PLANO, Texas (AP) — A misdemeanor charge has been dropped against a Black man who was arrested last week for walking home on a street during a snowstorm in Texas. Rodney Reese, 18, was arrested Feb. 16 in Plano and charged with being a pedestrian in the roadway, news outlets reported. DUAL TRAGEDIES: Texas family loses home to snowstorm, father to COVID Police said officers received a call about a Black man seen stumbling along in the middle of the snowy street wearing a short-sleeved shirt and were sent to perform a wellness check. Police released body camera footage of the encounter on Facebook on Friday. In the video, police are seen following Reese and repeatedly asking him where he is going and if he was OK, to which he replies that he is fine and he is on his way home. Reese told KDFW-TV that he was walking home from his job at a Walmart and didn't stop for the officers because he didn't need their help. Officers continued to follow Reese for about two minutes … [Read more...] about Charge dropped against Black man walking on icy Texas street
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Top 10 photos of the week: 2014-09-10
Listen to this article Welcome to this week's top 10 photos chosen by our own photo editors. We hope you enjoy it as much as we did selecting those photos. And remember that you can write your own comments when you click on those photos and bring up the photo viewer page. Express yourself and let us know what you think! 10. BMW Museum: M-Spiral. We like round and organic shapes. We like BMW cars. We like M cars. 2008 BMW M1 Hommage and 1978 BMW M1 Photo by: Eric Gilbert 9. Toeing the line. Get it? Chaz Davies Photo by: Ducati Corse 8. A lovely general view at twilight of Richmond International Raceway during the NASCAR-CUP race last weekend. A better photo than the actual race was. Race action Photo by: NASCAR Media 7. We've said it before and we'll say it again: the GT3 spec is one of the best things to happen to GT/Sportscar racing in a long time. These full grids in the Blancpain GT Series are great to watch. And this … [Read more...] about Top 10 photos of the week: 2014-09-10
The Weirdest and Most Worthwhile Roadside Attractions in Texas
If you know one thing about Texas, it’s that it’s big. You’re bound to find plenty to see and do across its more than 268,000 square miles. That includes all the modern trappings of major cities interspersed with rolling hills, vast ranchland and even some mountains. But no road trip is complete without a stop at one of the state’s weird and wonderful roadside attractions. They range from a graffitied Cadillac graveyard and Stonehenge replica to a toilet seat museum inside a beer garden. Hop in the car and set your GPS for these roadside destinations. ShangriLlama Royce City ShangriLlama is more than just a great pun. It’s also a 10-acre ranch with an Irish castle and a barn, where the founding family keeps six llamas sporting names like Dalai Llama, Bahama Llama and Barack O’Llama. Stop in for a visit and you can partake in llama lessons to learn about the animals, feed them snacks and then embark on a llama walk, which takes you and the animals on a group stroll … [Read more...] about The Weirdest and Most Worthwhile Roadside Attractions in Texas