A Parker County jury convicted a former Springtown resident for repeatedly molesting a girl when she was 8 to 9 years old and sentenced him to life in prison without
The stalking conviction and life sentence a Parker County jury assessed to a Weatherford man in 2020 was affirmed in an appeals court ruling handed down recently.
The stalking conviction and life sentence a Parker County jury assessed to a Weatherford man in 2020 was affirmed in an appeals court ruling handed down recently.
A Burleson man convicted of three felony drug charges by a Parker County jury Wednesday was sentenced to 45 years in prison on Thursday in district court in Weatherford.
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Two methamphetamine distribution convictions and 99-year prison sentences a Parker County jury gave to a Springtown man in December, 2019 were upheld on appeal in a ruling rendered Thursday.
Donald Wayne Walker, 50, was convicted of delivering methamphetamine to an informant on two occasions. Audio and video recordings of the transactions were played for the jury during the trial.
âThe biggest factors that led to Mr. Walkerâs lengthy sentence were his extensive criminal record and the fact that these were drug dealing offenses,â said District Attorney Jeff Swain, who tried the case for the prosecution along with Assistant District Attorney Travis Warner. âHe had eight prior felony convictions, 52 years of prior prison sentences, and was on parole for a 20 year sentence at the time of our trial. He had been on probation, to prison, through rehab, and ha