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Jury selection begins in Burleson death penalty case involving officer, murdered kidnapping victim

By Jason Allen

January 23, 2024 / 10:34 PM CST / CBS Texas

Jury selection begins in Burleson death penalty trial

BURLESON- Tuesday started the long process of choosing a jury in the capital murder trial of Jerry Don Elders.

Elders is accused of shooting Burleson Police Officer Joshua Lott during a traffic stop in April 2021.

The same crime spree, according to police, included kidnapping Robin Waddell, stealing her truck, and killing her after crashing through a gate at the Joshua Police Department. She was 60 years old.

Elders got caught in Gainesville, Texas, after being on the run. If convicted, he faces life in prison or death by lethal injection.

The trial is set to begin in April.

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Jason Allen

Jason, a Southern California native, came to North Texas after working as a reporter for four years in Orlando. He received his bachelor's degree in communication arts from Trinity Christian College in Palos Heights, Illinois, and then began his career as a producer/reporter at Primary Focus. Jason went on to work as a reporter/anchor at KTWO-TV in Casper, Wyoming, and later as a reporter at WBAY-TV in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

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