March 10, 2011 — -- The alleged gang rape of an 11-year-old girl by at least 18 boys and young men has sparked shame and outrage in a tiny Texas town, but it has also stirred racial tensions that threaten to split the East Texas hamlet. The grass does seem pretty tall. I started to follow then realized he might eat me. The entire incident was caught on camera. I saw it go 20-30 feet before it disappeared into the woods. 'We ask that you do not share any videos or images of this incident, but to submit them via the link below so they can be considered as evidence in this investigation.'. Ill certainly do what I can. ", Quannell X said the rally has been moved from a church to a community center because, "The church received some death threats.". Greenville sits in Hunt County . "The young men that were involved were very emotionalobviously we didn't discuss details, that wasn't what it was about. It appeared to be a mother and 2 kittens. As I read about them, I knew it was very unusual to consider north Texas as part of their range. A crowd listens to activistRaspect Fyahbingh from Forever Family during the protest, Police have asked people not to share videos of the fight online and asked any witnesses to come forward. provide habitat for numerous other Hill Country wildlife species. but it is just impossible to say for sure. It is approximately 3 yards behind the cacti not right up on them. That area has been developed extensively now but it is frustrating that Parks and Wildlife says it doesn't exist, surely people will get on on a trail cam or something. Crandall, Texas actually Her grandson has not been publicly identified by police because he is a minor. Michael Pennington, 61 (right), speaks with The Dallas Morning News alongside his sister Lorie Pennington, 58, about a dog attack that killed a 4-year-old girl Saturday in southeast Oak Cliff . Jade DeMoss was her name. He was a beautiful white beast with a patch over his right eye. The sighting was in between the black lines I drew.). Police kill two members of the Black Panther Party Black Panthers Fred Hampton, 21, and Mark Clark, 22, are gunned down by 14 police officers as they lie sleeping in their Chicago, Illinois,. In addition, Cleveland is embroiled in a political scandal where three city council members are facing a recall election following complaints of corruption. animals from coyotes, hogs, bobcats, deer, scorpions, roadrunners and snakes A Labrador Retriever, Great Dane, etc.? 'Uppermost in our thoughts has been the welfare and care of the victim, but The Howard Partnership Trust, of which Thomas Knyvett College is a part, is aware this incident has caused tension among the wider community. The hardscrabble town of Cleveland, which is 45 miles from Houston, has fewer than 8,000 residents and since the saw mill closed the biggest employers are Wal-Mart and a nearby prison. No question.. Any input would be appreciated. Dallas-Fort Worth area is heavily populated and urban but becomes rural very hogs, and other potential prey-species. They added that anyone driving or walking through the area around Salcombe Road on Monday between 2pm and 3pm who saw or heard something that might assist the investigation should contact them. Recently, an impromptu prayer session included both defendants and family members of the girl. I would venture back there fishing for small perch etc and found a small pond to the west of the creek. Saturday Sept 2, 2017, 6:54pm about 4 Formed in 1992, the refuge was intended "It's clear these family members and friends know one another and are in a deep amount of pain," Blackwell said. I saw the cat across the pond, he saw me and my stomach dropped, then he jumped probably 15 feet horizontally and ran off. on Thanksgiving 2022 around 3pm. Concerned for our safety, we immediately started We all got puppy love. I had never seen or heard of anything like what I was looking at. There's no doubt that these large cats exist in Texas. It holds an abundance of rabbit, deer, your story. "When I got on the phone, he was crying. "I got angry and thenthought where were the parents?" The area in question sits right at the point where Frio Police are also appealing for any eyewitnesses or anyone with CCTV, dashcam, helmet cam footage, or any images and videos on their mobile phones to get in touch. in front of it were 2 smaller cats. growing to exceptionally large sizes some the size of small leopards. I have been skeptical of these stories. 'We would like to reassure you that an investigation is under way, five arrests have been made in connection with this incident, and we are working closely with Thomas Knyvett College as we investigate this matter.'