A 36-year-old Texas man has been sentenced to 70 years in prison for spitting on cops during his domestic violence arrest after a prosecutor told the jury to ‘send a message’ with their decision
- Larry Pearson, 36, was sentenced Wednesday after being found guilty of two counts of harassing a government employee for spitting on two officers in May 2022.
- He was arrested after a domestic violence incident in which the victim reported a Zenith Avenues officer and claimed Pearson hit her multiple times.
- Pearson is arrested and enraged after the police refuse to arrest the victim. He started kicking the doors of the band’s cars and then spit on them
A Texas man is set to serve 70 years behind bars for spitting on police officers during his arrest for domestic violence after prosecutors pressed for harsh sentences.
Larry Pearson, 36, was sentenced Wednesday after being found guilty of two counts of harassing a government employee for spitting on two officers in May 2022.
He was arrested after a domestic violence incident where the victim reported it to an officer on Zenith Avenues and claimed Pearson hit her multiple times and held a gun on him. which turned out to be an airsoft gun.
The police report at the time stated that the victim had several “obvious injuries” to her face.
Larry Pearson, 36, was sentenced Wednesday after being found guilty of two counts of harassing a public servant for spitting on two officers in May 2022. He was arrested after a domestic violence incident in which the victim reported a Zenith Avenues officer who claimed Pearson hit her multiple times and was carrying a gun that turned out to be a handgun. airsoft model
Pearson is arrested and enraged after the police refuse to arrest the victim. He began kicking the doors of squad cars and when the officers told him to stop, he spat at them
Pearson is arrested and enraged after the police refuse to arrest the victim. He began kicking the doors of squad cars, and when the officers told him to stop, he spat on them, he reported Everything Lubbock.
He was spitting on them again after arriving at the Lubbock County Detention Center.
Prosecutors asked the jury to “send a message” to Pearson during closing arguments.
“If you’re going to live a life of crime, you’re going to do it among other criminals (in prison),” prosecutor Jessica Gorman said.
However, Pearson’s defense argued that this was a “minor misdemeanour” and that the situation “went out of control”.
The minimum sentence Pearson could have received was 25 years due to his previous convictions for aggravated robbery and ongoing domestic violence.
Lubbock is one of the most dangerous metropolitan areas and was once ranked the third most dangerous city in America Save Wise.
The city ranks high for violent crime and property crime.
The SafeWise study estimated that 1 in 25 people were a victim of property crime in 2020.
