2 Texas Thugs Who Murder Off Duty New Orleans Cop In Cold Blood Face Death Penalty

Two suspects have been arrested in connection to the fatal shooting of an off-duty New Orleans police officer.

Frederick D. Jackson, 19, and Anthony Rayshard Jenkins, 21, were arrested and charged with capital murder and attempted capital murder after the daylight shooting of NOPD Detective Everett Briscoe, 41, who was later pronounced dead at a nearby hospital, and Dyrin Riculfy, 43, who remains hospitalized in critical condition.

The two victims were dining on an outdoor patio in Houston when Jackson and Jenkins attempted to rob them, at which point one or more suspects fired and shot both Briscoe and Riculfy, according to police. The suspects were out on bond when they committed the crime, as FOX 26 Houston first reported.

“We’re going to seek justice for both victims and their loved ones as our prosecutors work tirelessly first to obtain no bond on each of the offenders. It should surprise no one at this point in Harris County, Texas, that the two suspects were already out on bond — one on multiple bonds,” she said.

A capital murder charge in Texas only has two consequences: the death penalty or life without parole, Ogg explained. A senior committee of prosecutors will be going over evidence in the case to determine penalties for the suspects. There is also a third suspect, but police had not released any information about that person at the time of publication.