Tyler man who ran over deputyâs leg agrees to 10 years in prison Anthony Avelar (Source: Cárcel del Condado Greg) By Gary Bass | March 8, 2021 at 4:33 PM CST - Updated March 9 at 1:20 AM
TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - A Tyler man who drove over a deputyâs leg when he tried to escape has agreed to a 10-year sentence.
Anthony Avelar, 21, appeared in Judge Reeve Jacksonâs 114th Judicial District Court for a plea bargain hearing on Monday. As part of the deal, he pleaded guilty to an aggravated assault of a public servant charge.
The plea bargain agreement came after Judge Christi Kennedy rejected a 10-year prison sentence for Avelar in December of 2020. Kennedy retired in January.