(Courtesy photo/Randall Kallinen). In April, he played a standup show at Zanies in Nashville to benefit the Second Harvest Food Bank. Shawna and Keifer Thompson are the husband and wife duo behind Thompson Square. We’ve had many wonderful things happen to us but this absolutely tops them all. Hernandez's family says a doctor reported he died of strangulation, according to click2Houston.com. (Karen Warren /Houston Chronicle). Hernandez’s 3-year-old daughter was screaming as she watched the two men fight, Toral said.
© FamousBirthdays.com - use subject to the information collection practices disclosed in our Privacy Policy. When the deputy saw Hernandez stopped resisting, they noticed he was not breathing and the deputy began CPR until medical help arrived, Gonzalez said. She previously worked as a solo artist. Shawna and Keifer Thompson are the husband and wife duo behind Thompson Square. The biggest songs we have ever had were written very fast.”, Keifer spoke about the couple’s musical style in a 2017 interview with the Virginian-Pilot saying his wife’s voice “is much more traditional country-sounding than mine.” He added that its Shawna who edits the songwriting and he is “more of rock-pop guy and she’s more of a pop-country girl.” Keifer described the mix as maing Thompson Square’s music “kinda different than everybody else.”, Thompson Square – Keifer Thompson Interview @betarecords2012-05-03T16:40:53.000Z. The Thompsons have been indicted on murder charges in the death of John Hernandez, who was taken off life support May 31 following a confrontation with the couple outside a Denny's restaurant on May 28. The latest Tweets from Shawna Thompson (@ShawtyT12). Attorney Jack Carroll released a cellphone video at a news conference earlier in the week that shows Terry Thompson on top of Hernandez as he kicks and people yell, "Quit it." The grand jury returned the murder indictments Thursday. She started out in 2016 as a summer intern at the Chronicle and then went on to work as the night breaking news reporter. (Steve Gonzales/Chronicle), Marie D.De Jesus/Steve Gonzales / Houston Chronicle, Former HCSO Deputy Chauna Thompson, 45 and her husband Terry Thompson, 41, leave court Friday, July 14, 2017, are charged with murder, accused of intentionally killing 24-year-old John Hernandez while pinning him down in a choke hold at a Denny's restaurant. Deputy Chauna Thompson has been terminated from the Harris County Sheriff's Office after a weeks-long investigation into the death of John Hernandez outside a Denny's this past May, the sheriff's office announced Friday. The Thompsons face five years to life in prison if convicted.
Shawna Thompson, Keifer Thompson of musical duo Thompson Square and son attend the 2018 CMT Music Awards. A Harris County grand jury has indicted Terry and Shauna Thompson for murder in the beating death of John Hernandez. Carrie Underwood and Bobby Bones Duet on Love-Gone-Wrong Song 'We Can't Stand Eachother', Thompson Square's Shawna & Keifer Thompson Welcome First Child, Rigney Cooper, CMAs 2015's Hottest Red Carpet Accessory Is the Baby Bump. She is from Chatom, Alabama. One sergeant was ordered to complete additional training, suspended for five days and transferred to a new assignment. "We feel it should've happened since day one," said Melissa Hernandez, who is a cousin of the man killed. Copyright © 2020 KTRK-TV.
The couple were indicted on murder charges in the death of John Hernandez who died in the hospital on May 31 following the May 28 confrontation with the couple outside a Denny's restaurant.
Susana Santana, cousin of John Hernandez, thanks the crowd for their support during a rally outside the Harris County Jury Plaza Friday, July 14, 2017, in Houston. Former HCSO Deputy Chauna Thompson and her husband Terry Thompson appeared in court as they accused of intentionally killing Hernandez while pinning him down in a choke hold outside a Denny's restaurant. news Texas. According to the couple’s official website, they were married in May 1999 and are celebrating 20 years of marriage this year.
A rep for the family had confirmed the news to People Magazine. In a statement at the time, the family said, “We’re so excited to be able to share this monumental day with all of you. She holds a master's degree in journalism from Syracuse University and an English Writing & Rhetoric degree from St. Edward's University in Austin. Fairness does not govern life and death.
“Time to Get Dressed” is still one of Cooper’s favorite books!
I knew instantaneously that this is what I’d been running to, and instead of playing it safe, we jumped in.”. Here's what Twitter had to say about it, Federal judge orders new sweeps at USPS processing facilities in Texas, See all the results from Harris County's 2020 elections. Former HCSO Deputy Chauna Thompson, 45 and her husband Terry Thompson, 41, are charged with murder, accused of intentionally killing 24-year-old John Hernandez while pinning him down in a choke hold at a Denny's restaurant. With the rise of "Bro-country" (think, Nashville, Tenn. — Winning the Country Music Association Awards' entertainer of the year is a top honor and always counted as a career high point. HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Former Harris County Deputy Chauna Thompson was set to stand trial this month for the murder of John Hernandez, outside an east Harris County Denny's two years ago.
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Updated June 9: Revised to include that the Thompsons bonded out of jail.
He has worked in a number of other capacities for The News since 2007, and he was previously a copy editor at The Florida Times-Union in Jacksonville, Fla.
Terry Thompson arrived at Denny's with his two young daughters to meet his wife. She should be trained in proper uses of force, not force where someone is choked to death. Chauna and her husband were both arrested after a video showed Terry placing Hernandez in a choke hold outside the Denny's restaurant.
The off-duty deputy, who came to the restaurant separately to meet her family, was at her husband's side. … Another sergeant received a letter of reprimand and was ordered to complete additional training, while a sergeant received a letter of documented counseling. Don't miss these seriously good Black Friday deals at... New Chrome extension can save you hundreds, Election reactions from Twitter find humor in nation's anxiety, What Donald Trump said about Texas in election night speech.
Ignacio Hernandez, center, listens to lawyer Randall Kallinen during a press conference announcing the civil lawsuit against Chauna and Terry Thompson at Chandler McNulty office Tuesday, June 13, 2017, in Houston. Valeria Velazco chants "Justice for John" during a rally in support of John Hernandez outside the Harris County Courthouse Friday, July 14, 2017, in Houston. Thompson Square has canceled upcoming appearances after the death of Shawna Thompson's father.George Michael "Mickey" McIlwain died Thursday night in Alabama following a battle with cancer. The couple has a three-year-old son together, Cooper. Both Shawna Wojinowski, left,, 17, of Plainfield and Brenna Ann Larson, right, 17, of the North Grosvenordale section of Thompson died on Monday, Oct. 14, in a fiery crash in Brooklyn.
The pair has released three albums together and have hit the top ten of the Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts on ten separate occasions. A medical examiner ruled that he died of lack of oxygen to the brain caused by strangulation and chest compression. "We support the grand jury's decision," Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said. The Thompsons have been indicted on murder charges in the death of John Hernandez, Ignacio's son, who was taken off life support May 31 following a confrontation with the couple outside a Denny's restaurant on May 28. Since she was the officer on the scene, she should've taken control of the situation.". Hernandez' death happened just before midnight in the parking lot of a Denny's restaurant on May 28 in the 17700 block of the Crosby Freeway in east Harris County. In addition to his music and his comedy, Keifer also wrote a children’s book, “Time to Get Dressed,” based on his experiences with his son. "For it to have taken this long, it's kind of hard to believe that everything was done correctly, but if that's what they came up with, [then] that's their conclusion.". Thompson Square Star Worries About Future of Country Music -- 'I Think It Will Be Genreless'.
Hernandez went outside to urinate and Terry Thompson confronted him, Gonzalez said. By signing up you agree to our privacy policy, Stand with us in our mission to discover and uncover the story of North Texas.