Jason Frappier will not face capital murder charges in the Feb. 16 fatal shooting of two alleged drug dealers. A Dallas County grand jury declined to indict Frappier Friday, apparently determining that evidence pointed to self defense.
When Jason, a former Lake Highlands resident, was arrested on the night of the shooting, police found two men fatally shot in the parking lot of a Burger Street on Mockingbird Lane near Greenville Avenue. They followed a blood trail to the nearby Phoenix apartments, where they found Jason, who’d been shot in the arm during the incident, and Christian Avalos. After questioning nearly 50 witnesses, police determined the four men were involved in a drug deal gone bad, and they arrested Frappier and Avalos and charged them both with capital murder. To get more details from our Feb. 18 blog post, click here.
Over the past two months, we’ve received lots of comments and emails on Jason’s behalf. Jason, who grew up in Lake Highlands, would never have gotten into that car with the intention of harming anyone – even a drug dealer – said the people who know Jason best. Many noted that this is a cautionary tale for our kids: a story that involves drugs and guns cannot end well for anyone involved.
Jason may yet face a drug charge and a charge of tampering with evidence, according to his attorney, but the threat of capital murder charges is gone. Avalos was indicted last month.
