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Student Whose Father Died in Winshield Killing Gets Scholarship From Death-Row Inmate DALLAS Oct. 23 — A college student whose father was hit by a car and left to die in the windshield then forgave the woman who did it was awarded a $10,000 scholarship raised by death-row inmates. The money for Brandon Biggs, 20, was raised through donations and subscriptions to "Compassion," a bimonthly newsletter written by the nation's death-row inmates and a project of the Roman Catholic church's peace and justice committee. "We want to debunk the myth that death-row inmates are subhuman monsters needing to be killed,"...

Mallard found guilty in windshield death case06/26/2003By DAVE LEVINTHAL / The Dallas Morning News FORT WORTH – A Tarrant County jury took less than a hour Thursday to find nurse's aide Chante Mallard guilty of murder in the death of Gregory Biggs, the homeless man she struck with her car and left to die in her shattered windshield. There was no audible reaction in the courtroom as the guilty verdict was returned. Ms. Mallard, 27, stood between her two defense lawyers, Jeffrey Kearney and Reagan Wynn, before being led into a holding room. The sentencing phase of her trial will...

Mallard pleads not guilty to murder06/23/2003From Staff and Wire Reports FORT WORTH, Texas - A former nurse's aide smoked pot, took ecstasy and drank heavily in the hours before she hit a homeless man and drove home while he was lodged in her windshield, prosecutors and defense attorneys told jurors as her murder trial began Monday. Chante Jawan Mallard, 27, faces life in prison if convicted. She pleaded guilty to a lesser charge, tampering with evidence, before attorneys began their opening statements on the murder charge. Although she had taken drugs, Mallard could have stopped at a nearby fire or...

Fire captain: It wasn't too late for man in windshieldProsecutors say victim would have survived with medical aid06/25/2003By DAVE LEVINTHAL / The Dallas Morning News FORT WORTH – Given up to an hour to respond, any Fort Worth firefighter – including Chante Mallard's brother, a lieutenant in the department – could have saved the life of a man Ms. Mallard is accused of murdering, a Fire Department captain testified Tuesday in court. "There's not a member of the Fort Worth Fire Department that could not have saved [Gregory] Biggs' life with basic life support," Capt. James Sowder, a 24-year department...

Forensic scientist takes stand in windshield death case06/24/2003By DAVE LEVINTHAL / The Dallas Morning News FORT WORTH - Fort Worth forensic scientist Max Courtney said Gregory Biggs, the man who Chante Mallard is accused of striking and killing with her car, likely spit blood while hanging inside her vehicle, suggesting he was alive after initial impact. Mr. Biggs' hand also gripped a map holder within Ms. Mallard's car door, Mr. Courtney testified Tuesday in Ms. Mallard's murder trial in Fort Worth district court. Ms. Mallard is accused of hitting Mr. Biggs with her car in October 2001, driving home...