Courtroom Melee Forces Pepper Spray Intervention
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(October 10, 2008)—A courtroom brawl that broke out Thursday during the sentencing phase of a murder trial forced Travis County sheriff's deputies to intervene with pepper spray.

The melee erupted as a judge was sentencing a man to 25 years in prison for murder.

Family members of the victim tried to push their way past the bar toward the judge’s bench, Prosecutor Bill Bishop said Thursday.

According to the sheriff’s office, the brouhaha lasted roughly five minutes; two people were arrested for hindering a courtroom proceeding by disorderly conduct, a misdemeanor.

In all, about 25 members of the murder victim's family were in court. Officials say that while many were yelling, only two or three were trying to get past the bar.
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Posted by: Jim Location: Waco on Oct 18, 2008 at 01:16 AM
Well I know a woman who was a drunk (FACT and DRUG HEAD)and her husband was the same all fact and she sent her kids to thier dads and 2 weeks later she shot her husband in the back on the front porch than called her x husband drunk and drug up and told him she had killed him and he thought she was lying and the next day she called him back crying she had killed him after she had sobered up and she got some womans group behind her and said she had been beaten all the time and he was mean to the kids Wrong the kids where to young to get on the stands but they said they loved thier step dad that he was good to them but guess what they said mommy was always mean to the this woman went to jail for putting a round in the first husband truck because of a fishing boat and she also drove by the first husband job and shot at him and for killing her 2cnd husban she got 5yrs thats it 5yrs and now she is with a woman friend wich is the best friend of the man she killed she is a lizzy as they say,
Posted by: Rachel Location: Temple on Oct 10, 2008 at 06:34 PM
Tex, what difference does it make what race they were- it is the same behavior regardless of who engages in it.
Posted by: Astounded Location: Central Texas on Oct 10, 2008 at 04:15 PM
I read about this in the Austin American Statesman; it was a capital murder case, and his co-defendant only got 17 years. Either the case was bad, or the circumstances of the crime were difficult, because if they had been found guilty at trial, they would have received no better than life without parole. Very strange; makes me wonder...
Posted by: Anonymous Location: Waco on Oct 10, 2008 at 12:28 PM
I dont know the exact circumstances behind this case but I would have done the same thing if a family member was murdered and the attacker only recieved 25 years of prison; he could be out in 10-15 years on good behavior...shame on the people who charged the 3 with lessor charges; they deserve nothing more than a pat on the back for witnessing the trial of their murdered loved one.
Posted by: Tex on Oct 10, 2008 at 08:58 AM
25 years ,give me a break,for killing another person thats what is wrong with our system.
Posted by: Bob on Oct 10, 2008 at 08:48 AM
25 years for murder, I would have been after the liberal sucker too...what is wrong with judges these days???
Posted by: Tex Location: Tx on Oct 10, 2008 at 08:03 AM
hmmm i wonder what race these uncivilized neanderthals were???
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