ROANE COUNTY, Tennessee (PNN) - September 10, 2012 - Two brothers who shot and killed a sheriff's deputy have placed photos of the slain pig thug cop outside the entrance to their farm, calling it a "warning" to other pig thug cops.
The photos show the "bullet-riddled bodies" of Roane County Deputy Bill Jones and ride-along Mike Brown, who were shot and killed on May 11, 2006, after arriving at the home of Rocky Houston to deliver a bogus arrest warrant.
"It goes without saying that any public display on their own property of these photos in whatever manner by the Houstons is despicable and certainly runs counter to the Houstons' claims of innocence," District Attorney General Russell Johnson said in a news release.
However, it also appears that the sign is perfectly within the Houstons' First Amendment rights.
"We are trying to report federal crimes, and we feel like our plea has fallen on deaf ears," said Rocky Houston.
Rocky and Leon Houston were acquitted of murder charges when prosecutors were unable to prove that they fired first after Jones and Brown entered their property. The Houston brothers insist that the two men showed up to kill them and opened fire without warning.
Both brothers were acquitted in separate trials in 2009 and 2010. However, Brown’s family was awarded $5 million in damages in a wrongful death lawsuit against the Houstons, which was settled in April 2012.
The Houston brothers obtained copies of the crime scene photos during their trial and have posted them, along with various legal documents, on at least six different locations on their property.
A local resident briefly posted the photos to Facebook, but they were removed after a request from Johnson.
