A Fort Hood soldier was sentenced to a term of probation after a verbal domestic argument escalated into an armed standoff with Killeen police last year.
Sgt. 1st Class David Paul Lawrence, 45, pleaded guilty on March 8 to two charges of aggravated assault against a public servant, a first-degree felony. On Monday, after hearing testimony from the defendant and arguments from the attorneys, Judge Steve Duskie sentenced Lawrence to 10 years of deferred adjudication probation.
Lawrence, a career soldier who was diagnosed last year with post-traumatic stress disorder, will be required to continue with his mental health treatment. He also will have to serve 90 days in Bell County Jail, with 30 days on weekends and 60 days on the countyâs work release program. Duskie also ordered that 100 of the 350 required community service hours be spent assisting veterans.
A Texas woman was sentenced this week to a term of deferred adjudication for robbing a sports apparel store in Killeen more than three years ago.
In February, Kaylee Keauna Robertson, 25, of Bryan entered two guilty pleas on each count of robbery, a second-degree felony. On Monday during a sentencing hearing in the 264th Judicial District Court, Judge Paul LePak decided to follow a plea agreement and sentenced Robertson to six years of deferred adjudication probation.
But then the judge threw a curve ball, apparently surprising the defendant who began to cry.
âYouâll be taken into custody now to serve 20 days in the Bell County Jail as a condition of your probation,â LePak said.
A Killeen man was sentenced this week to years of deferred adjudication probation along with inpatient substance abuse treatment after the man used a knife to threaten a family member