Texas Man Accused In Thanksgiving Cop Killing Disturbed By Iraq Military Service
A Texas man who is accused of a Thanksgiving killing of a Texas Police officer had a history of mental health problems after three combat tours in Iraq according to his family.
The police officer, Damon Allen, 41, pulled over Dabrett Black, 32, in a routine traffic stop near Fairfield, Texas. During the stop, police say Black shot at Allen several times with a rifle, killing him. Black then drove away and was captured by police after a brief shootout, according to WFAA, a Dallas Texas, ABC News affiliate.
His family said that Dabrett Black was a deeply disturbed man after returning from war.
“He left here a perfect young man, but he came back all messed up,” said his father John Black to WFAA.
Dabrett Black’s family said that after his less than honorable discharge in 2012, they feared the worst for him. They said that he had memory loss, slept with guns and thought he had a chip implanted in his head and was being followed.
Dabrett Black’s estranged wife told WFAA his issues began during his second tour in Iraq — when a bomb blew up an army truck giving Dabrret Black a traumatic brain inject and tearing off the leg of one of his best friends.
“He hasn’t been right ever since,” the wife said. She asked that her name not be used. They have two daughters and separated three and half years ago.
“I told him he wasn’t right in the head and they should probably get him some help,” she said.
Some of Dabrett Black’s fellow soldiers felt the army had failed him.
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