Owens Shooting

Competing scenarios fly through the community, and APD's staffing and procedures come under scrutiny

"...when three-year APD officer Scott Glasgow pulled over 20-year-old Jessie Lee Owens on suspicion of driving a stolen car,..."

July 11, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

APD Officer Faces Homicide Charge in Owens Shooting

The grand jury takes an unusual step in indicting Scott Glasgow.

"...homicide for the June 14 shooting death of 20-year-old Jessie Lee Owens. "To each of the grand jury members..."

Oct. 24, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Owens' Family Calls for the Feds

Allegations of grand jury tampering against the DA and police chief

"...Barbara Shorts, mother of Jessie Lee Owens, who was killed this summer by Austin..."

Nov. 7, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

City sues over Owens Photos

Suit filed to stop release of crime-scene pictures in police-shooting case

"...in connection with the June 2003 officer-involved shooting of Jessie Lee Owens. The lawsuit was filed in response to..."

May 28, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

New Questions Raised in Owens Shooting

DNA tests and an eyewitness account seem to not match the official story

"...had just ended at her doorstep. After following 20-year-old Jessie Lee Owens on suspicion of driving a stolen car,..."

April 16, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

'Something Went Wrong'

Six months after he was killed by an Austin cop, Jessie Owens' family still wants some basic answers

"...Jessie Lee Owens Jr. was a Golden Boy. At least..."

Dec. 12, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Anatomy of a Shooting

The circumstances around Jessie Lee Owens' shooting were anything but clear-cut

"...report into the June 14 police shooting death of Jessie Lee Owens. The results of that investigation provided the..."

March 12, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Austin @ Large: System Failure

The city's response to the Eastside police crisis remains inadequate

"...Central East Area Command – in patrol district 4. Jessie Lee Owens was shot and killed in the adjacent..."

Feb. 20, 2004 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

The DA catches heat from Jessie Owens' mother and from the NAACP

"...On Jan. 22, Barbara Shorts, mother of Jessie Lee Owens, who was killed this summer by Austin..."

Jan. 30, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Headline Return of APD Officer Scott Glasgow

Officer involved in the shooting of Caraway shot and killed Jessie Owens in 2003

"...of two people: Caraway's and, in 2003, that of Jessie Lee Owens. Glasgow was suspended 90 days without pay..."

Sept. 19, 2014 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Glasgow's Punishment: A 90-Day Suspension

Family 'befuddled' by light discipline in Owens shooting case

"...in connection with the June 14 fatal shooting of Jessie Lee Owens. According to the disciplinary memo filed with..."

Feb. 13, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Scott Glasgow, indicted in the June shooting death of Jessie Lee Owens. See below...."

Dec. 5, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Battle Lines Drawn in City-Police Dispute

The police union walks away from contract talks, leaving civilian oversight in limbo

"...with the June 14, 2003, shooting death of 20-year-old Jessie Lee Owens. The chief cleared Glasgow of any wrongdoing..."

Feb. 20, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Glasgow: An Agreement to Quash

The Glasgow-Owens police shooting case is thrown out of court, while many questions remain unanswered

"...criminally negligent homicide in the shooting death of 20-year-old Jessie Lee Owens, was legally inadequate -- an assessment shared..."

Jan. 23, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Sheriff Shooting: A Very Different Story With the Same Ending

The shooting last week of Lennon Johnson by a Travis Co. deputy itself raises questions about the APD shooting last month.

"...incident that contrasts sharply with the fatal shooting of Jessie Lee Owens by an Austin police officer last month...."

Aug. 1, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Is There Really a Case Against Officer Glasgow?

The grand jury indictment in the Owens shooting may be impossible to prosecute.

"...On Oct. 24, the supporters and family of Jessie Lee Owens, who was shot and killed in June..."

Oct. 31, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Iris Jones announces her resignation at a critical moment for civilian oversight of APD

"...Last month's shooting death of Jessie Lee Owens represents the OPM's second foray into a..."

July 25, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Top 10 Law Enforcement/Public Safety Stories

Year in review for cops and firefighters

"...2) Owens Shooting Unindictment: On Jan. 15, Travis Co. District Judge..."

Jan. 7, 2005 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...in connection with the June 14 shooting death of Jessie Lee Owens by Austin Police Officer Scott Glasgow, from..."

Feb. 6, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...the disagreeing voter." -- Federal judges Patrick Higginbotham and Lee Rosenthal, in their opinion upholding the GOP's new congressional..."

Jan. 9, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Breaking news from Austin, the region, and elsewhere

"...Officer Scott Glasgow in the June shooting death of Jessie Lee Owens issued a report last week questioning apparently..."

Nov. 21, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Confounding Circumstances

"...after the fact, the circumstances surrounding the shooting of Jessie Lee Owens by APD Officer Scott Glasgow remain confusing...."

Dec. 12, 2003 News Feature

Point Austin: Broken Record

Latest APD shooting follows a too-familiar pattern

"...incident bears painful resemblance to the fatal shootings of Jessie Lee Owens Jr. (2003), Daniel Rocha (2005), Kevin Brown..."

Aug. 2, 2013 News Column by Michael King

The Dream vs. the Nightmare

The MLK Day march becomes a referendum on Tom DeLay and Ronnie Earle

"...those who were shot: Sophia King, Lennon Johnson, and Jessie Lee Owens...."

Jan. 23, 2004 News Feature by Lee Nichols

We Are Responsible for Our Actions

"...Dear Editor, I'm very sorry that Jessie Lee Owens Jr. was killed. Having said that, I..."

Jan. 20, 2004 Postmarks

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Scott Glasgow's 90-day suspension for the fatal shooting of Jessie Lee Owens...."

Feb. 13, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Page Two

Reducing the subject of this community's racial problems to a number of overreacting and/or racist police is a convenient way of denying our shared responsibility

"...cooperate, and help one another. This is not just bleeding-heart liberalism. The better things function, the more the whole..."

Feb. 13, 2004 Column by Louis Black

Quality of Life for Blacks in Austin: Going Beyond Midtown

The city's treatment of blacks – both governmentally and culturally – is questioned

"...King, another in 2003, following the shooting death of Jessie Lee Owens, and then, last summer the NAACP and..."

April 1, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

News Top Tens

"...of Sophia King, the June fatal police shooting of Jessie Lee Owens took conflict between APD -- and City..."

Jan. 2, 2004 News Feature

News Top Tens

"...as a result of the June shooting death of Jessie Lee Owens? Will he face departmental sanction? The answers..."

Jan. 2, 2004 News Feature

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