Killing of Officer Abernethy followed call from suspect's ex-girlfriend

Allegations grow for suspect
Ex-girlfriend of man accused of killing officer filed abuse report before slaying, sources say — The revelation indicates why Mabry Landor might have run when Houston police officer Timothy Abernethy pulled him over for a minor traffic violation Sunday morning. Abernethy was killed shortly afterward.
By PEGGY O'HARE
Copyright 2008 Houston Chronicle
Dec. 10, 2008, 9:06PM
The man accused of ambushing and killing a Houston police officer had threatened his former girlfriend in the hours leading up to the bloodbath, prompting her to call the police for help.

The ex-girlfriend of Mabry Joseph Landor III had called Houston police to her apartment three hours before the officer was killed Sunday and filed a report alleging that Landor was harassing her, said sources close to the investigation who asked not to be identified.
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