A man has been charged with the murder of a gay man who was found inside a burned pick-up truck, and his family says that the alleged culprit is an acquaintance.
According to friends, 28-year-old Marc Pourner was exceedingly proud to be gay. Outspoken and opinionated, friends say his confidence inspired them to be themselves.
“Since day one,” said friend Patrick Sargent, “that’s all we did was laugh.”
“My son was so generous,” Mark Pourner said. “He was a loving, trusting kid, and unfortunatelym in this day and age, that can get you taken advantage of. I’m afraid that’s what eventually happened to him.”
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Within 24 hours, detectives named a suspect and charged David James Brown with capital murder.
Court records reveal the 22-year-old had previously served prison time for burglary and unauthorized use of a vehicle.
Authorities in Lafayette, Ind., caught him on the run.
“My wife and I hugged and clapped and cheered,” Mark Pourner said. “We cannot wait to see this gentleman go on trial. It’s our ultimate hope to attend his execution in Huntsville at the earliest possible time.”
Detectives are unwilling to publicly discuss the movie, but they shared details with Mark Pourner.
The family’s plan is to establish a scholarship in Marc’s name in order to help LGBTQ teens.
Stache
Wow. 22 and already was an ex con. I Hope he gets life.
SeeingAll
He’s allegedly the best friend of the victim’s boyfriend. So I’ll be curious to see what the full motive (besides…robbery?) was.
SeeingAll
BTW : What does this mean ? “Detectives are unwilling to publicly discuss the movie, but they shared details with Mark Pourner.”
John Malin
Gee, what is the Indiana Governor going to do? Give the asswipe a medal? BOYCOTT INDIANA!
John Kuehnle
Does Indiana have hate crime laws?
Christopher4
I assume ‘movie’ was supposed to read ‘motive.’ This shows the error of relying on ‘spellcheck’ when proofreading is needed. Miss one little ‘t’ and confusion reigns! ‘Motive’ becomes ‘movie.’
SeeingAll
@Christopher4: (thank you)
Kangol
If he’s found guilty (and he better be), lock this scumbag up for the rest of his life.
Sansacro
Do you mean “MOTIVE” not “MOVIE”? Get it together gals. . .
Darryl Moir
Burn it in public.
SeeingAll
See how the long line of dorks who used this case initially to condemn Texas are staying away now. Why do people NEVER learn to stop jumping to conclusions?
SeeingAll
@Darryl Moir: Burn what ?
Wilson W Wong
“Detectives are unwilling to publicly discuss the movie”. did you mean “motive”?
Xzamilio
@SeeingAll: He was caught on the run in Indiana… what does that have to do with how ass backwards Texas still is? And it is… I live here. I’m not even sure what the point of your comment was. “See? He was caught, so Texas isn’t an anti-gay, anti-abortion, anti-non Christian haven.” Nope… still is. Love the nightlife, the scenery, and the community feeling (in some areas), but Ted Cruz, Louie Gohmert, Greg Abbott… I mean, please, man.
SeeingAll
@Xzamilio: Wha ? Mr. X, I don’t know what you’re asking me..
Xzamilio
@SeeingAll: Disregard. My head hurts. It’s not you, though, I promise. My sinuses are acting up, and I’m just gonna log off. Take care.
tylerray13
@John Kuehnle: No but Texas does, and that’s where the crime was committed. Even if Texas didn’t though, hate crime laws exist on the federal level.
1EqualityUSA
SeeingAll, I do not queerty (verb) while at work. You were correct about the young man not dying by the hands of haters. I jumped to conclusions. I still think it was insensitive of you to go on in detail about serial K’s in a thread that may be read by one of the victim’s family or friends.You may have been right, but you were not right about being right. Right?
SeeingAll
@1EqualityUSA: No, I was right in every way. The insensitive jerks were those putting down all the Texans in the case: the Texans including the young guy’s friends and family. But at least you have the integrity to stay with the case, unlike those who spread their hate and then scurried away.
stranded
Huffpost, says this guy was best friends with the victim’s boyfriend. it’s a little strange that he would be best friends with a gay man but then kill his boyfriend because of homophobia.
SeeingAll
@stranded: Or it could all be a shades-of-gray thing. Trying to think of a motive is really just useless guessing until the trial.
Glücklich
Convict’im and fry’im.
LibraOracle
Monsters shall be destroyed