will not face any charges.
Garcia says the police department considered charging the officers with failure to stop and render aid, but chose not to do so upon interpreting that state law on such charges only applies when a person clearly caused an accident before fleeing the scene.
The choice to not charge officers with failure to render aid is another reminder of police inaction.
In Uvalde, Texas officers reportedly stood by for forty-five minutes while receiving 911 calls from inside the classroom where an assailant was shooting children.
Additionally, during the George Floyd protests most officers are not being investigated, much less prosecuted, despite injuries to bystanders by Dallas law enforcement.
The inconsistency has some shaking their head. During several protests at Dealey Montessori in North Dallas, white protestors were allowed on campus with firearms in some cases over the mask mandate and officers would take no action.
Changes may be coming though. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, ruled that Dallas police officers violated a mentally ill man’s constitutional rights when they pinned him to the ground for fourteen minutes and that they might be liable for his death.
This case is ultimately another example of Dallas police failing to perform their basic duties in providing service and protection to citizens of Dallas.
The last Chief of Police left city service suddenly after an inappropriate relationship with a known felon came to light. Our reporting led to the immediate resignation of U. Reneé Hall.
Despite pledging to serve the remainder of 2020, her resignation was announced on December 10, 2020, with Lonzo Anderson, appointed Interim Chief of Police starting December 15, 2020.
City officials from the Mayor’s Office and City Manager’s Office continue to avoid questions about her tenure or the most recent allegations.
Since that time multiple officers have been arrested – some more than once.
Additionally, Chief Garcia is referred to as on an island. Insiders have complained about the new chief’s lack of accountability and transparency when dealing with the public.
A 2016 personal injury case has led to an eight figure legal judgement against Deion Sanders family including his son, Shilo, after an assault at the successor to Prime Prep Academy, Focus Learning Academy.
In September 2015, Darjean then an employee with Focus Learning Academy, was violently attacked by Shilo Sanders – son of Deion and Pilar Sanders.
The attack casued by the younger Sanders hospitalized Darjean for multiple days in the hospital and required siognificant medical care including spinal surgery.
The outburst by Shilo Sanders cost medical providers more than $115,000 in medical care at the time and per court documents made Darjean unable to maintain gainful employment due to permanent neurological injuries and damage to his cervical spine.
Deion Sanders had publically denied the allegations and accused Darjean of being a liar.
Prime Prep Academy was founded in 2012 in part by the former NFL cornerback. When it was established it had 1100 students in Oak Cliff and Ft. Worth, but things would quickly go sideways.
By January 2015, the school was closed due to financial insolvency and it and its nonprofit sponsor Uplift Ft Worth are still subject to pending court action over National School Lunch Program.
The school was closed with less than an hours’ notice and employees were shocked to find out their health insurance and retirement premiums were not being paid. A lawsuit by six employees helped recover some of their back wages that weren’t paid.
Focus Learning Academy took a majority of the students from Prime Prep Academy, but would later be closed after violating the Texas Education Agency “Three Strikes” provisions for charter schools.
The threat came one day after a student was arrested at Berkner High School in possession of long rifles.
the threat came just two days after nineteen students were murdered in Uvalde, Texas along with two teachers.
Pinkston Threat
Reports indicate the student was detained, but is not being arrested.
The Dallas Independent School District has made suspensions and expulsions harder to “keep kids in the classroom,” but this is another incident involving a potential firearm on campus.
WFAA hides the Jimmy Kimmel broadcast monologue from last night.
Described by some as powerful, Kimmel delivered an emotional monologue opening his program last night. It dealt with the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. It comes the same day a student was arrested at Berkner High School with long guns.
WFAA interrupted the Kimmel monologue with a series of commercials and promotional announcements.
The station claims the interruptions were not deliberate, but were instead caused by technical problems. Kimmel has accepted their apology per a Twitter post.
I've known the staff at @wfaa personally and professionally for almost 20 years and believe this mistake was made unintentionally. Thanks for reposting and for correcting this error. Sending love to all my friends in Texas https://t.co/F1OkJkcZx7
WFAA Hides Kimmel, But Not First Time They’ve Been Political
This is not the first time WFAA hides evidence or doesn’t correct stories. In the past WFAA has been accused of bullying sources or presenting half the side of a story to get it out.
D Magazine did a significant story on former TX32 Congressional Candidate Brett Shipp, who is now at Spectrum News.
We also note that an escort approached local media, including WFAA, about Brad Namdar, but despite video evidence, the station political team would not pick up the story.
Additionally, there have been other stories about them doctoring video, supporting local PR agencies, not following story facts, and even contributing to political candidates.
It is not clear if last night was a true techical issue or an intentional act to avoid a political issue on the other side of the corporate view.
