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The Dallas County District Attorney’s Office dismissed a capital murder case against a man once accused of shooting Dallas basketball standout Andre Emmett.

Michael Lucky was thought to be Emmett’s killer when he was indicted for the Sept. 23, 2019, slaying, prosecutors wrote in court documents.

But in September, prosecutors told jurors Larry Jenkins was the shooter in a planned robbery involving Lucky and another man, Keith Johnson. Jenkins was convicted of capital murder and State District Judge Chika Anyiam sentenced him to life in prison without the possibility of Prosecutors can no longer make a case against Lucky, they wrote in a dismissal filed last week.

“After a review of the evidence in this case and in light of the fact that Larry Jenkins was convicted for the role previously thought to have been attributed to Michael Lucky, the State is unable to present a … case at this time for the capital murder for Michael Lucky,” says the document signed by District Attorney John Creuzot.

Lucky’s lawyer, Scottie Allen, said he was relieved. Lucky always maintained he wasn’t part of the fatal robbery.

“We were telling everybody who would listen that he wasn’t involved in the killing of that young man,” Allen said.

Larry Daquan Jenkins looks to the courtroom gallery during his capital murder trial at the Frank Crowley Courts Building, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022 in Dallas. Jenkins shot and killed Carter High School basketball standout Andre Emmett in September 2019. He is serving a sentence of life without parole for capital murder.(Elías Valverde II / Staff Photographer) Emmett was 37 and a father to two young daughters when he was killed outside his home. He played basketball for Carter High School in Dallas, Texas Tech University, the NBA and the Big3, a three-on-three basketball league founded by actor and rapper Ice Cube.

Regina Oliver, Emmett’s mother, said he was a loving father passionate about giving back to his community. She could not be reached for comment Thursday.

Home surveillance video played during Jenkins’ trial showed Emmett drove into his garage moments before he was approached by attackers and told to surrender two chains and a watch. Emmett handed over his jewelry before running away. One of the attackers followed Emmett and shot him before the group fled.

Dallas police released the video shortly after the killing in hopes tips would lead to the attackers. Johnson and Lucky were arrested about a month later. Jenkins was arrested a year later. Dallas Detective Scott Sayers testified Johnson, Lucky and Jenkins were always suspects.

Keith Johnson (right) sits in court at the Frank Crowley Criminal Courts Building in Dallas on Monday, Oct. 24, 2022. Johnson pleaded guilty to aggravated robbery in exchange for a 20year sentence.(Lola Gomez / Staff Photographer) Johnson pleaded guilty last month to aggravated robbery in exchange for 20 years in prison.

Prosecutors have said the assailants drove a white Chrysler 300 belonging to Johnson’s girlfriend. “When you take a person’s life for no reason other than your own, all I can say for you, sir, is ‘God have mercy upon your soul,’” Oliver said to Jenkins. The team represents the first historically Black college and university to compete in the sport at the NCAA level, having made its debut on Jan. 6 at the inaugural Super 16 event in Las Vegas. The Nashville-based school held its own against more established programs, including the University of North Carolina, Southern Utah University, and the University of Washington — ultimately finishing in fourth place with an overall score of 186.700.

Fisk University Makes History as First HBCU to Compete in NCAA Gymnastics By Wendy Geller

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Standout performers included leadoff gymnast Naimah Muhammad, whose floor routine set the tone for the Bulldogs’ head-turning debut, and five-star recruit Morgan Price who netted the meet’s highest score on vault — a stunning 9.9, anchored by a near-perfect landing. Fisk University's Naimah “It’s humbling,” head coach Muhammad performs on the Corrinne Tarver said to ESPN floor during a Super 16 NCAA prior to the event. “Something gymnastics meet, in Las Vegas. that’s a long time coming and so The Fisk University women's I’m so proud to be able to bring gymnastics team became the the team to the floor that is a first historically Black college historically Black college and or university to compete at university. It’s the first time ever the NCAA level Fisk Arrives so we’re ready to go.” Gymnastics, Las Vegas, United States - 06 Jan 2023 Price, who de-committed from Fisk University women's SEC powerhouse Arkansas gymnastics program may be less University in order to join the 15 than a year old, but it's already other recruits making up the new managed to make a stunning Continued on page 8

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