James Garrett Freeman | |
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Born |
Lissie, Texas, U.S. | November 12, 1980
Died | January 27, 2016
Huntsville Unit,
Huntsville, Texas, U.S. | (aged 35)
Cause of death | Execution by lethal injection |
Criminal status | Executed |
Conviction(s) | Capital murder |
Criminal penalty | Death (November 7, 2008) |
Details | |
Victims | Justin Hurst, 34 |
Date | March 17, 2007 |
James Garrett Freeman (November 12, 1980 [1] – January 27, 2016 [2]) was an American man who was convicted, sentenced to death, and executed for murder in Texas.
Freeman originated from Lissie, an unincorporated area in Wharton County, Texas. He was a welder, but was unemployed at the time he committed murder. He had no record of violence. On March 17, 2007 Freeman engaged in a high-speed chase with Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) officers. At the Lissie Cemetery, where the chase ended, he fired at TPWD staff with an AK-47 and a Glock pistol. Justin Hurst, a 34-year old TPWD game warden, was struck twice and killed. [3] Hurst had turned 34 that day. Freeman was shot four times and survived.
Freeman, Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ)#999539, [1] was convicted and sentenced to death. While on death row he was in Polunsky Unit. [4] He was executed at Huntsville Unit on January 27, 2016, nine years after the murder.[ citation needed]
The Justin Hurst Wildlife Management Area (WMA) of the TPWD, located in Brazoria County, Texas, [5] was renamed after the victim in 2007. It was formerly the Peach Point WMA. [6]
James Garrett Freeman | |
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Born |
Lissie, Texas, U.S. | November 12, 1980
Died | January 27, 2016
Huntsville Unit,
Huntsville, Texas, U.S. | (aged 35)
Cause of death | Execution by lethal injection |
Criminal status | Executed |
Conviction(s) | Capital murder |
Criminal penalty | Death (November 7, 2008) |
Details | |
Victims | Justin Hurst, 34 |
Date | March 17, 2007 |
James Garrett Freeman (November 12, 1980 [1] – January 27, 2016 [2]) was an American man who was convicted, sentenced to death, and executed for murder in Texas.
Freeman originated from Lissie, an unincorporated area in Wharton County, Texas. He was a welder, but was unemployed at the time he committed murder. He had no record of violence. On March 17, 2007 Freeman engaged in a high-speed chase with Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) officers. At the Lissie Cemetery, where the chase ended, he fired at TPWD staff with an AK-47 and a Glock pistol. Justin Hurst, a 34-year old TPWD game warden, was struck twice and killed. [3] Hurst had turned 34 that day. Freeman was shot four times and survived.
Freeman, Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ)#999539, [1] was convicted and sentenced to death. While on death row he was in Polunsky Unit. [4] He was executed at Huntsville Unit on January 27, 2016, nine years after the murder.[ citation needed]
The Justin Hurst Wildlife Management Area (WMA) of the TPWD, located in Brazoria County, Texas, [5] was renamed after the victim in 2007. It was formerly the Peach Point WMA. [6]