>>
>> I
>> I HOPE
>> I HOPE YOU CAN GO SOMEWHERE WHERE HE'S WELL TAKEN CARE OF.
>>> IN HER WORDS, HE JUST KEPT
HITTING ME.
HITTING ME. NOW THE WOMAN SEEN BEING
PUNCHED OVER AND OVER AGAIN IS
CHARGED WITH A STATE JAIL
FELONY.
FELONY.
FELONY. THANK YO+@U FOR JOINING US.
>> L'DAIJOHNIQUE LEE ACCUSED OF
BREAKING THE WINDOWS OF THE
SUSPECT'S TRUCK CAUSING
SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS IN
DAMAGE.
DAMAGE.
DAMAGE. ARE THE CHARGES AGAINST HER
FAIR?
FAIR?
FAIR? THE
FAIR? THE LIGHT POLE IS OPEN.
>> AND WHILE YOU VOTE WE ARE
COVERING THIS FOR ALL ANGLES.
WE COULD SEE PROTEST BUT FIRST
WE BEGIN +@WITH REBECCA LOPEZ
LIVE AT THE DALLAS POLICE
DEPARTMENT.
DEPARTMENT. >> Reporter: AS NEWS8 FIRS+@T
REPORTED, AN ARREST WARRANT HAS
BEEN ISSUED, SHE CAUSED
THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF
DAMAGE TO HIS TRUCK AND THAT
THEY SAY IS FELONY.
AS YOU HAVE SEEN, THE VIDEO
WENT VIRAL OF THE MAN PUNCHING
HER AND HAVE CHARGED HIM WITH
AGGRAVATED ASS+@AULT.
AGGRAVATED ASS+@AULT. NOW HE HAD A GUN IN HIS HAND
DURING THE ASSAULT BUT WHAT
POLICE SAY IS NOT ON THE VIDEO
IS WHAT THE VICTIM DID AFTER
THE ASSAULT. SHE TOOK A HEAVY
OBJECT AND SLAMMED IT AGAINST
HIS TRUC+@K CAUSING DAMAGE +@AN
BROKE OUT HIS WINDOW AND
WINDSHIELD.
WINDSHIELD.
+@
+@ POLICE
+@ POLICE DID MAKE A REPORT OF
+@
POLICE DID MAKE A REPORT OF CRIMINAL MISCHIEF THE NIGHT IT
HAPPENED BUT THEY WAITED TO
FIND OUT WHAT THE DAMAGE WAS TO
HIS VEHICLE BEFORE FILING
CHARGES. IN TEXAS IT IS A
FELONY WHEN A PERSON CAUSES
MORE THAN $2500 WORTH OF
DAMAGES.
DAMAGES.
DAMAGES. AFTER THE INVESTIGATION THEY
HAD A JUDGE FIND A WARRANT
TODAY.
TODAY.
TODAY. THE VICTIM ADMITTED SHE DID THE
DAMAGE.
DAMAGE.
DAMAGE. NOW THE CASES WERE TREATED
COMPLETELY SEPARATELY C+@ONDUCT
BY DIFFERENT DIVISIONS OF THE
DEPARTMENT AND WHILE SOME
PEOPLE ARE ANGRY ABOUT THE
DECISION, DPD FELT THE CHARGES
WERE APPROPRIATE.
WERE APPROPRIATE. >> THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT ARE
UPSET AND IT'S NOT THE
INTENTION OF THE +@DALLAS POLIC
DEPARTMENT TO PICK ONE SIDE OR
THE OTHER.
THE OTHER. WE SIMPLY HAD INFORMATION
PROVIDED TO US AND WE
THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED IT AND
WE TOOK THE ACTION.
>> Reporter: WE ASKED EXPERTS
WHAT THEY THINK. THE DEFENSE
ATTORNEY SAYS THAT HE HAS IN
FACT SEE+@N VICTIMS CHARGED IN
CRIMES.
CRIMES.
CRIMES. >> YOU CANNOT DO THAT COMING UP
TO CALL THE POLICE AND LET THEM
HANDLE IT.
HANDLE IT. YOU CANNOT BE YOUR OWN
VIGILANTE AND SECURING
RETRIBUTION. +@
RETRIBUTION. +@ >> Reporter: THE VICTIM 'S
ATTORNEY TWEETED, VICTIMS OF
SAVAGE ASSAULT CANNOT LOGI+@CAL
BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR DAMAGE
DONE TO THEIR SILENCE PROPERTY
DURING OR IMMEDIATELY AFTER
THEIR ATTACK.
