A Texas man convicted of spitting at Lubbock police officers back in May 2022 was sentenced to 70 years in prison on Wednesday, according to reports
KLBK-TV in Lubbock, Texas, reported that police arrested 36-year-old Larry Pearson in May 2022 for domestic violence.
Pearson’s attorney, Jim Shaw, told jurors the sentencing was for a “simple misdemeanor” that had gotten out of control.
As it turned out, the jury slapped Pearson with a 70-year sentence.
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Gorman told KLBK-TV that a 70-year sentence would not be handed down to someone for something like this if they have never been in trouble with the law before.
“If you’re going to live the life of crime, you’re going to do that among other criminals,” she told the court, according to the CBS affiliate.