Man accused in Deep Ellum beating indicted on four counts: Your Thursday evening roundup

Austin Shuffield was recorded punching 24-year-old L’Daijohnique Lee repeatedly during an argument early March 21.  [Evening roundup]( 11/14/2019 By Wayne Carter Good Evening! Here is a look at the top headlines of the day. 🔎 Prefer the online view? It's [here.]( Austin Shuffield waits for a ride at the Frank Crowley Courts Building after he was released on bond in March. Shuffield was indicted Thursday on four counts in the March attack on L’Daijohnique Lee that was recorded on cellphone video in Deep Ellum. (Tom Fox/Staff Photographer) CRIME & COURTS [Man accused in Deep Ellum beating caught on video is indicted on 4 counts]( The man accused of beating a woman in Deep Ellum in March in an attack caught on cellphone video [has been indicted on four charges.]( Austin Shuffield, 31, has been charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, a second-degree felony; obstruction or retaliation, a third-degree felony; assault causing bodily injury and unlawful carrying of a weapon, both misdemeanors. Shuffield was recorded punching 24-year-old L’Daijohnique Lee repeatedly during an argument in March. Editorial: After the downtown Dallas parking garage attack, [how did David Cadena get out on bail twice?]( ‘Evil has a face’: A federal judge sentenced a 51-year-old man to life in prison Thursday [for kidnapping and sexually assaulting an 8-year-old Fort Worth girl.]( ADVERTISEMENT  POLITICS [Arrest warrant issued for Texas lawmaker caught on video dropping envelope of cocaine]( An influential state lawmaker admitted Thursday morning he’d recently decided against running for re-election due to addiction, just hours after news broke that he has been accused of dropping an envelope of cocaine at a local airport. Later in the day, [an arrest warrant was issued for Rep. Alfonso "Poncho" Nevárez, D-Eagle Pass for felony drug possession.]( When Nevárez announced last week that he would not seek re-election in 2020, the news raised questions about why the four-term lawmaker and committee chairman would step aside from politics just as he was gaining clout and increasingly important leadership roles in the Texas House.  Also: Senior House members are calling for the resignation of White House adviser Stephen Miller after the leak of [a trove of his emails endorsing white supremacist ideas.](   Editorial: Is the federal bureaucracy [thwarting the will of Trump and Congress on prison reform?](  BUSINESS [Moody’s: AT&T is making ‘an error in judgment’ in its HBO Max pricing]( AT&T’s streaming service, HBO Max, hasn’t yet debuted, but credit agency Moody’s Investors Service is already predicting customers may have sticker shock. In a research note Thursday, [Moody’s questioned the pricing strategy of Dallas-based AT&T]( and said $14.99 a month is "a mistake AT&T may regret in our view." The subscription-based service, the culmination of AT&T’s acquisition of Time Warner, now called WarnerMedia, will have popular sitcoms like Friends and The Big Bang Theory, kids programming from Cartoon Network and Sesame Street and classic movies from Turner. It will feature original movies and TV shows, including Sesame Street spinoffs, a home design competition with Ellen DeGeneres and a forthcoming prequel of HBO’s Game of Thrones.  Real estate: A legal squabble seeks to delay the sale [of Uptown Dallas’ $350 million Union project.](  Retail Therapy: Grocers deliver beer and wine, [and Central Market gets a bike trail.](  ADVERTISEMENT (Tom Fox/Staff Photographer) PHOTO OF THE DAY One of the most unique elements in Pacific Plaza Park in downtown Dallas is The Pavilion, a floating, 95-by-138-foot ovoid structure made of stainless steel. The holes visible in the ring are the Morse Code signatures of every stop along the Texas and Pacific Railroad between El Paso and New Orleans. Architecture critic Mark Lamster says sophisticated landscape design [conjured a little bit of urban nirvana]( from a grim no man’s land of downtown asphalt and a neglected grove of post oaks that functioned principally as a traffic island. EDITORS' PICKS - Growth plan: Fuel City [is expanding its taco and gas empire]( to southern Dallas County with a new Cedar Hill location. - Watchdog: Two members of the Rockwall County Commissioners Court — wait for it — [returned their fat pay raises.]( - TEDxFrisco profile: Ryan Calvert wants to make clear [how domestic violence impacts lives.]( FINALLY... [Texas shouldn’t execute Rodney Reed if it’s not sure it’s got the right man]( From The Dallas Morning News Editorial Board:One of the basic tenets in a civilized society is public trust in a criminal justice system that holds wrongdoers accountable for their actions. We believe that criminals who commit heinous crimes should be punished to keep our communities safe and for the families of victims to find some amount of solace. Horrible acts deserve serious consequences. But when the sentence is the ultimate punishment — putting a defendant to death — [this state has a responsibility to be absolutely sure it has convicted the right person.]( 👋 That's all for this afternoon! For up-to-the-minute news and analysis, check out [DallasNews.com](. Share the love! If you like this newsletter, please forward this email to a friend and [check out our other newsletters here](. Do you have feedback? Send your thoughts, questions, praise and corrections to [newsletter-feedback@dallasnews.com](mailto:newsletter-feedback@dallasnews.com?subject=). STAY CONNECTED WITH US [Unsubscribe]( | [Free newsletters]( | [Dallasnews.com]( | [Subscriber login]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [Contact us]( Copyright 2019 - [The Dallas Morning News, 1954 Commerce Street, Dallas, TX 75201, United States](