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Terry Thompson has been charged with murder in the choking death of John Hernandez, 24, outside a Houston-area Denny’s.
Terry Thompson has been charged with murder in the choking death of John Hernandez, 24, outside a Houston-area Denny’s.
Photo: Harris County Sheriffs Office
Chauna Thompson has been charged with murder in the choking death of John Hernandez, 24, outside a Houston-area Denny’s.
Chauna Thompson has been charged with murder in the choking death of John Hernandez, 24, outside a Houston-area Denny’s.
Photo: Harris County Sheriffs Office
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Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez answers questions from the media regarding an internal affairs investigation looking into the death of John Hernandez, Friday, June 9, 2017.
Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez answers questions from the media regarding an internal affairs investigation looking into the death of John Hernandez, Friday, June 9, 2017.
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A witness, who wished not to be identified, speaks to the media about what she witnessed outside of the Denny’s where John Hernandez was killed outside of the Harris County Grand Jury where they heard witnesses give testimony in the Hernandez death case, Thursday, June 8, 2017. (Karen Warren /Houston Chronicle)
A witness, who wished not to be identified, speaks to the media about what she witnessed outside of the Denny’s where John Hernandez was killed outside of the Harris County Grand Jury where they heard witnesses
Photo: Karen Warren/Houston Chronicle
Jasmine Hernandez holds a photograph of her brother, John Hernandez, at the rally to seek justice for her brother’s death at Guadalupe Plaza Park Wednesday, June 7, in Houston. More than a hundred protestors participated the march from the park to Harris County District Attorney’s office. ( Yi–Chin Lee / Houston Chronicle)
Jasmine Hernandez holds a photograph of her brother, John Hernandez, at the rally to seek justice for her brother’s death at Guadalupe Plaza Park Wednesday, June 7, in Houston. More than a hundred protestors
Photo: Yi-Chin Lee, Houston Chronicle
Photo: Yi-Chin Lee / Houston Chronicle, Yi-Chin Lee
Ignacio Hernandez, father of the deceased John Hernandez, gives a short speech regarding to learning the news of the grand jury’s decision to indict Terry and Chaunta Thompson outside of the Denny’s restaurant where his son was strangled by Terry Thompson, husband of Harris County Sheriff’s Deputy Chauna Thompson, and later died in the hospital Thursday, June 8, in Crosby.
Ignacio Hernandez, father of the deceased John Hernandez, gives a short speech regarding to learning the news of the grand jury’s decision to indict Terry and Chaunta Thompson outside of the Denny’s restaurant
Photo: Yi-Chin Lee / Houston Chronicle, Yi-Chin Lee
Maria Toval, center, widow of John Hernandez, wipes away tears while listening to community activists making statements supporting her husband and her family during a press conference outside of the Denny’s restaurant where Hernandez was strangled by Terry Thompson, husband of Harris County Sheriff’s Deputy Chauna Thompson, and later died in hospital Thursday, June 8, in Crosby. The family were still in grief but were happy to hear that both Terry and Chaunta Thompson were indicted by a Harris County grand jury Thursday afternoon.
Maria Toval, center, widow of John Hernandez, wipes away tears while listening to community activists making statements supporting her husband and her family during a press conference outside of the Denny’s
Photo: Yi-Chin Lee / Houston Chronicle, Yi-Chin Lee
Photo: Jon Shapley, Houston Chronicle
Photo: Jon Shapley, Houston Chronicle
Photo: Jon Shapley, Houston Chronicle
Harris County Sheriff’s Deputy Chauna Thompson and her husband, Terry Thompson, were charged with murder in the death of John Hernandez, District Attorney Kim Ogg announced Thursday as she stood next to Sheriff Ed Gonzalez.
Harris County Sheriff’s Deputy Chauna Thompson and her husband, Terry Thompson, were charged with murder in the death of John Hernandez, District Attorney Kim Ogg announced Thursday as she stood next to Sheriff
Photo: Elizabeth Conley / Houston Chronicle
Photo: Karen Warren
Photo: Karen Warren
Photo: Elizabeth Conley, Houston Chronicle
Photo: Elizabeth Conley, Houston Chronicle
Photo: Elizabeth Conley, Houston Chronicle
Photo: Elizabeth Conley, Houston Chronicle
Photo: Elizabeth Conley, Houston Chronicle
Photo: Elizabeth Conley, Houston Chronicle
Photo: Elizabeth Conley, Houston Chronicle
Photo: Elizabeth Conley, Houston Chronicle
Photo: Elizabeth Conley, Houston Chronicle
Maria Toval, wife of John Hernandez gets on an elevator with her lawyer Randall Kallinen and family members at the Harris County Grand Jury where they heard evidence in the Hernandez death case, Thursday, June 8, 2017.
Maria Toval, wife of John Hernandez gets on an elevator with her lawyer Randall Kallinen and family members at the Harris County Grand Jury where they heard evidence in the Hernandez death case, Thursday, June
Photo: Karen Warren
Photo: Elizabeth Conley, Houston Chronicle
Photo: Elizabeth Conley, Houston Chronicle
Photo: Elizabeth Conley, Houston Chronicle
Photo: Elizabeth Conley, Associated Press
The 24-year-old Crosby man whose death after an altercation at a Denny’s led to murder charges against a sheriff’s deputy and her husband was buried Saturday as family and friends gathered to remember him.
The family of John Hernandez appeared somber as they left St. Dominic Catholic Church in Houston after the service.
They surrounded the casket as it was lifted into the hearse, while other family and friends gathered outside wearing shirts that read, “In loving memory of John Hernandez.”
Melissa Hernandez said she was hoping that the family could finally put this tragedy to rest. She described her cousin as caring and giving.
“That’s what everyone should always remember about him,” she said.
Ignacio Hernandez said he was extremely sad about the death of his son and overwhelmed by the support of the community.
Deputy Chauna Thompson, 45, and her husband, Terry Thompson, 41, are out on bail after being charged with murder.
An altercation began after Terry Thompson pulled up at the restaurant with his children and saw Hernandez urinating in public, the sheriff has said.
A 50-second video shows Terry Thompson on top of a kicking and grunting Hernandez. A witness said she saw Hernandez turning purple and tried to get Terry Thompson to let him go, but he refused.
Chauna Thompson is charged with being an accessory to a murder.
Hernandez died three days later from strangulation and chest compressions, the medical examiner ruled.
Scot Courtney, a defense attorney representing Terry Thompson, has said Hernandez initiated the late-night altercation by throwing, and landing, the first punch.
He said Terry Thompson did not intend to kill the man.
The Harris County District Attorney’s Office declined to discuss the charges further except to say that Chauna Thompson was charged under the law of parties, a state law that allows every person who is involved in an intentional crime to be charged with the same offense.
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