SPOKANE, Wash. — A man charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of a man experiencing homeless on March 7 made his first appearance in court on Monday.
Charles Edward Jackson Jr., 49, is charged with first-degree murder in relation to the shooting death of a man who witnesses referred to as "Dreamer" in court documents. The shooting happened on March 7 at about 9:30 p.m. at a footbridge near Walnut Street in Browne's Addition, according to court documents.
Jackson Jr. was taken into custody on Saturday evening by the Spokane Police Department (SPD) and the United States Marshals Service.
Police said Jackson recently made a threatening video which was released on social media. In the video, Jackson said he will not go back to prison. He also said in the video that he will ambush law enforcement and warns people to stay out of his way.
Jackson has threatened law enforcement before, including pointing a gun at an SPD officer, according to police.
In the court documents, witnesses told police they heard the victim and Jackson Jr. argue before the shooting. Another witness told police, according to the documents, that Jackson Jr. had said earlier that he was going to shoot a man that had called him a racial slur.