Texas wife indicted after lover killed

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

ARLINGTON, Texas - Darrell Roberson came home from a card game late one night to find his wife rolling around with another man in a pickup truck in the driveway.

Caught in the act with her lover, Tracy Denise Roberson — thinking quickly, if not clearly — cried rape, authorities say. Her husband pulled a gun and killed the other man with a shot to the head.

On Thursday, a grand jury handed up a manslaughter indictment — against the wife, not the husband.

In a case likely to reinforce the state's reputation for don't-mess-with-Texas justice, the grand jury declined to charge the husband with murder, the charge on which he was arrested by police.

"If I found somebody with my wife or with my kids in my house, there's no telling what I might do," said Juan Muniz, 33, who was having lunch Friday with one of his two small children at a restaurant in the middle-class suburban Dallas neighborhood where the Robersons lived. "I probably would have done the same thing."

Tracy Roberson, 35, could get two to 20 years in prison in the slaying of Devin LaSalle, a 32-year-old UPS employee.

Assistant District Attorney Sean Colston declined to comment on specifics of the case or the grand jury proceedings but said Texas law allows a defendant to claim justification if he has "a reasonable belief that his actions are necessary, even though what they believe at the time turns out not to be true."

Mark Osler, a Baylor University law school professor and a former federal prosecutor, said the grand jurors evidently put themselves in the husband's place: "I can see one of them saying, `I would have shot the guy, too. I was just protecting my wife.'"

The December night before the shooting, Tracy Roberson sent LaSalle a text message that read in part, "Hi friend, come see me please! I need to feel your warm embrace!" according to court papers. LaSalle apparently agreed.

Darrell Roberson, a 38-year-old employee of a real estate firm, discovered the two, his wife clad in a robe and underwear.

When Tracy Roberson cried that she was being raped, LaSalle tried to drive away and her husband drew the gun he happened to be carrying and fired several shots at the truck, authorities said.

Darrell Roberson's attorney did not immediately return a call for comment.

His wife also was charged with making a false report to a police officer — for allegedly saying she was raped — and could get up to six months behind bars on that offense. It was not immediately clear whether she had a lawyer.

She had not been arrested as of Friday afternoon.

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[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

If Texas had northeast-style gun laws, Devin would still be alive.

[Niels Bohr 72]

How could she do that to her husband?

[Dr_LHA 3]

If Texas had northeast-style gun laws, Devin would still be alive.

Yes, and as his "crime" was nothing more than a little hanky panky, that would be a good thing surely?

Personally I can't believe they're letting the guy off. It should never be OK for a civilian to kill someone as they're fleeing the scene. I don't care what that person just did, because as shown here, the guy didn't deserve it, it was just the guy's wife being a ######. In a perfect world they would both be going to jail.

[peejay 327]

White Trash on steroids. Or as Willie Nelson would say, "They wuz good people."

[Niels Bohr 72]

In Cambodia, the lover and the perpetrator both goes to jail.

[Otto 83]

Yup...we got that "He Needed Killing" law down here...

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

How could she do that to her husband?

Since she's banging some other dude she doesn't care about her husband.

I wonder how many cheaters are on VJ?

[Otto 83]

How could she do that to her husband?

I wonder how many cheaters are on VJ?

At least Two (as a couple) Non-Cheater I can attest to..

Edited March 31, 2007 by Karin und Otto

[Niels Bohr 72]

This woman who I works with always flirt with the guys, and she also make comments like " I only look for married guys. " Every time when I stare at her, I just want to teach her some morals or say something. But, I avoid her every chance I get.

[~Chad~ 0]

I don't believe in cheating. I'm too much of a wuss anyway because I strongly believe in "what goes around comes around" and I don't want to get cheated on.

[Amby 490]

That is just crazy. I can't believe how crazy that is. I don't even know what to say. Maybe they should both be charged. He acted in what he thought was defending his wife. He should get a lesser setence but he still killed someone. She should get a much longer one.

Edited March 31, 2007 by Amber&Neil

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

I don't believe in cheating. I'm too much of a wuss anyway because I strongly believe in "what goes around comes around" and I don't want to get cheated on.

Same here. But I'm sure some people are cheating on VJ.

[KarenCee 3]

I don't believe in cheating. I'm too much of a wuss anyway because I strongly believe in "what goes around comes around" and I don't want to get cheated on.

Same here. But I'm sure some people are cheating on VJ.

What makes you so sure of that?

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

I don't believe in cheating. I'm too much of a wuss anyway because I strongly believe in "what goes around comes around" and I don't want to get cheated on.

Same here. But I'm sure some people are cheating on VJ.

What makes you so sure of that?

I'm not damning or suspecting anyone. But if only 1% of the population cheats why would VJ be excluded? Especially having people separated for long periods of time. Just something to think about.