Will Woman (Crystal Scott) Who Killed Attacker In Houston Be Acquitted?

HOUSTON—On September 12, 2012, Crystal Scott, a 23-year-old African woman in Houston, Texas, shot and killed her white attacker.

The attacker, 22-year-old Jonathan Ables, and Crystal were involved in a minor traffic altercation that escalated into Scott having to use her licensed weapon to defend herself.

Here's the story:

September 12 started as an ordinary day for the single mother of two. She had prepared her kids for daycare and school and was driving to work.

At approximately 7:30 am, Ables rear-ended her car. She pulled into a nearby gas station to assess the damage and exchange insurance information, or so she thought.

Instead, in a matter of seconds, the belligerent white male confronted her, banging on her car window until it shattered.

Then, according to witnesses, there was a tug of war with Crystal attempting to keep her door closed and the attacker trying his best to pull it open.

Fortunately, Crystal was licensed to carry a firearm and had enough courage to use it in her defense.

She pulled her pistol and shot through the window, not knowing whether she had hit her assailant or not.

The bullets pierced Ables’ body, ensuring that he would never bully anyone else ever again.
Immediately following the self-defense shooting, Houston and Harris County police descended on the scene.

They questioned Crystal Scott and witnesses and determined she had acted in self-defense.
The cops even tried to console Crystal who was visibly upset because a stranger had made her fear and fight for her life.

According to the Houston Chronicle of September 17, 2012:

"Scott called 911 before pulling into the Shell Station because she was concerned about the man's actions following the collision, authorities said," and, "Her account of what happened seemed to match that of witnesses in the area, sheriff's deputies said."

Witnesses at the scene, and the 911 phone operator talking with Crystal as the attack unfolded, were major reasons Crystal was not arrested or taken to police headquarters for questioning.

Once Crystal's family and her pastor, the Reverend James Dixon arrived on the scene, Crystal was allowed to leave with them, to be reunited with her two children again.

But this is not the end of the story.

On February 19, 2013, a Harris County grand jury indicted Crystal for murder. The district attorney appeared on television calling for her to surrender or be arrested.

Scott is awaiting trial