Thank God the police are taking care of these offensive and dangerous criminals instead of wasting their time preventing, oh I don’t know, school shootings and the like.
While I’m certain this sentence is wildly out of proportion to the crime, I’m almost as certain that Lubbock, TX will have less women being violently assaulted.
Gonna once again beg redditors to read the article and see the nuance before posting.
> “You’re not going to get 70 years for something like this when you’ve never been in trouble before,” Prosecutor Jessica Gorman said.
>Gorman told EverythingLubbock.com that Person was arrested in May of 2022 for domestic violence after a victim flagged down an officer in the 200 block of Zenith Avenue.
> The victim told police that Pearson hit her several times, and that he had a gun. Gorman said that firearm turned out to be an airsoft gun. A police report at the time stated the victim had “multiple visible injuries” on her face. Gorman said after Pearson was taken into custody, he was upset the victim was not arrested instead.
> Gorman said Pearson started kicked at the doors in the officer’s vehicle. When the officers opened the door to tell him to stop, Gorman said, he spit at both officers. Gorman said Pearson kept spitting after he arrived at the Lubbock County Detention Center.
And finally:
> Gorman told EverythingLubbock.com that Pearson had prior convictions of aggravated robbery and continuous family violence. Due to those convictions, the minimum sentence Pearson could have received would’ve been 25 years.
“You’re not going to get 70 years for something like this when you’ve never been in trouble before,” Prosecutor Jessica Gorman said.
Gorman told EverythingLubbock.com that Person was arrested in May of 2022 for domestic violence after a victim flagged down an officer in the 200 block of Zenith Avenue.
The victim told police that Pearson hit her several times, and that he had a gun. Gorman said that firearm turned out to be an airsoft gun. A police report at the time stated the victim had “multiple visible injuries” on her face. Gorman said after Pearson was taken into custody, he was upset the victim was not arrested instead.
Gorman said Pearson started kicked at the doors in the officer’s vehicle. When the officers opened the door to tell him to stop, Gorman said, he spit at both officers. Gorman said Pearson kept spitting after he arrived at the Lubbock County Detention Center.
Gorman told EverythingLubbock.com that Pearson had prior convictions of aggravated robbery and continuous family violence. Due to those convictions, the minimum sentence Pearson could have received would’ve been 25 years.
ALurkerForcedToLogin says
Thank God the police are taking care of these offensive and dangerous criminals instead of wasting their time preventing, oh I don’t know, school shootings and the like.
PenskeReynolds says
Texas, it’s like a whole other country.
EmptyKnowledge9314 says
While I’m certain this sentence is wildly out of proportion to the crime, I’m almost as certain that Lubbock, TX will have less women being violently assaulted.
Odusei says
Gonna once again beg redditors to read the article and see the nuance before posting.
> “You’re not going to get 70 years for something like this when you’ve never been in trouble before,” Prosecutor Jessica Gorman said.
>Gorman told EverythingLubbock.com that Person was arrested in May of 2022 for domestic violence after a victim flagged down an officer in the 200 block of Zenith Avenue.
> The victim told police that Pearson hit her several times, and that he had a gun. Gorman said that firearm turned out to be an airsoft gun. A police report at the time stated the victim had “multiple visible injuries” on her face. Gorman said after Pearson was taken into custody, he was upset the victim was not arrested instead.
> Gorman said Pearson started kicked at the doors in the officer’s vehicle. When the officers opened the door to tell him to stop, Gorman said, he spit at both officers. Gorman said Pearson kept spitting after he arrived at the Lubbock County Detention Center.
And finally:
> Gorman told EverythingLubbock.com that Pearson had prior convictions of aggravated robbery and continuous family violence. Due to those convictions, the minimum sentence Pearson could have received would’ve been 25 years.
ATyeMoreBinding says
This seems like a good time to remind the world that Brock Turner served 3 months for raping a woman.
Tight_Vegetable_2113 says
He may prefer prison to Lubbock.
PlantBasedBooger says
Domestic violence == spitting at police
rtodd23 says
Texas, meet California: https://www.reddit.com/r/Whatcouldgowrong/comments/12kboag/wcgw_drastically_reducing_the_prison_sentence_of/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3
astroFOUND says
Since people can’t click I’ll just paste this:
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“You’re not going to get 70 years for something like this when you’ve never been in trouble before,” Prosecutor Jessica Gorman said.
Gorman told EverythingLubbock.com that Person was arrested in May of 2022 for domestic violence after a victim flagged down an officer in the 200 block of Zenith Avenue.
The victim told police that Pearson hit her several times, and that he had a gun. Gorman said that firearm turned out to be an airsoft gun. A police report at the time stated the victim had “multiple visible injuries” on her face. Gorman said after Pearson was taken into custody, he was upset the victim was not arrested instead.
Gorman said Pearson started kicked at the doors in the officer’s vehicle. When the officers opened the door to tell him to stop, Gorman said, he spit at both officers. Gorman said Pearson kept spitting after he arrived at the Lubbock County Detention Center.
Gorman told EverythingLubbock.com that Pearson had prior convictions of aggravated robbery and continuous family violence. Due to those convictions, the minimum sentence Pearson could have received would’ve been 25 years.
bonesnaps says
Despite this being an egregious outcome, the teardrop and neck tats are not doing him any favors here.
Nearly_Pointless says
If he would have just ran a barricade and shot the officer, he’d get a pardon…right? Right?