THEIR ATTACK. OF COURSE, CONTEXT MATTERS AND
THE DECISION TO CHARGE IS A
CLEAR ABUSE OF DISCRETION.
THIS CASE COULD HAVE BEEN SENT
TO THE CRANE GRAND JURY FOR
REFERRAL AND IT WAS NOT DONE
AND THEY DECIDED TO DIRECT THE
CHARGES WHICH MEAN AN ARREST
WERE WAS ISSUED AND THIS
DECISION ULTIMA+@TELY IN A HIGH-
PROFILE CASE COMES FROM THE
CHIEF OF POLICE. THE PERSON+@
WHO SAYS THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF
THE CHARGES WAS IN FACT THE
DISTRICT ATTORNEY IN DALLAS.
HE TWEETED THAT HE DID NOT NOW
AND HE FOUND A FOR THE MEDIA
THAT THE CHARGES WERE COMING
DOWN HE SAID ONCE THEY RECEIVED
THE CASE HE WOULD THEN
DETERMINE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN
NEXT.
NEXT.
NEXT. OBVIOUSLY THERE'S A LOT OF
OUTCRY ABOUT THIS CASE AND WHAT
HAS HAPPENED.
HAS HAPPENED. WE NOW GO TO DEMOND FERNA+@NDEZ
IN DEEP ELLUM FOR MORE.
>> Reporter: EVER SINCE THAT
VI+@OLENT ASSAULT HAPPENED HER
IN THI A+@KN O,THE
NEIGHBORHOOD HAS BEET
CENTER+@ OF ATTENTION RIGH ALON
WIT+@H THE SUSPECT AND THE VICTM
. NOW ACTIVISTS ARE TELLING ME
THAT POLICE AND CITY LEADERS
CAN EXPECT PROTESTERS AND
DEMONSTRATIONS TO CONTINUE INTO
THE WEEKEND.
THE WEEKEND. ORGANIZERS WITH NEXT-GENERATION
ACTION ARE AMONG THOSE THEY ARE
QUESTIONING THE MOVE TO FILE
FENNELLY FELONY CHARGES AND ARE
PLANNING PROTEST AND CALLING
+@
PLANNING PROTEST AND CALLING FOR AN ECONOMIC BOYCOTT.
THE ACTIVISTS SAY THEY ARE WELL
AWARE THAT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE
WILL BE VISITING THE AREA FOR
THE AN+@NUAL+@ DEEP ELLUM ARTS
FESTIVAL BUT THE GROUP SAYS
IT'S PRESENCE WILL BE FELT.
>> WE ALWAYS HAVE TO FIND A WAY
TO DISCREDIT A BIG HIM AND THE
SAD REALITY IS THAT AFTER A
WOMAN IS BRUTALLY ATTACKED BY A
MAN, ACTIONS AFTERWARDS WOULD
BE JUDGE AND LEAD HER TO
CRIMINAL ACTIONS WHEN SHE TRIED
TO CALL THE AUTHORITIES AND A
MAN PULLED OUT A DEADLY WEAPON
AND IT'S TROUBLING.
>> Reporter: SOME+@ OTHER
ACTIVISTS ARE SPEAKING UP TO
LIKE REVEREND JEFF HOOD WHO
TELLS ME THE WORD ABOUT HER
DAMAGING THE CAR COMES AS A
SURPRISE TO MANY MEMBERS OF THE
SOCIAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE WERE
NEVER TOLD THOSE DETAILS. SOME
OF THEM ARE WONDERING WHY SHE
IS BEING CHARGED SO LATE IN THE
GAME RIGHT NOW.
THE ATTENTION TO THIS CASE WILL
CONTINUE WITH ACTIVISTS TELLING
US THEY ARE STAGING A PROTEST
AT CITY HALL IN DOWNTOWN DALLAS
AT 9:00 A.M.
IN DOWNTOWN DALLAS AT 9:00 A.M.
>>> WE ASK YOU, ARE THE CHARGES
AGAINST L'DAIJOHNIQUE LEE FAIR
AND YOU HAVE SPOKEN OUT AND+@