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2024-02-04 -Lurid Crime Tales-

Texas 'vigilante', 24, is charged with murdering convicted pedophile 'after posing as underage child on app then shooting him dead during arranged meet-up'

[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]

James Lewis Spencer admitted to shooting dead Sean Connery Showers, 37

Pair talked on Kik, a social media app popular with teenagers, with Spencer posing as a child, agreeing to meet for sex

Instead he ambushed Showers and gunned him down from his car

He was arrested without incident on Wednesday and charged with first-degree murder, facing the Harris County District Court on Thursday

Showers was sent to federal prison for 30 months for child porn possession in 2009, and jailed again for two years in 2019 for not registering as a sex offender.

Detectives spoke to Spencer's girlfriend, who told them he was frustrated police weren't doing more to keep pedophiles locked up.

Spencer was given a $250,000 bail ahead of his next court appearance on Monday, but was yet to post the bond as was still behind bars.

After prosecutors pointed out he was already out on bail on drug charges, he was ordered on 24-hour house arrest with GPS monitoring, and having no access to firearms, ammunition, or weapons.

Posted by Skidmark 2024-02-04 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [11153 views ] Top

#1 Put me on the jury....

Posted by Richard Aubrey 2024-02-04 07:31|| 2024-02-04 07:31|| Front Page Top

#2 I believe the question that needs to be asked is, why isn't law enforcement being more aggressive against on-line activities such as this ?

Posted by Besoeker 2024-02-04 07:42|| 2024-02-04 07:42|| Front Page Top

#3 gunned him down from his car

Not so smart.
Easy enough to craft a self-defense scenario.

Posted by Skidmark 2024-02-04 07:52|| 2024-02-04 07:52|| Front Page Top

#4 If Spencer was molested, he may have a defense. Sadly, the legal math will also be dependent on everyone’s race color and creed.

Posted by Super Hose 2024-02-04 08:28|| 2024-02-04 08:28|| Front Page Top

#5 This is Texas, even in Harris county I'd say he's got a 50% chance of getting found not guilty.

Posted by Silentbrick 2024-02-04 10:33|| 2024-02-04 10:33|| Front Page Top

#6 The guy in Harris County who shot the guy robbing a Taqueria was "no billed" by a Grand Jury. That was even though he appeared to go up to the robber and shoot him in the head after he was already on the ground.

If Spencer didn't have a prior record, he'd likely walk on this.

Posted by Too Old To Work 2024-02-04 14:43|| 2024-02-04 14:43|| Front Page Top

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