T.J. Antell, 35, went to be with the Lord on Monday, May 2, 2016.
Antell was shot Monday when he intervened in an argument between Pvt. Ricci Chambles Bradden, 22, of Dallas, and his wife, Quinisha Johnson, outside the Arlington Walgreen’s where she worked. According to a report by WFAA, Bradden was upset about some Facebook photos she had posted.
Bradden fired a shot that struck Johnson in the leg. When Antell, a former Marine, saw that, he ran to his car to get a handgun and tried to stop Bradden from fleeing the scene, police said.
Bradden later told Army officers he slapped the gun out of Antell’s hands and then shot him, according to an arrest warrant affidavit. Bradden turned himself in after being advised to do so by his Army superiors at Fort Hood.
Antell was pronounced dead in the parking lot of the store at 5600 New York Ave. near Southeast Green Oaks Boulevard, the Tarrant County medical examiner’s office reported Monday night.
Antell was a recognizable figure in South Mississippi as the subject of an advertising campaign for Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, that saw his picture on billboards across the Coast.
Antell earned a culinary degree in Florida and was working as executive sous chef for Fitzpatrick Hotel in New York when he was invited to Biloxi in 2010 for a food tasting job interview at the Beau Rivage. His culinary technique was traditional Japanese with fusion and modern twist, Hall said. He had strong Asian roots -- his mother and grandmother are Japanese.
Antell was there about four years - his passion and showmanship transformed the casino restaurant, Jia. When he left the Beau Rivage his dream was to open a gym. “I love cooking, but I want to do my next dream now.”
T.J. and wife Crystal opened CrossFit Abattoir gym in Arlington last year and were in the process of opening a second location, said Jake Mizell, also a CrossFit gym owner in Arlington, who set up a GoFundMe account for Antell’s family. Nearly $17,000 had been raised by Tuesday afternoon.
Service: 2 p.m. Friday at St. John the Apostle United Methodist Church in Arlington. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Skyvue Funeral Home in Mansfield. Interment: Skyvue Memorial Gardens.
Survivors: Loving wife, Crystal Antell; sons, Hayden Paschal, Liam Antell; daughter, Rilee Antell; parents, Susan and Michael Polson, Tony and Madeline Antell; brother, Garren Polson; sister, Amanda Capps and Danielle Earp; grandmother, Ineko Spates; mother-in-law, Cheryl Grecula; brother-in-laws, Jonathan Capps and Allen Grecula; along with numerous other loving family and friends.
- Adapted from reports in Fort Worth Star-Telegram -
T.J. Antell, 35, went to be with the Lord on Monday, May 2, 2016.
Antell was shot Monday when he intervened in an argument between Pvt. Ricci Chambles Bradden, 22, of Dallas, and his wife, Quinisha Johnson, outside the Arlington Walgreen’s where she worked. According to a report by WFAA, Bradden was upset about some Facebook photos she had posted.
Bradden fired a shot that struck Johnson in the leg. When Antell, a former Marine, saw that, he ran to his car to get a handgun and tried to stop Bradden from fleeing the scene, police said.
Bradden later told Army officers he slapped the gun out of Antell’s hands and then shot him, according to an arrest warrant affidavit. Bradden turned himself in after being advised to do so by his Army superiors at Fort Hood.
Antell was pronounced dead in the parking lot of the store at 5600 New York Ave. near Southeast Green Oaks Boulevard, the Tarrant County medical examiner’s office reported Monday night.
Antell was a recognizable figure in South Mississippi as the subject of an advertising campaign for Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, that saw his picture on billboards across the Coast.
Antell earned a culinary degree in Florida and was working as executive sous chef for Fitzpatrick Hotel in New York when he was invited to Biloxi in 2010 for a food tasting job interview at the Beau Rivage. His culinary technique was traditional Japanese with fusion and modern twist, Hall said. He had strong Asian roots -- his mother and grandmother are Japanese.
Antell was there about four years - his passion and showmanship transformed the casino restaurant, Jia. When he left the Beau Rivage his dream was to open a gym. “I love cooking, but I want to do my next dream now.”
T.J. and wife Crystal opened CrossFit Abattoir gym in Arlington last year and were in the process of opening a second location, said Jake Mizell, also a CrossFit gym owner in Arlington, who set up a GoFundMe account for Antell’s family. Nearly $17,000 had been raised by Tuesday afternoon.
Service: 2 p.m. Friday at St. John the Apostle United Methodist Church in Arlington. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Skyvue Funeral Home in Mansfield. Interment: Skyvue Memorial Gardens.
Survivors: Loving wife, Crystal Antell; sons, Hayden Paschal, Liam Antell; daughter, Rilee Antell; parents, Susan and Michael Polson, Tony and Madeline Antell; brother, Garren Polson; sister, Amanda Capps and Danielle Earp; grandmother, Ineko Spates; mother-in-law, Cheryl Grecula; brother-in-laws, Jonathan Capps and Allen Grecula; along with numerous other loving family and friends.
- Adapted from reports in Fort Worth Star-Telegram -
