(KSLA) A 52-year-old Shreveport man is currently sitting on death row at the Polunsky Unit in Livingston, Texas, for the murder of an East Texas sheriff’s deputy five years ago.
Gregory Dwayne Newson, convicted of killing a police officer, will be sentenced to death on November 13 in Longview, Texas, and will die by lethal injection. His execution date has not yet been set. His case will automatically be appealed.
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Panola County Sheriff’s Deputy William Christopher “Chris” Dickerson was arrested on Farm to Market Road near 2260 Farm to Market Road in Gary, Texas on December 31, 2019 at approximately 1:57 a.m. 10, killed by Newson during a traffic stop. It is approximately 11 miles south of Carthage, Texas.
Newson was traveling through East Texas from his home in Shreveport at the time.
“Newson was transporting a large quantity of marijuana, $5,500 in cash, and an illegally possessed AR-15 with a 60-round drum magazine loaded with armor-piercing ammunition,” Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said in a statement. , said in a statement released on Monday, December 25th. 2).
“Prosecutors believe that Mr. Newson killed Deputy Dickerson to avoid arrest for contraband he was transporting across state lines.”
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After being pulled over, Newson jumped out of the Chevrolet Tahoe and fired at Dickerson, striking the law officer six times. Dickerson fought back and struck Newson in the leg three times as he fell to the ground. Newson then rushed back to Shreveport and Dickerson died on the side of the road.
Shreveport police found the officer-murder suspect on eastbound Interstate 20. A brief pursuit in which Newson fired at more officers ended with him flipping his car and being chased down Buncombe Street between West 70th Street and Interstate 20.
Paxton said Newson still had the weapon, a large amount of additional ammunition, marijuana and cash in his possession at the time of his arrest.
“Mr. Newson was charged with capital murder of a peace officer,” Paxton said. “The jury unanimously determined that Mr. Newson was a continuing threat to society and that there were no mitigating factors that would preclude the death penalty for his crimes.”
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