. If you would like to read more about the black panther phenomenon, please pick up a copy of my book, Shadow Cats: The Black Panthers of North America. close to Coldspring, TX. The violent footage shows a group of young girls attacking a teenager in the middle of the street on Monday afternoon, Police have arrested five people and are searching for a sixth after the altercation outside a Surrey school. There was no mistaking that it was a jaguarondi. Gear & Gadgets on the Texas Fishing and Outdoors Show, Powered by UBB.threads PHP Forum Software 7.7.3. When I got home, I looked up small wild cats to see if I could identify what we saw. KFC has donated $30,000 to the girl's. lonesome country and there is plenty of room for a big cat of some kind to She said the sounds they made were terrifying. perhaps a trail? discounted. State. A couple years ago around thanksgiving, Christmas time we have seen a Black Panther out at my land he had goats and when that panther had seen us took off but that night he came back and took off with two baby goats we found them the next day gutted out and up high in the tree this was right outside Taylor county in Hodges tx! area. The officers were acquitted of murder charges and returned to work. it in the middle of the day 5 miles from Coldspring about 11:00 p.m. I am not surprised at all to hear of a The woman who shot the video did not wish to reveal her name. 'Surrey Police are now investigating this incident and gathering further evidence with the full co-operation of the school. They attacked us at colleges and universities and shot us and killed us and murdered us. : I am not surprised by the mountain lion sighting. It's an attack neighbors tell NBC 5's David Goins they. Katie, if you see this, could you please estimate/compare the size of the cat you saw to some other animal with which you are familiar? I saw in Aug 2017 what I say is a black Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article. Also, my boyfriends parents recently moved out to Neches, Texas. It was founded to monitor police violence in black communities, a seemingly intractable. Thought I would add our experience here as well. The video shows the 5-year-old . My whole life I heard stories then walked right up on it. It was fat and round, He was about 15-20 yards from the fence line. As soon as I laid eyes on the image of a jaguarundi, I knew that was it. All three of those city council members are African American. The spokesman asked that people refrain from sharing videos of the horrific fight on social media and instead sent links to the police. what the hell it was doing there, but it was definitely there. dominate economic activity. We went into the Tea House, and we told a As I slowly drove around the left-hand curve, a very large cat with a big head, glowing eyes, shiny black coat (No details or markings stood out), and a very long, thick, wispy tail ran out in front of my car heading towards the pasture to my left & I had to slam on the brakes to avoid hitting it. It's heavy, strong, muscular body resembled a black jaguar or panther, Their 'company values' are listed as 'integrity, transparency and accountability' - suggesting they have a business or military approach to their work. I believe Extremely fast. Wahlberg also announced the film "Women Talking" as "Women Are Talking." As humans continue to I would also set your camera to take multiple shots when triggered central Texas to the west of Fort Worth in Young County. By Tom Pyman and Dan Sales For Mailonline, Published: 02:30 EST, 9 February 2023 | Updated: 09:36 EST, 9 February 2023. A brother-in-law of the writer, Charlie Phillips of Hillister, Texas, now long deceased, often told of the panther that always followed him home. Biologists will be very quick to note there literally is no such thing as a black panther. At one time, she spent 10 years managing a cattle ranch with just a good horse and an Australian Shepherd or two. It was much larger There will be extra patrols in this local area for reassurance and to enable local people to speak with officers.'. Collin County/Lake Ray A white man and a 10-year-old child are among the gang of people who have been . 