James Garrett Freeman (November 12, 1980"Freeman, James." Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Retrieved on February 4, 2016. – January 27, 2016Last Statement Freeman, James. Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Retrieved on February 4, 2016.) was an American man who was convicted, sentenced to death, and executed for murder in Texas.

Freeman, who was often called by his middle name, originated from Lissie, an unincorporated area in Wharton County, Texas. He was a welder, but was unemployed at the time he committed murder. He had no record of violence. On March 17, 2007, Freeman engaged in a high-speed chase with Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) officers. At the Lissie Cemetery, where the chase ended, he fired at TPWD staff with an AK-47 and a Glock pistol. Justin Hurst, a TPWD game warden who had turned 34 that day, was struck twice and killed. Freeman was shot four times and survived.

Freeman, Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ)#999539, was convicted and sentenced to death. While on death row he was in Polunsky Unit. He was executed at Huntsville Unit on January 27, 2016, - All executions take place at Huntsville Unit. nine years after the murder.

The Justin Hurst Wildlife Management Area (WMA) of the TPWD, located in Brazoria County, Texas,"Justin Hurst (WMA)." Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Retrieved on March 31, 2016. was renamed after the victim in 2007. It was formerly the Peach Point WMA."TPWD Dedicates Justin Hurst WMA in Honor of Fallen Warden." Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. October 15, 2007. Retrieved on March 31, 2016.

See also Capital punishment in Texas List of people executed in Texas, 2010–2019 List of people executed in the United States in 2016

References

External links Texas Courts: Indictment, Conviction, and Sentencing "IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS NO. AP-76,052 JAMES GARRETT FREEMAN, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS ON DIRECT APPEAL FROM CAUSE NO. 15987 IN THE 329TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT WHARTON COUNTY"

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