The Brief
- Dallas ISD police officer Justin Jones was shot with his own weapon by a suspect during an officer-involved shooting last week in Far North Dallas.
- An arrest affidavit says Jose Pantoja Morales grabbed Jones’ weapon and shot him in the leg while resisting arrest after being escorted off the LBJ highway.
- Morales has been charged with aggravated assault on a public servant. Jones was taken into surgery and was in stable condition following the shooting.
DALLAS – An arrest affidavit states the suspect in an officer-involved shooting last week shot a Dallas ISD police officer with the officer’s weapon after he was willingly removed from a highway in Far North Dallas.
Dallas ISD Police officer-involved shooting
What we know:
Jose Pantoja-Morales was arrested last week in connection to the Dallas ISD Police officer-involved shooting that occurred on August 6 in Far North Dallas.
An arrest affidavit states that around 10:45 a.m., Dallas ISD police officer Justin Jones received a call about a man walking in the median of LBJ Highway near Midway Road.…