Marcus and his dirtball brother. One thing I will say about Marcus, was he was never any trouble. He may have been a fuck-up, but I never had to fight him. I cuffed him, went back to Bridgestone, wrote the report and transported the boy to jail. Angelia, I hope this is the last time I have to come out here. “I promise it’s the last time. I’ve learned my lesson. I promise. I’d sooner die then come back here.” Uh huh. We’ll see. • • • As soon as the detectives arrived on the scene, I told the lead detective I’d be right back. He looked at me like I was nuts. “You’re leaving? Do we have any suspects? Do we have a description? Where the hell are you going?” To arrest a guy for murder, where else! He looked at me like I was crazy. “Hey, bring me back some Whataburger, I know that’s where you’re going. Arrest a suspect, my ass.” I drove around the corner, and yep, I was right. There were Marcus and his dumb ass brother smoking a pipe in the parking lot. As soon as I walked up, Marcus looked me right in the eye and said “I know, I know, I’m sorry I didn’t mean to fight with her, and I didn’t mean to push her. But she’ll be OK, and she won’t file on me. She loves me. I’m her entire world. I’ll go with her to the hospital, and I’ll take care of her. I promise officer.” As I handcuffed him for the last time, I said, “no Marcus you aren’t going to the hospital, you’re 102 The BLUES going to prison… for life. See this time, I’m filing the charges, and I don’t need Angelia. And she won’t ever have to worry about you beating her again. She’s finally at peace.” As I finished reading him his rights, he says, “Naw, she always comes back to me. She’ll be back, you’ll see. It was just a little push, she’ll be OK.” <strong>No</strong> Marcus, she won’t. As we pulled back into the Bridgestone Apartments for the last time, the ME was loading Angelia’s body into their van. Marcus didn’t fully understand what was going on until we got out of the car and the detectives walked up. Detective Martin, this is Marcus Smith. I mirandized him and he has just confessed to pushing his common law wife Angelia Smith off the second-floor balcony and killing her. Oh, and I’m sorry, I couldn’t pick up Whataburger for you, I was a little busy. But I’m headed there now to finish my report if you wanna join me, after you book this moron. • • • The following month, The Texas Legislature passed a new law that allowed Texas Peace Officers to file the charges against an actor in family violence offence. <strong>No</strong> longer was it up to the victim to file charges and they could no longer dismiss the charges either. Had the law been enacted only 6-months earlier, perhaps Angelia Smith would still be alive. Either way, Marcus would have still ended up in jail. The court convicted him of First-Degree murder and sentenced him to life in prison. I heard he was paroled 15 years later. I guess Angelia’s life was only worth 15 years. CLICK OR SCAN HERE for free Subscription
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