It Started on Christmas Eve 1999
Let’s rewind back to Christmas Eve 1999, when John Joe Gray wasn’t feeling the holiday spirit. As the passenger in a car on that particular night, he and the driver were pulled over by two Texas state troopers near the town of Palestine, in Anderson County.
Jonathan Gray. Source: YouTube
The driver had apparently been speeding. Gray had been holding a loaded handgun in a shoulder holster. The problem? He didn’t have a permit for it. As we’re all aware, that’s a big no-no. And so, Gray was ordered out of the car.