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Convicted murderer charged in young mother’s death
KHOU.com ^ | 07/19/11 | by Nakia Cooper / khou.com

Posted on 07/19/2011 3:51:29 PM PDT by Realman30

HOUSTON – A convicted murderer is accused of killing his girlfriend, a young mother of three little girls, according to the Harris County District Attorney.

Ervin Jones, 39, is charged with murder in the shooting death of 22-year-old Robyn Hightower in southwest Houston.

HPD said around 10 p.m. on July 13, Jones and Hightower were arguing over the phone before he drove to her home, located in the 15700 block of Clarke Springs, and rushed into her bedroom.

The couple started arguing again, and at some point, police said Jones pulled out a gun and shot Hightower in the chest. She was rushed to the hospital by her brother, Christopher Branch, but doctors were unable to save her.

Meanwhile, Jones went to a nearby Shell gas station on South Post Oak and Beltway 8, also suffering from a gunshot wound. He was transported to the hospital for treatment, but was later arrested. He was being held without bond Tuesday.

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KEYWORDS: convictedmurderer

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1 posted on 07/19/2011 3:51:36 PM PDT by Realman30
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To: Realman30

its worse than that...at 39 I bet he already murdered more than his fair share but did not ever get the judge and jury he deserved.... sad really...


2 posted on 07/19/2011 4:02:43 PM PDT by Nat Turner (I can see NOVEMBER 2012 from my house....)
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To: Realman30

If he was already convicted of murder, why was he on the street?


3 posted on 07/19/2011 4:04:10 PM PDT by reaganaut (Ex-Mormon, now Christian - "I once was lost, but now am found; was blind but now I see")
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He was convicted of murder in 2003 and sentenced to eight years in prison, but he was released early. After his release, he was convicted of felony drug possession and two assaults on family members.

8 years for murder *and* released early. Justice isn't.

4 posted on 07/19/2011 4:06:33 PM PDT by FourPeas ("Maladjusted and wigging out is no way to go through life, son." -hg)
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This is so sad for those children. Prayers to those girls.


5 posted on 07/19/2011 4:08:58 PM PDT by wac3rd (Somewhere in Hell, Ted Kennedy snickers....)
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To: FourPeas

I read that. There is still no excuse why he should be on the street.


6 posted on 07/19/2011 4:09:08 PM PDT by reaganaut (Ex-Mormon, now Christian - "I once was lost, but now am found; was blind but now I see")
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To: FourPeas
He was convicted of murder in 2003 and sentenced to eight years in prison, but he was released early.

Really? If so, yet another case pointing to the only clear way to deal with convicted murderers....execution. It is the only sure way to prevent them from killing again.

7 posted on 07/19/2011 4:24:13 PM PDT by TheDon (The Democrat Party, the party of the KKK (tm))
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Really? If so, yet another case pointing to the only clear way to deal with convicted murderers....execution. It is the only sure way to prevent them from killing again.

The people who run our legal system believe that ordinary people are not entitled to be sure that murderers won't kill again.

8 posted on 07/19/2011 5:01:33 PM PDT by Steely Tom (Obama goes on long after the thrill of Obama is gone)
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9 posted on 07/19/2011 5:13:51 PM PDT by DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis (Want to make $$$? It's easy! Use FR as a platform to pimp your blog for hits!!!)
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Why was he on the streets? And why—though one hesitates to “blame the victim”—would any woman, but especially a mother, have anything to do with a man with such a violent criminal past?
Liberals claim the death penalty doesn't deter murder. But there is no doubt: if this guy had been executed after his first murder, the woman would still be alive. Hope they get him this time.
10 posted on 07/19/2011 5:37:58 PM PDT by Godwin1 (godwin 1)
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To: reaganaut
If he was already convicted of murder, why was he on the street?

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See: lib-er-als.
11 posted on 07/19/2011 6:05:21 PM PDT by Realman30 ("I've already made a donation to Haiti. It's called taxes". . . . El Rushbo.)
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To: Realman30

Yeah, less than 8 years for MURDER? Oy, white collar crime gets more time.


12 posted on 07/19/2011 6:26:08 PM PDT by reaganaut (Ex-Mormon, now Christian - "I once was lost, but now am found; was blind but now I see")
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I’m waiting for the libs in Austin to use this incident to call for gun control.


13 posted on 07/20/2011 8:20:13 AM PDT by Socon-Econ (Socon-Econ)
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