Driver charged with killing Fort Worth officer tells police she drank 10 shots: warrant

The driver charged with killing a Fort Worth police sergeant while she was intoxicated told investigators that she drank 10 shots in four hours prior to the crash, according to an arrest warrant affidavit.

De Aujalae Evans, 25, is charged with intoxicated manslaughter of a peace officer in the Monday morning death of Sgt. Billy Randolph. Police have said Evans drove the wrong way up an Interstate 35W exit ramp while Randolph and other officers were working at the scene of an accident that had shut down the freeway.

Results of a blood alcohol test are pending, according to police.

According to the affidavit obtained by the Star-Telegram, Evans initially told police when questioned that she drank an unknown number of shots between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. She later admitted to drinking about 10 shots, according to the court documents. In an interview with a homicide detective, she said she was drunk when the accident occurred.

Randolph, who was standing on the ramp, was struck by Evans’ car around 5:30 a.m., police have said. Evans continued to drive for about a quarter-mile after she hit Randolph and then got out of her Nissan Versa and tried to flee on foot, according to police. She jumped over a wall and ran toward a Motel 6, and officers caught up with her and arrested her in the motel parking lot, the warrant says.

The officer who arrested Evans smelled alcohol on her breath and noted that the woman showed other signs of intoxication including slurred speech, watery eyes and unsteady balance, the warrant says. Evans refused to consent to a blood draw after she failed the field sobriety tests, but police obtained a warrant to test a sample of her blood, according to the documents.

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Evans was on probation after she pleaded guilty in April to aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in a 2023 shooting that injured her girlfriend, the Star-Telegram first reported.

The original terms of Evans’ probation included not committing any other crimes in Texas, allowing unscheduled visits by a probation officer, submitting to regular drug tests, completing 240 hours of community service and paying fines totaling nearly $1,000.

Evans was also not allowed to have any harassing or threatening contact with the woman she assaulted or possess a firearm or ammunition, and had to abstain from alcohol and drugs, according to court documents.

When asked about why the District Attorney’s Office offered Evans a plea bargain in the assault case, District Attorney Phil Sorrells said in an emailed statement, “We evaluate each case our office receives on a case-by-case basis. Some factors we consider in making our decisions are the facts of the case, the available proof, witnesses, the criminal history of the defendant, and the wishes of the victim.”

The DA’s Office filed a petition Tuesday to revoke Evans’ probation and hold her without bond pending a hearing, according to court records. Evans was originally given six years of probation with deferred adjudication. Prosecutors are now asking for the case to be adjudicated and for Evans’ punishment to be reassessed.

In a post on X, Tarrant County Commissioner Manny Ramirez, a former president of the Fort Worth Police Officers Association, wrote, “The woman who killed Sgt. Billy Randolph should never have been out of jail.”

According to court records, the aggravated assault charge that Evans faced was a second-degree felony, which can carry a punishment of two to 20 years in prison under Texas law.

“Sadly, this is what happens when society demands zero accountability for those who commit violent and dangerous crimes,” Ramirez wrote.

Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker posted in agreement with Ramirez, writing, “The Randolph Family is without a son, father, husband, grandfather and friend today because of deadly criminal behavior and unwarranted leniency in our justice system. Rest in peace Sgt. Randolph. You are a hero.”

Evans is being held in the Tarrant County Jail with bond set at $750,000 on the intoxication manslaughter charge. It’s unclear whether she has obtained an attorney to represent her in the current case.

If she were able to make bond again, court documents state that conditions would require Evans to wear an ankle bracelet that monitors for alcohol consumption, be placed on house arrest with GPS tracking, and install a breathalyzer in her car.

Hundreds of people attended a candlelight vigil Wednesday night in honor of Randolph on what would have been his 57th birthday. The celebration of life service for the officer is scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday at Christ Chapel Bible Church, at 3701 Birchman Ave. in Fort Worth.