Tensions with Police escalating in Dallas

Rising tension in an east McKinney neighborhood spilled into a courtroom and City Council chambers Tuesday. Justice of the Peace Paul Raleeh decided after a hearing that there was not enough evidence to hold Chez Jones, who was taken into custody Aug. 27 after police said he detailed plans to "X-out" specific officers responding to calls at apartments near where he lives. The Collin County district attorney's office had sought to hold Mr. Jones on a $50,000 peace bond, used to prevent an imminent crime from being committed. Judge Raleeh said the prosecution failed to prove Mr. Jones was about to kill an officer when he was arrested and ordered him released on a personal recognizance bond with a one-year order not to harass or assault the police.  [more ]