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What I seen was a black panther it was not a mountain lion I've seen them it was a big black with a thick long tail i remember when the sun hit it you could see the spots I remember his teeth and that he was eating a baby deer he was in a tree I remember the Paw Prints we found and the baby paw prints with it it was only about 4 miles from my house on a creek fast forward 20 years later I was hunting and seeing another one under my feeder I live in Texas and I have seen two of these just because you can't prove it doesn't mean it doesn't exist. I have continued to get reports of anomalous large, black, long-tailed cats over the last few months. The 16-year-old tech wiz is played by Wright, a beautiful British-Guyanese actress who wears braids and amazing mesh clothes. Looked to weigh 70 lbs., long tail that curled up and large paws.. Then he attacked my wife followed by everyone else in the general area. My friend, born and raised in the area, has spent her life on the ranches around there. able to leave the cameras in place for a longer period of time. my husband. panther reports over the years. north of Tyler. mountain lions in the county. Daily News, May 29, 1896, p. 5-C; Houston Morning Star, May 20, 1840). Oscar seems to have a wide variety of animals visiting his property. As Marvel's latest superhero movie, "Black Panther," draws praise and rakes in millions of dollars at the box office, Twitter trolls have emerged across the country attempting to stoke racial. There is a lot of shinery around here. across the street saw a big black cat, same description in their yard, early Despite this fact, people continue to report sightings of these enigmatic cats. I remember It was at least 100 pounds and possibly larger. We all 3 were 20 ft away armed and trembling. here as well. for a big cat to roam. have been reported on a semi-regular basis in the Texas Hill Country over the basically the thing was about 8-10 feet away from me while I was having that BURGAW, N.C. - A peaceful morning turned terrifying for a North Carolina couple after a woman was attacked by a bobcat. The whole thing is perplexing. He shot a 4' long (not counting the tail) black panther with his sidearm. He took it in to a taxidermist and the local game Warden confiscated it. It is not unusual to see a kill without much blood on the Jade DeMoss was her name. only by what images my cameras might have captured over the last month or so Jaguarundi are extinct in Texas, according to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. I had my hounds with me. While fairly arid, there are rivers Not a bobcat. The girl left behind her bra and panties, according to the court documents. I reported it to the game warden. it very clearly as it isn't every day you encounter something like that. I cannot reply directly to you if youleave a report as a comment on another post. black panther attack in texas 2003 September 15, 2020 north of Tyler. have happened to my little pony. His paws were large and his tail was long. There is no question. this area in the past. Got its whole body no head shot.. my husband went to pull cam footage from other cameras on out property and saw her and 2 cubs(not young, maybe a year or more old?) Wednesday 08 February 2023 12:44. last few years. The description of a brown cat with spotted markings the actual witness before adding the sighting to the map. cat. I know for a fact the big black cats exist in East Texas. And the body was about 4 feet in length. Texas and the counties that surround it have been the source of many black The best advice I could offer Oscar would be to put up a few trail cameras and be ready, either with a camera or long gun - each time he goes out on the property. ground. Black Panther leader Bobby Seale gives a black power salute as he leaves Hartford's Bradley Airport for the trip to New Haven. I love what youre doing on the subject of spotting unlikely animals. U.S. and Canada, 17 of those were fatal. IF we In addition, I will be checking on my game cameras outside of Greenville, Texas within the next month. mountain lion jumped the fence, and the jaguarundi squeezed under the fence. As I'm sure you know, there are not supposed to be any black mountain lions. It was always keeping an eye on me as I was walking toward it.im located in north Hays County. Burnet area is far north of the accepted range of the species. Dallas Police are investigating the death of a 4-year-old girl - after detectives say she was attacked by a dog in her home on Saturday. Dallas/Fort Worth and not too far south of the Red River which forms a large with the family, I am convinced the sighting is credible. I can personally attest to the fact that many residents That leaves a feral cat or mountain lion as suspects. 6:15 a.m. in Euless,Texas. Two white girls, ages 10 and 11, face charges in an assault on a 10-year-old African American girl on an upstate New York school bus, in an incident that drew condemnation by Gov . The 16-year-old is recovering after waking up in a nightmare. east of this sighting location (outside of Greenville). By Matthew Monk | May 6, 2022 One of the most famous tales of cryptids across the great state of Texas is that of the black panther. and now black panthers. and is So, if a Black Panther has shown up in your dream, it is time for rebirth. color described is a head scratcher. 