SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...Black, Zachary Levi, Glen Powell, Josh Wiggins, Milo Coy, Lee Eddy, Bill Wise, Natalie L'Amoreaux, Jessica Brynn Cohen, Sam..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Adds 102 Movies to 2019 Film Festival Lineup

After Us, what else does the film fest have in store?

"...Cohen, Andrus Nichols, Michael Oberholtzer, Naian Gonzalez, Midori Francis, Macaulee Rusnak Cassaday, Isis Masoud, Violet Rea, Guthrie Mass (World..."

Jan. 16, 2019 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Unleashes Massive Film List

High-concept horror A Quiet Place to open fest

"...He's not the only recognizable name. From Spike Lee to Daryl Hannah, Kate McKinnon to John Cena, plus..."

Jan. 31, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

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

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

Point Austin: Knee Jerks

Quick! Let's jump to conclusions!

"...Las Manitas loan, and Council Members Sheryl Cole and Lee Leffingwell articulated some of them last week, unsuccessfully –..."

June 15, 2007 News Column by Michael King

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

Tasers and the APD

Police leadership says stun guns protect officers and prevent injuries, but critics charge they are dangerous and overused

"...Eastside police shootings of Sophia King in 2002, and Jessie Lee Owens in 2003. Initially, the plan was applauded..."

March 18, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Policing Sixth Street – in White and Black

Two conflicting stories – did a Downtown partier get out of control, or did the cops?

"...In light of the then-recent officer-involved shooting death of Jessie Lee Owens during a late-night East Austin traffic stop..."

Jan. 28, 2005 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

Withhold federal money until police resolve race crisis, group demands

"...of abuse and discrimination, offering the officer-involved killings of Jessie Lee Owens Jr. and Sophia King, state-collected racial profiling..."

June 25, 2004 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

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

Naked City

The police union cools off, the Sophia King lawsuit is dropped, and the ministers march on City Hall

"...two policies during his fatal June 14 encounter with Jessie Lee Owens. Union officials said they were upset that..."

Feb. 27, 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

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'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

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

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

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

The Figures Do Lie

The Statesman finds a cops-and-race story that just isn't there

"...in connection with the June 14 shooting death of Jessie Lee Owens by Officer Scott Glasgow – the Statesman..."

Feb. 6, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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

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 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

Naked City

Breaking news from Austin, the region, and beyond

"...Glasgow for indirect responsibility in the shooting death of Jessie Lee Owens. See "Glasgow: An Agreement to Quash."..."

Jan. 23, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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

"...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

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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