Dallas County prosecutors have dismissed a murder case against a Euless man who is accused of killing his deaf girlfriend, and the case was steeped in controversy.
Court records show 25-year-old Tajh Pinson was indicted for last year's murder of 24-year-old Zarea Dixon. She was found strangled to death.
Reports say as the attack was unfolding, the victim tried to call Dallas Police for help. But it took police nearly an hour and a half to get there.
Prosecutors had issues with the murder case. But while the murder case was pending, Pinson was convicted of another crime, but this time for burglary. A jury sentenced him to 35-years in prison for that crime,
In a court filing, a prosecutor said in all probability a second trial with a murder conviction would not result in increasing the sentence. The murder case has now been dismissed.
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