Police found dead Dallas-Fort Worth radio presenter Russ Martin

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Frisco police are investigating the death of North Texas radio program Russ Martin after his body was found in his home early Saturday.

Officers were sent to the 6300 block of Douglas Avenue, near Lebanon Road and the Dallas toll road, around 12:30 a.m. Saturday, after a friend of Martin’s who came to examine him did not respond, police said.

Martin was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. The cause of death has not yet been determined, but police say there is no suspicion that there is foul play. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call Frisco Police at 972-292-6010.

Martin hosted The Russ Martin Show on “The Eagle” KEGL-FM (97.1).

“It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of 97.1 The Eagle’s Russ Martin,” the station said in a written statement. “He will be missed wholeheartedly and we express his sincere condolences to his family and friends during this difficult time.”

The station’s regular Saturday programming was interrupted on Saturday afternoon to give Martin’s colleagues the opportunity to discuss the news as well as Martin’s life and career.

“Our friend is gone,” said Dan O’Malley. “We are still processing it.”

DJ Clo Raborn, who was part of Martin’s show, said he had barely slept since learning that Martin had died.

“I wish there was something we could say to improve it,” Raborn told listeners.

During their impromptu program on Saturday, Martin’s colleagues thanked the Grapevine Police Department for their help in finding and notifying Martin’s mother. They also thanked the Frisco police for their help throughout the morning.

Martin’s colleagues said the station would be planning a proper tribute to Martin in the coming days. They completed an hour of programming by making a toast to Martin.

Martin’s co – host said that although Martin had a personal struggle, he worked hard to do good in the community by establishing his program. After a shooting in 2016 in which five police officers were killed, Martin’s The Russ Martin Show Listeners Foundation raised up to $ 40,000 which was donated to the families of the slain officers.

O’Malley said Martin recently gave $ 40,000 to the widow of Mitchell Penton, a Dallas police officer who was killed in the line of duty earlier this month.

“I want you to know that,” O’Malley told listeners, describing it as one of Martin’s last performances before his death. “Despite everything he went through, he managed to pick up a pen and sign the check.”

In September 2008, a large jury in Tarrant County issued a charge of assault against Martin after his arrest two months earlier on suspicion of beating his fiancée and swinging a gun at their home in Southlake. The grand jury did not want to arrest him for more serious charges.

Martin was robbed with a gun in 2015 when three armed men with masks confronted him when he arrived at his home in Frisco.

The men tied Martin to a chair and held him with a rifle while seizing valuables, including several firearms. They fled in his Dodge Challenger in 2010, police said.

Those involved in the robbery were sentenced to just under 12 years to 62 years in prison.