Landor was driving a Dodge Durango sport-utility vehicle when the officer stopped him on a traffic violation. He died near a playground at the Luxor Park apartment complex at 5801 W. He then granted their request that he prohibit police from trying to question Landor further about the incident.Ībernethy, a 43-year-old officer who had served 11 years with HPD, was killed while working in a high-crime area that has received intensified scrutiny from police. McSpadden appointed attorneys Chuck Hinton and Kenneth Goode to represent the suspect.
That narrative of Abernethy's death emerged for the first time as Landor, 28, made his first court appearance to face a capital murder charge. Later Sunday, after being caught and returned to the scene, Landor told police that his gun had fired accidentally after he tripped and fell, the prosecutor added. Houston police Officer Timothy Abernethy was hit by three bullets during that Sunday morning chase and dropped to the ground, Assistant District Attorney Craig Goodhart said.Īnd then Landor — who was released from his most recent prison sentence only a few months ago — walked up to the stricken officer and shot him in the head, Goodhart told state District Judge Michael McSpadden. As he ran through a northwest Houston apartment complex after being stopped on a traffic violation, Mabry Joseph Landor III turned and fired at the police officer who was chasing him, a Harris County prosecutor said in court this morning.
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