Phoenix, AZ-Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery
announced this morning that the Grand Jury returned a No Bill, refusing to
Indict Scottsdale lawyer David Appleton, 60.
In November 2011, Appleton shot and killed rodeo cowboy, Paul “Tom” Pearson,
50 after a vehicle chase in Scottsdale.
Apparently Pearson did not like Appleton’s driving and began chasing him
for miles on the highway. Appleton
sought refuge and concealment in a shopping strip mall but was soon located and
attacked by Pearson.
Pearson grabbed Appleton by the throat strangling him and
the lawyer fired a single shot from a .38 revolver striking him in the heart
and spine. Pearson died from his wound
despite EMT lifesaving efforts.
As for Appleton he’s told me that not a day has gone by when
he has not said a prayer for Pearson’s lovely widow, Vicky and their three
daughters.
The death of Pearson added to already hard financial times
for the Pearson family. Do to the
miserable economy their upscale Scottsdale Art Gallery was shut down. With the daughters in school this has
challenged them far more than they deserve.
Pearson’s fatal mistake cost his family more than anyone
could have imagined. If only Pearson
could have controlled himself he’d still be alive today. There is a sad moral to this tragic
story. Keep your hands to yourself and
let the cops enforce our traffic laws.
The castle doctrine is the law of the land in Arizona and is
explained in the video below. Additional
a second video reveals what Appleton’s friends had to say about him the next
morning:
