Deputy distraught over recent ambush on police gets drunk and fires his service weapon at Texas church.
'Cause my boys are getting killed in Dallas': Deputy distraught over recent ambush on police gets drunk and fires his service weapon at Texas church.
A deputy was arrested this month after shooting his service weapon at a church in Ellis County, Texas.
The incident involving Sommervell County Sheriff's Deputy William Cox took place on July 13.
The 27-year-old told Ovilla police that he was distraught regarding the recent assault on police in Dallas, became drunk and needed to de-stress, a report from Fox 4 News said.
Cox said that he shot the weapon both at the sky and at Shiloh Cumberland Presbyterian Church, the report said.
Police body cam footage obtained by Fox 4 News revealed Cox said the gunshots were 'cause my boys are getting killed in Dallas'.
At one point the footage showed that he was on the ground and said 'the black c--n started killing my boys in Dallas'.
Dallas gunman Micah Johnson shot and killed five police officers on July 7.
Killed in that attack were Officer Patrick Zamarripa, Sr Cpl Lorne Ahrens, Officer Michael Krol, and Sgt Michael Smith, all of whom were with the Dallas Police Department, as well as Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) Officer Brent Thompson.
Shiloh Cumberland Presbyterian Church suffered damage, and Cox was jailed and charged with deadly conduct, according to Fox 4 News.
He was let out on July 14 after the pastor signed an affidavit of non-prosecution, its report said.
Cox was 'immediately' fired by the Sommervell County Sheriff's Office, the news outlet wrote.
The deputy previously was an Ellis County jailer - and the TV station said that it got a picture of a brick wall when seeking his mugshot.
Patrick Wilson, Ellis County District Attorney, told Fox 4 News in an interview: 'The criticism that is being lobbed against law enforcement and the criminal justice system in general in our community and our society today, the foundation of that criticism is what's illustrated in this case.
'And that is favoritism. That some people in the criminal justice system get treated differently.
'And how can I dispel that narrative when these facts completely support that?'
He said the district attorney's office is going to investigate.
Ellis County Sheriff Johnny Brown told Fox 4 News that the department is done with the case.
- Incident involving Sommervell County Sheriff's Deputy William Cox, 27, took place on July 13
- He told Ovilla police that he was distraught regarding the recent assault on police in Dallas, became drunk and needed to de-stress
- Cox was jailed and charged with deadly conduct
- Pastor signed affidavit of non-prosecution and Cox was let out on July 14