Victoria man sentenced to life in prison
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A Victoria man was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday, after he was found guilty of manufacture/delivery of a controlled substance.
During the punishment hearing, district Judge Robert Cheshire said he sentenced 38-year-old Lawrence Benny Brown Jr. to life in hopes of protecting the residents of Victoria County, according to a news release.
Brown's crime dates back to Oct. 10, when a witness alerted the Victoria Police Department after seeing Brown exchange something with another individual in front of a convenience store.
Before officers could catch up to Brown, he had already discarded more than 4 grams of crack cocaine out of his window, according to the news release.
He was arrested shortly thereafter.
While awaiting trial, Brown became angry with his wife, because she ended their relationship.
Then on March 22, Brown shot at least 15 times into a home occupied by his wife, according to the news release.
No one was injured in the shooting.
"The citizen that informed the police department about this defendant's actions should be commended. She should be proud of her actions to help law enforcement clean up Victoria," said Elí Garza, assistant district attorney for Victoria County in the news release. "In addition, the Victoria Police Department worked hard to get this drug dealer off the streets."
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Hello...people!!! Like bkc said this criminal is selling to OUR KIDS!!! I have 3 children and I am terrified because of people like him. I don't care if he is white, black, red, yellow or brown. A DRUG DEALER IS A DRUG DEALER!!! Grouch...you are correct who said ANYTHING about race. You people need to get over it!!!
June 14, 2010 at 3:34 p.m.I am sure that they would not put a guy away for shooting up a house and selling drugs. I am pretty sure they put him away because he was a habitual criminal. Besides how do we know this guy is black, brown, or yellow.
June 10, 2010 at 11:22 p.m.Wake up people! Drug dealers are selling drugs to CHILDREN!!!!! Children are thier #1 market. Why? Because the older dopers are all dying off.
June 10, 2010 at 10:54 a.m.I have no reason to be a police detective, There are laws on what should be done to criminals that protects them.
June 10, 2010 at 10:36 a.m."If you are for this guy then you r probaly in affliation w him so turn urselfs in or we will get yall soon enough"
I would highly recommend not pursuing a career as a Police Detective.
June 10, 2010 at 10:20 a.m.This is what Im talking aout Justice finally being served, Drugs are against the law, shooting at houses is against the law, No way is this racial discrimination it is justice. One criminal off the streets time to catch and send the rest away. If you are for this guy then you r probaly in affliation w him so turn urselfs in or we will get yall soon enough. If you dont want the time dont do the crime.
June 10, 2010 at 10:03 a.m.It is really a shame someone, anyone can be sentenced to life in prison for drug dealing,especially with one person saying they seen something, this is just another form of racism for victoria they just doing it thru the legal system.. and when is the legal system going to care enough for our kids and start sentencing child molesters to life in prison.they only give them 5 maybe 10 yrs, but i bet they will let them out on early release to ruin another kid life before they will let a drug dealer out to sell more drugs to a perticipate in his activities... the legal laws and system sucks anyway,, they need more everyday people to run things.
June 10, 2010 at 9:28 a.m.Don't get me wrong, I am glad that justice is served, however it doesn't make any sense to me that this man got a life sentence, when the man convicted of the death of all those poor immigrants packed into a trailer (including a small boy) got less. Does anyone else see something wrong with this picture?
June 10, 2010 at 9:05 a.m.RE: "Come on Victoria stop racial discrimination"
June 10, 2010 at 6:36 a.m.HDGdeVic - Where did you see anything about race in the article? When I read it, I didn't think anything about what race Brown's might be. Until I read what YOU posted.
So just who is exhibiting racial discrimination here. Me thinks it is YOU.
Come on hdgdevictoria. That is a ridiculous statement. How do you know anything about this case. Just another ignorant person adding fuel to the fire. The offender was obviously a danger to the public.
June 10, 2010 at 12:36 a.m.I Read:Brown's crime dates back to Oct. 10, when a witness alerted the Victoria Police Department after seeing Brown exchange something with another individual in front of a convenience store.
June 9, 2010 at 11:33 p.m.My problem with this is he could of exchanged a bag of groceries with a family memeber.
Is this wintness a trained investigator?and certified?
Come on Victoria stop racial discrimination!