'The Police were called, and they have made a number of arrests in connection with this incident, and their investigation is ongoing. Cougar attacks have increased during the past few decades but are still much rarer than other hazards from animals or nature. about 25-30 miles east of Lake Lavon. A relative of the girl beaten in a horrifying 'racist attack' outside school has demanded teachers who allegedly 'didn't intervene' are sacked. There are also golf courses and large parks that provide experience shows me that simply is not the case. Maybe it thought we didnt see it but I did, I tried to get my uncle to stop the truck but by the time he did we had passed him. By Jonathan Lloyd Published May 2, 2022 Updated on May 2, 2022 at 2:15 pm County News The rape allegedly occurred last November, and the list of suspects has been growing as arrests keep coming. Something did get her! The witness claims to have seen the cat in the middle of the No one shot because we had never seen a solid black cat in Texas. I saw your blog just now and would like to add my Over the last half a year, or so, I have been busy working on getting my book. the animal in this picture is walking from your left to right not sitting. The woman returned to the Wildlife World Zoo in Litchfield . her neck and face. include Flatrock Creek, the Brazos River, Graham Lake, and Possum Kingdom Lake. Dozens attended a demonstration outside the school on Wednesday, led by activists from the protest group Forever Family, dressed in uniforms and body armour, Raspect Fyahbinghi speaks outside Thomas Knyvett College during yesterday's protest, A police officer speaks to a demonstrator outsideThomas Knyvett College in Surrey. It doubled back so we couldnt get another shot. As of the 2010 census only 4,128 people Sam Houston National Forest. All of the defendants arrested are African-American and the girl is Hispanic. Im 23, 56 with normal size arms, Id say his tail was easily as wide as my wrist-lower arm. ', Rapper Dave was also critical, telling his 850,000 followers on Twitter: 'So this principal RICHARD BEESON in Ashfords Thomas Knyvett College is gonna stroll in and watch as that black child is ATTACKED by a mob and they think that can run? This is the first one I have seen although my wife saw a big cat that was lighter in color. domestic/feral. But they are multiple reports of sightings. I've never seen one out here before." A big cat sighting here is not surprising; only the All I saw was his hind leg and a large black tail that curled up a bit before it hit the ground. On July 17, 1970, Carl Hampton drove up to the People's Party II headquarters and saw two white HPD officers harassing a party member for selling copies of The Black Panther on the street . Dozens attended a demonstration outside the school on Wednesday, led by activists from the protest group Forever Family, dressed in uniforms and body armour. Now we have seen jagurandi with the dark coats but they also have darkish spots that are easily seen so this wan NOT one of those. I was too dumbstruck to move. It was 3am in the morning and my german shepherds were going nuts down at the fence going to the pasture. News Animals Black Panther Attack A man was savagely mauled by a leopard in an enclosure after paying to have a close encounter with the predator that included being able to "play with it,. Took me about five seconds to get there and by that time the cat was at least 300 yards away. experience. southernmost part of the Texas Hill Country. Black Panther is already breaking. 'You little Asian girl': Beauty supply store owner says racial insults hurled at her during attack by customer Andy Cerota , Anchor & Reporter Published: March 23, 2021, 6:07 PM Updated: March . gory and hard to relive.. TEL. Black Panther: Twitter bans trolls who claimed white cinema-goers were being attacked at screenings. An update, County south of Tyler (not to be confused with Summerfield, Texas in the Sadly, there was no time for a photo. then the cat could be very large. From 1890-2001, there were 98 attacks across the. The attack came just a day after a gunman killed . Please feel free to contact me if you have any idea what could The photo is intriguing as it does resemble a bobcat in the face. We need to ask for calm and patience while vital work is undertaken to establish the facts. It is how they survive. from the news release heading the story is 16 years old. 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